Taking Stock, Just With Better Metrics
Steve Harper may be in church today, probably seeking some sort of absolution for his sins, but the real altar at which jokers like Steve worship at is sepulcher of…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
Why do I do this to myself?
Just Couldn't Leave It Alone, could you.So I followed JJ's link to the homophobic fruit bat and found: I find myself unable to even leave the house anymore without worrying…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well – for we will not fight to save what…
NY Times Fluffs "Goreathon" Climate Change Piece
Their mistake is to treat Canada's own Tom Harris as a credible representative of the "sceptical" side of the AGW argument. Mediamatters gets some of it right: such ttechnical training…
The Ford Gang Stays True To Form
Although I don't live in Toronto, it has become an object of fascination for me since the election of Mayor Rob and Doug Ford. Within their fiefdom resides a psychology…
Voting is Open Now… for NL Blogger’s Choice Awards!
If you are looking for a catalogue of local blogs there is only one place to go; the Newfoundland and Labrador Blog Roll. It’s the well-tended baby of Stephen Eli…
war resister rodney watson in sanctuary two years today; leave a message of support
Today, September 18, 2011, is the second anniversary of the day Rodney Watson went into sanctuary in the First United Church of Vancouver. Rodney, after serving his tour in Iraq,…
The Sunday Survey of Stupid
So much to choose from, and that's without any reference to the stream of stupid coming from Michele Bachman's piehole.We'll start with another brief edition of What Pogge Said.From the…
Will Rob Ford Put an End to Blissful Ignorance?
On February 15, 1983, the New York Times ran a headline: Reagan Misstatements Getting Less Attention.Ronald Reagan was not only the first American President to bring the Religious Right into…
next weekend in toronto: conference on war resisters in north america
If you're interested in the issue of war resistance and the history of war resisters in both Canada and the US, you'll want to be at the Steelworkers Hall in…
Autism and the MMR Vaccine:Was Wakefield Confirmed by Wake Forest University School of Medicine Study?
UPDATE: The question in my comment title was answered, to some extent, by information passed to me that this study was reported in 2007. I have no idea why it…
The Jewish Vote!
Jews have at least traditionally voted liberal or left leaning when it comes to politics at least in N.A. In Canada they tend to vote Liberal or NDP more than…
Classical gas #nlpoli
Former Conservative policy advisor Cabot Martin knows a thing or two about energy. The guy worked in the energy department in the 1970s and was involved in every major policy…
Ryan Painter Show Podcast Episode 2
The Ryan Painter Show Podcast Episode 2 has been released. It is titled Fall Session, Dechert and Income Inequality. Head on over to the podcast page to check it out,…
Non-thinking tank
During the lead-up to the HST referendum, business advocate Fraser Institute complained, "...opponents of the harmonized tax have filled newspapers, broadcast media, and the blogosphere with inaccurate – and often…