Ant’s antennae: The wonders of nature
I am always bewildered by nature and its mysteries, we have only recently developed GPS, which is a very complex system, to show location and direction of travelling. However, nature…
There can be no shortcuts for the Liberal Party
ABC says exactly what I've been saying for 4 yrs, but with eloquence and a renewed sense of urgency.http://bcinto.blogspot.com/2011/08/there-can-be-no-shortcuts-for-liberal.htmlThe adventures of a Franco Ontarian Viz Min Woman in Ottawa.
vintage campaign advertisements from the 1971 alberta election.
Tomorrow, August 30, 2011, is the fortieth anniversary of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Association’s first election victory. The Alberta PC Party has been re-elected in every election since. Here is…
Random Post in Latin: rebellious edition
Sic semper tyrannis - srbp -
Brian Topp – Flashback To My July 28th Buckdog Post
It's not that I have the gift of prophecy. I don't. But when it comes to politics in Canada, I have a habit of being correct. With that in mind,…
Shades of Green: Avatar Grove – the Extraordinary and the Ordinary
A scant 10 minute walk off a logging road near the BC's West Coast town of Port Renfrew is Avatar Grove, a stand of old cedars so majestic, powerful and…
Her life and work…a litany for survival…
if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
This was seminal…still is…
if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
Hudak’s bus
I can understand why politicians bring their families on campaigns – mostly for support but also to make a candidate seem more warm, likable, etc. Nothing wrong with that. Speaking…
Bike Sharing in Canada
This Summer I had the pleasure of using bike sharing in Ottawa. Had I know how easy it was, I’d have used it in Toronto too, and possibly Montreal while…
Only 92 Minutes of Exercise needed to Extend Life
Researcchers have done something great for us lazy people: figured out the bare minimum amount of exercise needed to extend your life. The short answer is 92 minutes per week…
Money Runners for Marx
On Bloomberg today is a piece by George Magnus, senior economic advisor at UBS, on the relevance of Marxian ideas. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-29/give-marx-a-chance-to-save-the-world-economy-commentary-by-george-magnus.html Give Karl Marx a Chance to Save the World…
Will Olivia run for the top NDP job?
It would be interesting -- she could certainly keep some of the good will we've seen towards Jack Layton. That said, over the next four years (a little less) the…
And Now, Let the Leadership Race Games Begin…But Before That, Let’s View The Quebec Challenge
Speculation regarding Jack Layton’s successor had already begun within days following his death. Personally, I thought it was in poor taste. Kind of predatorial, really. I mean, couldn’t we bury…
HST Referendum Result Explained…
Data?WeDon'tNeedNoStinkin'Data!ConventionalWisdomVille ...Those With Less Income Feel Regressive Consumption Tax The Most. The graph above was put together by Iglika Ivanova of the progressive 'Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' think-tank thi...
Has Libya Already Fallen to al-Qaeda?
According to Asia Times, the Libyan rebel commander now in charge in Tripoli and his colleagues elsewhere throughout the country are al-Qaeda assets.His name is Abdelhakim Belhaj. Some in the…
Québec Solidaire: A Québécois Approach to Building a Broad Left Party (Part I)
The following article is scheduled for publication in a forthcoming issue of the journal Alternate Routes. It is an expanded and updated version of a presentation to the third annual…
Change We Can All Believe In
I give you the PCPO's new campaign slogan: "Change Tim Hudak". Works for me.PS. Its from the front of their new bus.
The Canadian Manifesto 4: God’s Army of Child Soldiers
"There does come a time when force, even physical force, is appropriate. The Christian is not to take the law into his own hands and become a law unto himself.…
There can be no shortcuts for the Liberal Party
The Liberal Party of Canada's summer caucus meetings begin today in Ottawa, and I've already heard some rumblings and musings from those quarters that give me pause, and cause for…