This Week in Alberta: 27,000 Alberta Grits
The membership cut-off in the Alberta Liberal leadership race has passed, with the party registering over 27,000 voters as part of its new primary leadership system. As I've said before,…
They’re so manipulative…statue of Martin Luther King unveiling…
So, people are protesting the Tar Sands development, being arrested and obamarama is away on vacation, is it? And they're unveiling this statue of Martin Luther King which serves as…
On entry barriers
Following up on this post drawing some first outlines of the NDP leadership race, I'll deal briefly with one of the points that has surfaced in most media coverage: namely,…
Jack Layton & Steve Jobs
I'm a tech nerd and a Mac Head, for sure. I have a Macbook Pro and an iPhone and we have an Apple TV. I'm almost embarrassed to say that…
Of Course It’s a Hoax – A 35-Billion Dollar and Counting Hoax
Memo to Congress. The U.S. has tied its previous record for weather/climate-related losses. That's the bad news. The worse news is that it's only August and you've got three more…
Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to end your week. - John Moore points out why the Canadian public is mourning Jack Layton with as much sincerity and energy as we've seen over the…
Another family camping adventure
This one a little closer to home. Lac Philippe in Gatineau Park has really nice car camping. We were there last year and really enjoyed it. Plus if Irene’s sleep…
Magic of The Canadian Shield
As soon as I see pink granite rising on each side of the highway, I know that we’ve crossed over to the Canadian Shield: The Canadian shield is a physiographic…
Random Post (Not) in Latin: no garters, no glory edition
Honi soit qui mal y pense - srbp -
140 Law – Legal Headlines for August 26, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Ontario ministry accused of harassing Métis - Guelph Mercury -http://goo.gl/pJoou Lawyers changing light bulbs - http://goo.gl/KirMiXXX Domains Are Coming –…
Krugman on the Complicated Question of Economic Recovery: A Remiinder That We Also Need Hard Headed Ecomonic Goals
Paul Krugman as usual has some interesting things to say today. This time he asks why Ben Bernanke, head of the US Federal Reserve, doesn't do what Ben Bernanke, economist,…
A Laugh Because We Need One: The Air Farce Remembers Jack
With apologies to our American friends who apprently can't access Ari Farce material for copyright reasons.
as 2012 draws near, u.s. states ramp up voter suppression
Way back in the early days of this blog, I wrote a lot about voter suppression and election fraud in the US, posts under the general category election fraud -…
A duck. For Robin.
This duck is for my friend Robin Kelsey, of Watawa Life, who is fond of photographing water fowl. The picture was taken by Aubrey Stoll. I have no idea what…
Movement History on the West Coast
There is an exciting new initiative from No One Is Illegal - Vancouver Coast Salish Territories called ”Inheriting Resistance: A Community History Project”. They just released their first video from…
Pure Dumb Luck
Stephen Harper, party insiders tell us, likes to think that he is the smartest guy in the room. But Lawrence Martin makes a good case for believing that Harper's "triumph"…
Why I’m Not Jumping On Board The Google+ Bandwagon
by matttbastard Jillian C. York on why the current corporate backlash against online pseudonymity is misguided: There are myriad reasons why an individual may feel safer identifying under a name…
Gone Fishin’
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The Evils of Commerce
In Sohunglo, Chugoku Prefecture, (just down the road from Hiroshima) the geisha house of Okiya Yumyum made the best of a bad situation by introducing the art of contortion to…