Dangerous Drift
This type of story rarely resonates with anyone, other than die hard political observers. I believe the Conservatives also know "suppressing science" stories rarely resonates with anyone, which explains why…
Maple Leafs seeks injunction over Ryerson plan for Maple Leaf Gardens
This is silly. Maple Leaf Gardens was sold with the name. Absent some express term as to use (and quaere if such a restrictive covenant would be lawful anyway) having…
Autism and the DSM-5’s Unintended Consequence: The Return of Dr. Allen Frances
Dr. Allen Frances is engaged in an all out revolt against the DSM-5 revision process and those conducting the revision. Underlying his revolt is an admission, at times express but…
Skin harvesting on a pretty blue planet
G’lak T’ung really thought the humans were disgusting, ever since he’d been on the expedition that surveyed the pretty blue planet they inhabited. And he certainly couldn’t imagine why so…
Good News
...because in Alberta the Tories are the lesser crazy.
National Popular Vote
We all know that the current electoral system is broke in the U.S . In 2000 Al Gore won the Popular vote and he still lost the election. 2000 wasn't…
Liberal veterans vie for party presidency
There are other names floating around also. What's important is the commitment of some really solid people. The complacency that led us to defeat ends. Change is necessary and radical…
Child Obesity: Abuse Or Moral Panic
A number of articles were sent my way today about the phenomenon in the USA and Scotland - and probably in Canada - of charging parents with child abuse if…
Many Happy Returns, Plus One.
Exiled to Elba after the collapse of his Grande Armée and written off by the political elites of the day, Napoleon escaped in 1815, returned to France, and swept back…
Arlington Road
A feature film, streamable from my blog. Pretty cool, although I obviously have nothing to do with this film. This film (like Carlos on Netflix) is appropriate considering current events…
Follow the money
Anyone who wants to understand the current racket between the provincial government and some drug store owners need only follow the money. It is the local version of something that…
Totally avoiding the Liberals’ mistakes – really!
The NDP say that they’re not going to suffer from leadership infighting the way the Liberals did. Really! Why does this sound like famous last words? Speaking of the Liberals,…
Robert Schuller reinstated as a voting member of church board
A few weeks ago Robert Schuller was ousted from the board of the church he founded and was supposedly kept on as chairman emeritus so he could devote his time…
New Alberta poll: Tories way up; NDP up a little; everyone else down… So what else is new?
The Alberta Conservatives cross the North Saskatchewan and head south toward Red Deer. (Alberta political parties may not appear exactly as illustrated. But close enough, eh?)Alberta’s political classes were abuzz…
provincial politicians being gamed into katz downtown arena funding debate.
The game of funding billionaire Daryl Katz‘s contentious downtown Edmonton arena proposal entered the provincial political arena this week with candidates in the Progressive Conservative leadership contest and an opposition…
Lessons for Open Source Communities: Making Bug Tracking More Efficient
This post is a discussion about making bug tracking in Bugzilla for the Mozilla project more efficient. However, I believe it is applicable to any open source project or even…
Peter n Chris ‘Save the World’ on Numerous Occasions
Since these guys (Peter n Chris from Vancouver) are "Saving the World", the right thing to do would be to give them a gratuitous plug. The next gig is Vancouver's…
Now, that’s what I call a fiscal conservative!
Illinois Republican Joe Walsh (not the Joe Walsh) is being sued for $100,000 in child support.
Stephen Harper’s Horrible Summer Makeover
OMG. I knew Stephen Harper was spending his summer trying to be transformed from Great Ugly Leader into Mr Nice Fuhrer.After forgetting himself at the Redneck Stampede, and revealing his…
Booking in Killarney was easier than I thought
I have booked me another canoe trip. My friend Martin and I are staking out the second or third weekend in September as our new traditional canoe trip weekend. In…