Tea Time Followup
Helpfully, Brampton-Springdale PC candidate Pam Hundal (part of the protest in my previous post) has now tweeted that the billion dollars the Ontario Liberals invested into Brampton healthcare services was…
Solar Tent for Emergency Relief
In many disaster scenarios electricity is a badly needed resource that can be very hard to come by. Power lines are knocked down and generators can be in short supply.…
2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities
The 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) was released on Monday. Because it’s compiled by Shanghai Jiaotong University, it’s commonly known as “the Shanghai ranking.” As I recently blogged…
New link
More and more I find myself wandering over to Pushed to the Left and Loving It… so I thought I’d add a link to the site in my sidebar. Worth…
Then again… election news mine edition
On the one hand, Rio Tinto ”Plans to double Labrador mine output” according to the headline on a CBC news report. On the other hand, ONE of Australia's leading experts…
The Conservative Party Of Canada Howls Because Their Asbestos Policy Is Now Fully Exposed
"The mayor of Sarnia, Ont., has written a letter to the Conservative Party of Canada, accusing it of “absolutely shameful” behaviour in its dispute with the widow of an asbestos…
Much Ado About The Wrong Thing – Canadian Forces DisIntegration
As a political scientist and somewhat of a historian I prefer our system of government based on a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. I also appreciate the role that our…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Lawrence Martin slams the proliferation of gratuitous surveillance on citizens, with a particular focus on the Cons' "lawful access" legislation: In Canada, the…
Stephen Harper with his new majority
He is all set for September to open up Parliament, when he was in Brazil the president, Dilma Roussef, gave him a nice hat, partially made of toilet paper because…
Mission Accomplished
Back here I opined about the reason for the reversion of the names of our air and naval forces to RCAF and RCN. Basically that the Harper Government wanted to…
The Great Shopping Shift
I end each day quietly lamenting how I haven’t yet succeeded in completely reforming the global economy. Certainly, it’s a tall order. I search for economic and environmental sustainability. I…
Further to Warren Buffet: The Gini Coefficient, a Measure of Income Inequality
When talking about taxing the rich and the effects of inequality, it's useful to look at a country's Gini coefficient. That is a measure of household income inequality where 0…
Make Money Having Fun, A Company That Makes Money Contaminating Water Supplies
money fun.jpg An Oklahoma coal fly ash disposal company has found themselves in hot, contaminated water over their practice of using oil and gas wastewater brine in the disposal of…
An icky, creepy (yet strangely apt) similarity
Separated at birth? On the left, “Dr.” Marcus Bachmann, spouse of a certain US Republican presidential aspirant, and professional homophobe who always sets my gaydar bleeping. On the right, John…
Become What You Despise? Why "Beating" Conservative White Male Climate Deniers May Mean Joining Them
1112_no-nukes.jpg David Roberts of Grist has written a wonderful and psychologically deep portrait of why conservative white males deny climate change—and much else—and how this ...
CNN’s Piers Morgan and Hacking
As the News of the World coverup starts to crumble, with fresh revelations of old letters (including two versions of one letter, with NOW issuing one letter with references to…
Is This a ‘Goodbye Charlie Brown’ Moment?
Those with long enough memories will recall a famous confrontation that took place in 1986 between Brian Mulroney, then just nine months into his mandate, and Solange Denis, a senior…
Best use of a bible ever!
Who knew the bible would make for such decent rolling papers?Prison guards have seized almost as many Bibles from B.C. inmates as porn magazines, according to government data obtained by…
Observations and Assessments
Notions to small for a blog post, all in one place. You need to take your pain medication. Once upon a time, TorontoEmerg had some fairly significant surgery on a…
Royal Canadian Air Farce, Or Harper Really Doesn’t have the Interests of the Country at Heart
A Nanos poll reported in The Globe and Mail says that Stephen Harper's decision to add the designation "Royal" to the names of Canada's Air Force and Navy would boost…