The bridge silliness
I think Patrick Lagacé has it right on the comedy of errors we saw play out this week in respect of Montreal's Champlain bridge, its decrepit state and the oh-so-secret…
The Ballot Question: October 2011
Here’s the question for voters to decide in this fall’s general election as the party leaders themselves have defined it. If you want: guaranteed high electricity prices in Newfoundland and…
Releasing it on second thought
In less than 24 hours, the Conservative government decided that perhaps they were being a bit foolish, and they released the report on the Champlain Bridge, which apparently wasn’t as…
Republicans Wage All-Out War On America’s Environment
America's dominant corporatist party, the Republicans, are moving to scrap, block or rollback federal environmental regulations of just about any sort. From McClatchey Newspapers:Republicans in the House of Representatives are…
You Can’t Argue With These Numbers
Stephen Harper may act as though climate change impacts can be ignored but the global insurance industry would tell him he's full of crap.An industry review of catastrophic loss claims…
The Alberta NDP has a historic opportunity to surf the Orange Wave
Why shouldn’t Alberta New Democrats surf Jack Layton’s Orange Wave, observed in Alberta last May?Can the New Democrats win the next Alberta provincial election?OK, crazy thought. I was only kidding……
The YouTube Prophet
Speaks for itself. A documentary of John Crowder, a neo-charismatic new mystic.
When Business and Progressives Agree
It was news, not so much because of what was said, as who said it: The Conference Board of Canada released a report on rising inequality in Canada today, noting…
Great evening talking about bread crusts
And other things too. Really. My evening out with former comrades more than made up for the fact that I was at work nosing the grindstone right up to when…
Hintonburg 5K – Call for Volunteers
The Hintonburg 5K is this weekend (as well as the 1k Kids' race). You can still register if you are interested in running (or walking!) by visiting this link or…
Salmon Farm Apologist’s "Shoddy Science" Outed by DFO Colleague’s Memo
"Blockbuster” hardly describes an internal DFO memo unearthed by Don Staniford, the doughty fighter against Atlantic Salmon fish farmers, which battle has included a lawsuit by the shameless bastards.The 2003…
Rob ford, mayor of toronto…
you're an idiot...Bike Lane (Jarvis) Date: 2011-07-13, 9:10PM EDTReply to: sale-zqur5-2493088284@craigslist.org Free for the taking, one bike lane running north/south along Jarvis St. in downtown Toronto. Barely a yea...
Pee Tee Eff Ess Emm!
Yes, that IS a colander on his head. And yes, that is a real, official Austrian driver’s licence. Praise the Flying Spaghetti Monster! For lo, he hath touched a man…
I thought about this woman today and wondered…
...what had happened to her, her child and brazil's landless movement.The Friends of the MST (FMST) is a network of individuals and organizations that support the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement…
Fracking Wastes Devastate Research Forest in Virginia
Screen shot 2011-07-13 at 3.53.22 PM.png Wastewater from hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations poses a serious threat to national forests, according to a researcher from the U.S. Forest Serv...
Team Ford’s malignancy: It’s not just the Jarvis bike lanes | #TOpoli #bikeTO
By now so much has been written and blogged and tweeted about today's clusterfuck at Toronto Council that there's no point in rehashing it. Go read Matt Elliott's summary at…
Shining a Light on Media Corporatism
Britain might get to the bottom of the rot that has set in throughout the mass media in Britain and elsewhere. The tsunami of public outrage over the latest disclosure…
Now, Shut Up!
An excellent opinion piece in today's New York Times. In it, Notre Dame philosophy professor Gary Gutting explains why you and me and all the other little people have no…
Wednesday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your day.- Charlie Angus is leading the charge against the Cons' plan to ram through lawful access legislation, labeling it as warrantless snooping and spying on…