On public values
Look everybody, it's yet more evidence that Stephen Harper has moved Canada in a conservative direction!Environment Canada staff advised incoming cabinet minister Peter Kent that Canadians believe Ottawa is too…
help stop u.s. company’s mega-quarry from poisoning ontario’s farms and water
Avaaz, the Council of Canadians, and other concerned groups are alerting Canadians to a threat to Ontario's farmland and fresh water supply. Please read, sign the petition and circulate it…
And this just in from K-L-A-N News…
The headline: “Financing Announcement for Foreigners to NL This Afternoon” The little script story had less objectionable language in it that was much closer to what the official media advisory…
Mayor Naheed Nenshi speaking at the Canadian Club of Toronto
This is a really great speech. All Canadians, especially the Liberals, should give it a listen. H/T Rob Silver Filed under: Alberta, Canadian Politics, Politics Tagged: Great Speeches, Naheed Nenshi,…
The Kielburger Brothers Are Feminist and Christian Fundamentalists Are Out of Touch with Reality… As Always
Devout Christians are always in touch with reality, a fact I’ve come to appreciate in my teens, having grown up as a Catholic and received religious education since kindergarten. Craig…
Giorgio Mammoliti: small man syndrome or snitch?
Heather Mallick has a rather funny piece in The Star on Giorgio Mammoliti's creepy video taping of lesbians during this past Saturday's Dyke March. Mallick thinks Mr. M is just…
"The Next Premier of Alberta"
Nation, I've been watching with interest as the mainstream media began to notice that there was, in fact, a leadership race going on within the Alberta PC Party.I admit to…
Why Internet monitoring is bad for Canada
By Steve Anderson for Rabble.ca The government has promised to push through an invasive, anti-Internet set of "Lawful Access" electronic surveillance laws within the first 100 days of Parliament. If…
Republic of Moose
In an announcement that had absolutely no ties whatsoever to the current election campaign, the provincial government today tossed $5.0 million into a variety of efforts that are supposed to…
American Petroleum Institute Dreams Of Placing Lobbyists In Every District
090720_gerard_schwartz_297.jpg Oil industry lobbyist and president of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Jack Gerard made his industry's goal clear in a recent interview with Fortune Magazine...
Health Advisory Council Meeting
So, this isn't city business but I know people are interested in the state of healthcare in our city and the province so when I got notice of this in…
Health Advisory Council Meeting
So, this isn’t city business but I know people are interested in the state of healthcare in our city and the province so when I got notice of this in…
Health Advisory Council Meeting
So, this isn't city business but I know people are interested in the state of healthcare in our city and the province so when I got notice of this in…
Health Advisory Council Meeting
So, this isn’t city business but I know people are interested in the state of healthcare in our city and the province so when I got notice of this in…
Census Info Already Degraded
Stats Can will take any piece of crap you're willing to send them:OTTAWA - Census officials are settling for incomplete long questionnaires in the final push of the 2011 collection…
Huge Sand Storm Causes Power Outages, Closes Airport in Phoenix
Some incredible footage from a huge sandstorm that blanketed Phoenix Arizona yesterday. One local resident said: I have been in Arizona for 20 years and have never seen a storm…
Harpers attend Ottawa animal shelter opening
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/07/06/ottawa-humane-society-harper.html
On competing classes
Yes, it's highly problematic that the Cons are slashing the availability of applications for skilled workers to immigrate to Canada:A little-known clause in instructions Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has issued…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- David Green nicely explains the basic choice to be made in determining what type of economy we want to pursue:(T)he basic tenet of the…