Tar Sands Supported by Wall Government
You can read the piece that landed in my Inbox this a.m., below. To summarize, “The Government of Saskatchewan has demonstrated its commitment to oil sands exploration and development.” Some…
Smelling The Crazy
For Conservatives, Paul Krugman is more than an apostate; he is the Anti-Christ. But his column in today's New York Times is required reading. He writes that it's strange how…
Pop-Up Planning: Toronto, New York, & Vancouver
"Pop-Up Planning", temporary experimental transformations of urban space, gets a good profile in today's Globe and Mail."Pop-up" projects let cities try out new ideas without the expense - or the…
Stephen Harper, A National Energy Strategy & Dead Liberals
Earlier this week, the Harper Government announced that after years of pressure from a variety of stakeholder, it was ready to move forward on developing an national energy strategy.Coming, as…
Canadian airports x-ray homeopathy now
I got a message today from a friend who works in airport security that represents another skeptic win (that makes two this week): I thought you all might be interested…
Brooks is not the victim here
Why was Rebekah Brooks made to fall on her own sword? What happened to the buck stops here (meaning it's the ownership of the paper, not the editors, who take…
Telly takes wind out of Muskrat
The Telegram editorial on Thursday linked the Muskrat Falls project with the recent announcement by Kruger Inc of a wind energy project in Quebec: Power, apparently, is cheaper in Quebec.…
You should pay attention to this
If the thought a Tim Hudak led provincial Conservative government didn’t make you nervous before, this should make you downright scared. There is nothing “progressive” about these conservatives.
News I never thought I’d hear: Rebekah Brooks resigns
Unapologetic head of News International resigns. This is huge. Surely a harbinger of things to come. If only the whole Murdoch empire would crumble. Did Ms.Brooks sacrifice herself for 'daddy'…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for July 15, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Top court says divorce payment void after bankruptcy -http://goo.gl/PEVdFIowa Court of Appeals notes "the remarkable versatility of the word sh*t"…
Ontario Austerity, the Days of Action and How Unions Became So Pathetic
There was a time when unions in Canada fought for jobs, pensions and wages like they meant it. And it wasn't so very long ago. Well, it was a while…
Sixth Annual Politicians in Cowboy Hats
For a brief history of Stampede fashion, you can read the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 round-ups.Although Rick Hansen served as Stampede Parade Grand Marshal, all eyes were on…
Art Imitates Life as Harper to Play Stupid Cop
Talk about type casting.Stephen Harper has a small role on Murdoch Mysteries, as a "clueless" cop, who doesn't recognize a liberal prime minister.Why would he?He thought Art Finkelstein had destroyed…
Martin on Trudeau
This is likely to be one of the top reads today, Lawrence Martin's column on Justin Trudeau. The leadership rattlings are probably overdone and are, frankly, annoying to read at…
Teaching gay history becomes law in California
On Wednesday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that requires all schools in the state to teach students about the contributions of LGBT people throughout history. The…
Shaw to turn the Internet into a two-tier service
openmedia_logo.jpg Shaw will shape the Internet to give preference to its own content July 15, 2011 – After presenting a purportedly pr...
walkom: we sent our soldiers to die to impress our largest trading partner
This is probably the strongest truth-telling about Canada's experience in Afghanistan - and the revolting response to it at home - that I have seen in the mainstream media. Thank…
Swimming in the St. Lawrence: Not So Crazy as You Might Think
As I write this, at shortly after 7 a.m., some hardy souls are gathering on a pier in Montreal's Old Port, getting ready for the Grand Splash. For the seventh…
Toulouse Le Grandfig’s Summer Vacation: Onions
Shattolott City, 1932 The man who loved onions. He loved onions Loved em. Really. He loooved them. If you catch my drift. The authorities frowned on his vegetable affections, but…
Did I say yes to Muskrat? I meant “no”: Jones
Political decisions in Newfoundland and Labrador are apparently like the local weather at least as far as the current crop of party leaders in the province is concerned. Wait a…