A chuckwagon race at the Calgary Stampede sometime in the murky past. Cruel to horses then. Cruel to horses now.It was opening night yesterday at the Calgary Stampede: another horse…
"We want to politicize people organically. We want to do it internally. We want to do it in the ‘hood,”
An article that I wrote on the new Green Cities Index (.pdf) released last week by yhe Economist Intelligence Unit is out in today's Montreal Gazette. It was an interesting…
I just came across the following video on You Tube. Although directed toward an American audience, its message is completely applicable to Canada as well. Enjoy!Recommend this Post
Old swine Alan Simpson, who famously called senior citizens 'the greediest generation', gets schooled by an anonymous senior citizen disgusted by Simpson's hypocrisy and assholiness.
You have to hand it to the propagandists in the PMO, with all their happy talk about our brilliant success in Afghanistan. They know how to spin bullshit. Just because…
This is an illustration of the Google Plus Ecosystem I created to try to explain the flow of information through Google Plus from its (currently undocumented) sources through to its…
Airdrie – Former City of Airdrie Mayor Linda Bruce told the Airdrie Echo that she has been approached to run for the Progressive Conservative nomination. Ms. Bruce served two-terms as…
"We have more visibility perhaps on what we can see coming our way than you guys can, and look I can only, I'm tied because of the criminal investigation in…
Ever get the feeling that you're working harder and not only getting nowhere but falling behind , well that's because unless your rich or a high level executive , you…
Did Canadian soldiers win in Afghanistan? No. Did Canadian soldiers lose in Afghanistan? No. How can you lose something you were never sent to win? Our military mission to Kandahar…
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted it. He recently declared that press self-regulation in Britain had failed and a new body, independent of the media and the government, is…
As Obama tries to get the Republicans to act like adults in dealing with the debt ceiling, his blogosphere is onside NOT.In anticipation that Obama might have to actually make…
Is nobody curious about this?From a column in today's Telegram by Michael Johansen (emphasis added):The details of the New Dawn pact were finally released and, although they confused many voters…
Alltop is the grungy starburst. Image via Brexians.
When Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for president, it created a rift in a part of the progressive landscape that years later is not only more…
It's rather surprising to learn that donating money to a political party is considered a "questionable political tactic". But I look forward to seeing the same standard applied to a…
How's that solar farm coming? How are you doing with mothballing those coal plants? 2015 is just four years away after all. How are you in the East doing about…
Conflict?WeDon'tNeedNoStinkin'ConflictVilleRobin Mathews has a very good piece up at Mary's wherein he, as someone who was in court nearly everyday, gives his opinion on how the 6 million dollar deal…
Introducing the new, amazing “MonckWOW”: It turns out that the August and Exalted Lord Monckton ‘s scientific expertise (despite the fact that he has no scientific education) is not limited…
