Rehash budget
The second time is hardly twice as nice as we found with a barely warmed-over rehash of the previous budget, which was released some 76 days ago. There were only…
Get the book: Climate Change Denial
Cross-posted from Irregular Climate John Cook, a regular contributor to the podcast and the mastermind behind SkepticalScience.com, along with Haydn Washington an environmental scientific have written the must read book:…
The federal budget: whose fantasyland?
So apparently every year for the next three years the federal government is going to find $4 billion in operating expenses that it just doesn't need to spend to eliminate…
queue jumping for political insiders could unleash the wrath and fury of albertans.
The beginning of a slow news week, the rantings of an angry fall-guy, or the first tremor of an earthquake that could shake the foundation of a 40-year political dynasty?…
“Shame on you!”
Hotel maids in New York turned out en masse to protest Dominique Strauss-Kahn at a legal hearing. I wonder if the French press considers things like this to be “barbaric”…
Expanding our Horizons
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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx loves Brigette!
Hark! What’s that I hear? A stump-tailed kitty meowing? That can only mean one thing: Ms. Manx has been prowling the Internets again. Whatcha got for us, kitty? Ooooo…good stuff:…
Zwozdesky parries Duckett: Does anyone seriously believe this is ‘just another’ allegation?
Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky parries a thrust by former Alberta Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett. Alberta politicians and other public figures may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Mr.…
On flattering comparisons
Yes, it'll take time to break the habits that have formed over the past few years - and it may well be that the Harper Cons will continue to stonewall…
how men and women make decisions under stress
Stress causes men and women to respond differently to risky decision making, with men charging ahead for small rewards and women taking their time, according to a new study in…
how men and women make decisions under stress
Stress causes men and women to respond differently to risky decision making, with men charging ahead for small rewards and women taking their time, according to a new study in…
Õhtuvalguses / Evening light – Landscape & Rural Photos – Vaido’s Photoblog
via vaido.aminus3.com The light here and colour is so vivid, it makes me think of something you can taste. Filed under: Miscellany
Upcoming dates for the UBB hearing and other proceedings
A lot has happened since the height of the Stop The Meter campaign: we went through an election, we saw the emergence of a pro-Internet community and pro-Internet candidates, the…
Syria to deal "decisively" with the deaths of 120 security personnel in the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour
Perhaps we will see foreign forces intervene in Syria to protect civilians -- as in Libya? (In case it's not obvious, this comment is made as heavy irony)http://bbc.in/kW6S0K "Later, a…
The $0.3 Billion Question
Machiavelli has nothing on these guys. Let’s deconstruct for a moment the central message of today’s 2011 Federal Budget, Take 2: “Storm clouds are gathering in the world economy. We…
New Democrats Online – BOOKMARK IT
A lot of politicos are missing the Progressive Bloggers aggregator. Well, in fact a lot of the bloggers who run through the Prog Blog site are alive and well and…
The Wiener Was Weiner’s!!
The wiener was Weiner's.
sturgeon school division to offer secular public education in morinville.
St. Jean Baptiste Church and Rectory are the most familiar buildings in the Town of Morinville. On March 6, 2011 I wrote about the situation in my hometown of Morinville,…
The Case for Free Transit
Here's my main reason for making transit free. We have to have transit for people who can't drive or can't afford to drive. But currently, transit is worse for the…
Prime Ministers of Canada & Their Wu-Tang Clan Names
1. John Alexander Macdonald – Amazing Specialist 2. Alexander Mackenzie – Insane Hunter 3. John Abbott – Respected Wizard 4. John Sparrow David Thompson – Dynamic Desperado 5. Mackenzie Bowell…