Betty Fox
I’m very sad to say that Terry Fox’s Mom, Betty, has died. Terry was a Canadian hero and so was his Mom. She kept the fight against cancer very much…
Piracy, Anyone?
What's in a name? Very little. Look at my own British Columbia. Our province is governed by the Liberal Party of British Columbia. Only there's nothing remotely "liberal" about it.…
Canucks Riots: Turn your neighbours in?
Yesterday, I wrote about the narrative of division that’s going around in the traditional media and social media following the Vancouver Riots. Jasmin wrote about the standard leap-to-blame-the-anarchists reaction that…
"Either or" questions not leading
A leading question is a question that assumes a state of facts or puts the answer to the witness.Leading questions are not permitted during examination in chief except on introductory…
The Greedy PMO
This article by itself shows why this Conservative government should have little standing among the Canadian public interested in cutting expenses: Prime Minister Stephen Harper's own department has repeatedly broken…
NATO Has Already Lost In Libya
I'm certainly not one to believe that imperialist agendas, hideous in life, won't rise zombie-like from the grave. The present air war by NATO to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi…
Nowak: Update on indie ISPs and matching broadband speeds
By Peter Nowak On Wednesday, the CRTC finally got around to addressing the long-smoldering “matching speeds” issue, which is essentially where smaller internet providers such as TekSavvy get to offer…
A dynamic Turkey steps up
Congratulations to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) for their victory in the Turkish election last Sunday. Erdogan led his party to their third…
Why De-Growth? Rex Weyler Answers Key Questions
“GDP, the so-called measure of economic growth, does not separate costs from benefits.”-Herman Daly, World Bank Economist, author of “Steady State Economics.”In 2008, economists and scientists met in Paris to…
China’s New Climate, And Yours
Southern China has been enduring the worst drought in half a century but not any longer. Now the region is inundated by flood waters, it's newly engorged rivers, including the…
CBC contributes much more than dollars
A study released Wednesday by international consultants Deloitte and Touche reports that CBC/Radio-Canada contributed $3.7 billion to the Canadian economy in 2010. This contrasts to its annual parliamentary allocation of…
Marcus Pincus the Tailor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpX47QJmu2s&feature=youtu.beCulture and confusion meet on a Brooklyn street, in this hilariously charming tale of similarities amid diversity. Film directed by Gordon Grinberg.
“Letter perfect”? Guess again.
Municipal affairs minister Kevin “Fairity” O’Brien thinks that his government’s response to last year’s Hurricane Igor disaster was absolutely correct in every respect. In fact, he is so convinced of…
Socialism and the new NDP
As NDP delegates gather in Vancouver, many having flown in by Westjet, compromise is in the air. Fifty years after its founding, the party finds itself the Official Opposition. So…
Syria death toll 16, Aleppo sees first killing-group
(Reuters) - Security forces shot dead 16 protesters at several demonstrations across Syria on Friday demanding the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, a main activists' group coordinating protests said.The deaths…
Friday miscellany – schools, Pink Floyd and a moron in a bad suit…
The Ontario government announced the other day that 4 new schools will be built in Ottawa and a 6 room addition will be tacked onto an existing school. On Wednesday…
The Smart Alliance Phone Poll…A Push? A Pull? Or Just Voter ID?
YouThinkYou'reImmuneButICanSellYouAnythingVilleThe other day we had some discussion around here about the consortium of British Columbia businesses, all of whom directly benefit financially from the HST (as opposed to you and…
Michele Bachmann gains in GOP presidential candidate field
How could such a crazy lady rebound after all the dumb shit she has spouted the last few years? Simple. Her campaign manager has forbidden her from lying. Will this…
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: Vancouver police
All sorts of media are repeating the mantra 'where were the police during the Vancouver riot?' It seems they stood aside (to a degree) when property was being trashed. But…
Hockey Violence
Fifty-eight years ago a rookie teen-aged defenceman died after a vicious hit from behind launched him head first into the boards. Just hours late his heartsick mother said: "It's murder…