Fines, jail time and polluters
Friday, June 3, 2011 A recent environmental conviction in Abbotsford raises serious questions abou...
The Throne Speech and the Country I Love
Well I watched most of the Throne Speech today, and all I want to say is that Disneyland would be lucky to be able to stage a show like that…
A Senate page is fired for saying what most Canadians are saying
Senate page fired for anti-Harper protest - Politics - CBC News Brigette DePape, a Senate page, stood on the Senate floor during the Governor General's reading of the speech from…
(former) senate page is a hero of the resistance
In case you haven't seen it yet: Brigette DePape of Manitoba, you are my new hero!
Deadly Tornado In Massachusetts Pulls Water From River, And Other Friday Links
It’s a rainy Friday in northwestern Ontario as we head into a weekend which will include, for our family, watching the second hockey game of the Stanley Cup finals between…
On Brigette Marcelle
Brigette Marcelle (or DePape, or something), the page who waltzed into the Senate with the "Stop Harper" sign, gave me little reason to actually support her actions today. I oppose…
Brigette DePape = national hero
It took a young lady to stand up to Harper with such originality and guts. The parliamentary page took it upon herself to make a strong statement at today's Throne…
What happens when august institutions are disrespected
(source) (click to enlarge) It breeds disrespect. That reference in the blog post title is to Mr. Harper's government and the actions it has taken which have bred that disrespect…
Here for all Canadians
You can read the first Stephen Harper majority government throne speech here. But you probably don't need to.After all, there are few surprises in it, which is in line with…
Music of Aussie rockers AC/DC irresistable to sharks
“If You Want Blood” a favourite. Seriously. http://ow.ly/59yG4 Filed under: Miscellany
Vox Populi
'STOP HARPER' placard gets young senate page turfed from Speech from the Throne.
3824…Blue And Green Should Never Be Seen
Together.One exception, no, two exceptions.NHL champions and NBA champions.A bit early for true but Blue and Green wearing Vancover Canucks and Dallas Mavericks have the hammer heading for the end…
Open, accessible communications will be on the table at CPC Convention
Policy resolutions, including those related to Internet openness and accessibility, will be the hot topics at the Conservative Convention taking place next Friday June 10th. Delegates will speak to the…
A step forward: CRTC to look into competition in Internet metering proceedings
The CRTC opened a public consultation today about the way large incumbent Internet service providers (ISPs) sell network access to their independent competitors. The results of this consultation will help…
Senate reform: open thread
I supported outright abolition for years; my late partner persuaded me to become at least agnostic on the issue. It was a bit of a surprise for me to hear…
Throne speech – “Stop Harper”
Updated: Presser from Brigitte Marcelle: “Harper’s agenda is disastrous for this country and for my generation,” Brigette Marcelle says. “We have to stop him from wasting billions on fighter jets,…
Sustainable Habits
I posted an article over at YouSustain called 38 Small Sustainable Habits. It tries to focus on the little decisions we can make every day that add up to a…
Is This Clear Enough?
This eye-opener was published in The Guardian today. It depicts the biomass of fish in the North Atlantic as it was in 1900 and as of just a decade ago.…
Chretien, Clinton and Fox Fight For Water
20 former world leaders, including Jean Chretien, Bill Clinton and Mexico's Vincente Fox, have joined forces to warn of the looming water crisis and to form a panel to tackle…
The Road Less Travelled
When Wassisname Frost…ol’ Frosty…ol’ Chilly Britches himself wrote that famous poem, I’m pretty sure he wasn’t talking in *metaphors* and *allegories* and *imagery* and all that poetical crud. And really,…