“How globalization can save the planet”
A response to a very glowing review of Flannery’s new book on the state of the earth (Toronto Star, Porter) http://www.thestar.com/news/article/975785–porter-how-globalization-can-unexpectedly-save-the-planet There is always hope. Life never en...
Goodluck, Goodluck
In my ongoing quest not to have any readers, I'll continue my look at elections around the world that actually really matter, but no one in Canada seems to care…
I think this accurately sums up my NDP frustrations..
Open Letter to my MP A blog post from Pearson’s Post (Link Here) Dear Olivia Chow,(Or, campaign staffer who is screening the emails she gets),Thank you for calling me tonight…
Small-Scale Water Systems take on Drought, Urban Decay, and Climate Change
By 2025 two-thirds of the global population will live in conditions of at least moderate water stress. According to an interesting piece by Howard LaFranchi in last weekend's CS Monitor,…
Make Libyan war an election issue
The more we learn about the so-called humanitarian intervention in the skies above Libya, the less it looks like a war Canadians should support. Like the bogus humanitarian claims Tories…
NHL doesn’t suspend Raffi Torres
The Toronto Star: Canucks’ Torres avoids suspension after hit on SeabrookDamn, the NHL didn't suspend him. Basically, now, it's open season on player's head.Welcome to the NHL, where there's no…
Vexed, Stressed, frustrated and soaking in calgon
Because In much wisdom there is much indignation: and he that addeth knowledge, addeth also labour.Ecclesiastes 1:18Back in the day many years ago I thought it would be a good…
Because Stephen Harper doesn’t like icky girls
"The successor to the throne is a man," Harper said. "The next successor to the throne is a man. I don't think Canadians want to open a debate on the…
What if you had a rally…
...and a-b-o-u-t t-w-e-n-t-y people showed up? (Yes, we used hyphens to make the crowd look bigger.)
Congratulations to Adrian Dix, the new BC NDP leader
Vancouver Sun: With Dix at NDP helm, both parties turn eye to next electionI'm happy Adrian Dix is the new BC NDP party leader. After years of Carole James as…
UPDATE: Special Ballot in Guelph a Mistake Afterall
From my last report, the facts about the Special Ballot vote at the University of Guelph spoke for themselves. Why was all the blame being put on the Conservative Party…
Would Quebec NDP MPs campaign for Pauline Marois’ yes?
Much as been written recently about the NDP's recent breakthrough in polls in Quebec. Like Brian Mulroney, the NDP seems to be drawing well among the so called "soft nationalist"…
Gender War – Expect Casualties
Florida has decided to tell women that `your money is no good here`. Whether they purchase healthcare insurance with their own money or not Senate Bill 1414 will prevent insurers…
The Virginia Tech massacre was four years ago
It has now been four years since 32 students and faculty members were killed on the Virginia Tech campus. I earned a B.A. Degree from Virginia Tech in 1972. I…
The Virginia Tech massacre was four years ago
It has now been four years since 32 students and faculty members were killed on the Virginia Tech campus. I earned a B.A. Degree from Virginia Tech in 1972. I…
Alan Blakeney versus Stephen Harper: Nation builder versus nation destroyer
Politicians come and go but some go leaving a genuine legacy and that is the case with former Saskatchewan premier Alan Blakeney who died yesterday at 85. Unlike too many…
Harper to consider treatment centre only if a Tory is elected in riding?
Am I reading this right? YELLOWKNIFE — Stephen Harper's vision of a strong and free Far North ran up against northern reality Monday. Even as he reannounced a promise to…
There Is a Game-Breaker and It Must Be Used
As of now, the Canadian election is on track to produce a a roughly status quo result. According to threehundredeight.com projections, the Conservatives are currently running in the lead, with…
The Parliament of Fouls
Why ‘Contempt of Parliament’ is a serious offence Not long before St. Valentine’s Day in 1380, or thereabouts, Geoffrey Chaucer, himself the Member of Parliament for Kent, wrote The Parliament…