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...
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
"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…
...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.)
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…
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…
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"…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Inspired by these stories: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Canadian+military+personnel+cast+first+ballots+federal+election/4633856/story.html http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/voting-mob-mentality-has-y...
