Cambridge: Getting Screwed and Dodging a Bullet
On her blog, Regional councillor Jane Mitchell completely poo-poos any concerns of Cambridge residents that LRT won't extend to their city. She describes Cambridge as a bunch of whiners who…
Five Key Questions
In its 2010 Speech from the Throne, the Government of Ontario, Canada announced its intention to create an Ontario Online Institute (OOI) to support online learning in the province as…
Think CANDUs are safer than anything else? Think again.
It is a popular Canadian myth that CANDUs are exponentially safer than other reactor designs. Is nationalistic pride trumping real evidence? Or, has the massively funded PR machine of the…
Think CANDUs are safer than anything else? Think again.
It is a popular Canadian myth that CANDUs are exponentially safer than other reactor designs. Is nationalistic pride trumping real evidence? Or, has the massively funded PR machine of the…
Think CANDUs are safer than anything else? Think again.
It is a popular Canadian myth that CANDUs are exponentially safer than other reactor designs. Is nationalistic pride trumping real evidence? Or, has the massively funded PR machine of the…
Think CANDUs are safer than anything else? Think again.
It is a popular Canadian myth that CANDUs are exponentially safer than other reactor designs. Is nationalistic pride trumping real evidence? Or, has the massively funded PR machine of the…
Who Thought McDonalds was Invincible?
You would think that a franchise such as McDonalds would succeed any where it opens. Well, it pretty much does, except in one place.Back in 1996, Barbados was spoiled to…
Turmoil in the Middle East
This is just a sidebar, or metacomment, to the coverage of upheaval in the middle east.I don't trust the coverage we're getting, because behind it I see a smirk -…
On gaspille et on composte ?
Le Québec va se lancer dans le compostage à grande échelle. Chacun de nous sera mis à contribution. Fini les déchets de table dans la poubelle. Désormais, il faudra les…
Tyranny of the Majority
Ok, some somebody doesn’t know what Tyranny means or actually, what democracy means. That somebody today is Scott Armstrong. Here’s the quote from the Globe and Mail article regarding this…
UK House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committeee – Foreign Secretary William Hague on the case of Bradley Manning
Full hearing at:http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=7966&player=silverlight Bradley Manning – at at 16:46:43 min On YouTube: Transcript : Clwyd: I want to raise with you the question of Bradley Manning, the US marine, who…
UK House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committeee – Foreign Secretary William Hague on the case of Bradley Manning
Full hearing at:http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=7966&player=silverlightBradley Manning - at at 16:46:43 minOn YouTube:Transcript : Clwyd: I want to raise with you the question of Bradley Manning, the US marine, who at present is…
UK House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committeee – Foreign Secretary William Hague on the case of Bradley Manning
Full hearing at:http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=7966&player=silverlight Bradley Manning – at at 16:46:43 min On YouTube: Transcript : Clwyd: I want to raise with you the question of Bradley Manning, the US marine, who…
Skip to the Loo: Why public toilets matter
Here is a link to a great article in The Walrus. I've made public facilities one of my priorities for the Park Board. Staff should be reporting back soon on…
Tyranny of the Majority
Ok, some somebody doesn’t know what Tyranny means or actually, what democracy means. That somebody today is Scott Armstrong. Here’s the quote from the Globe and Mail article regarding this…
Ultimate Loyalty
Japanese Dog Refuses to Leave Injured Friend BehindIn all the news about the terrible tragedy of the earthquake & tsunami in Japan, pets and other animals are the forgotten victims.…
Christian Science Monitor: "Reports: Lax oversight, ‘greed’ preceded Japan nuclear crisis"
"Reports are emerging that both the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency and the Japanese government failed to properly ensure the safety of country's nuclear power industry.The reports are challenging the…