The Slovakian Parliament responded favourably to a petition from the people of Slovakia. Environmentalists organized a petition drive to give local citizens a stronger voice. This week the campaign was…
So, as I mentioned previously, I've been working on a groovy project at YSB called the Youth Stories Project. Myself and a couple other youth from the youth engagement program…
Finally, some politicians are starting to stand up to the attempts by Israel’s supporters to limit discussion through intimidation. This letter comes from MP Libby Davies: Dear Friends, Thank you…
Finally, some politicians are starting to stand up to the attempts by Israel’s supporters to limit discussion through intimidation. This letter comes from MP Libby Davies: Dear Friends, Thank you…
So, I'm thinking about moving to a different blog host. Don't worry! I'll be doing it slowly. I've checked out WordPress.com because a lot of the blogs I read are…
Not a lot of people liking President O’s greenwashing of nukes. This most excellent article in the Guardian dispels the myth that nukes are green. The argument that nuclear is…
On Feb 25 the Newmarket-Aurora members of CAPP held their first event as CEDNA , Citizens Engaging Democracy, Newmarket Aurora. The keynote speaker for the function was Doctor Marco Fonseca,…
Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer, who was charged with cocaine possession and drunk driving on September 11, 2009, has just been given a sweetheart deal: plead guilty to carless driving…
We must be wary not to overestimate the progress of science and equally wary we not underestimate the progress of technology. Just a thought that occurred to me today. People…
Grab a coffee or tea. Find a snack. Lots of linky news today so this could take a while! First up: A Calgary nuke company, Kirrin Resources, is not going…
Report today that Canada ranks 50th in the World in the number of women in politics. Is it time to consider a quota on minimum number of female candidates for…
So after having read about the members of my new favourite band -- which, if you didn't notice, is the band Jets Overhead from Victoria, BC, I decided to try…
Just wanted to share a song with you all...This song, for some reason, even though I've only just heard it for the first time today, seems like a song I've…
That's what I would have titled this article, which 9news in Denver chose to label: "Gay couple's child denied re-enrollment at Catholic school".I mean, seriously, why would you want your…
by matttbastard Phone Joan = matttbastard’s new musical crush object. Think PJ Harvey squatting in Christania with Josh Homme, a small library of Victorian ghost stories and a milk crate…
by matttbastard Salon knows the score – no Hollywood wingnut roundup is complete without giving mad props to alpha-wingnut Victoria Jackson: Again – no Hollywood wingnut roundup is complete without…
My friend S and I went for a walk after we picked up our fix today and ended up sitting beside the Ottawa river under the beautiful sun to do…
Looking into O Canada's history I've found that the song has had several vastly different variations before it was finally set as the one we know with the National Anthem…
Everyone else has said it, but the government’s Olympic holiday was shown to be a total sham (like everyone knew it was) with today’s throne speech. We need to change…
Debate topic for pragmatic GREENsThanks to a tweet by Enviralment I just read an article on Thorium reactor technology that I think people should read. Thorium reactors have been around…
