Toronto’s ‘Emergency’ Warning
Toronto: it’s time to stand up to Ford’s lies.
Canada
Canada At Durban Climate Talks: Talking Green, Walking Dirty
Fresh from Ani’s blog, this video of the large crowd of people have gathered outside the negotiations room at COP17 to stand with Africa as the negotiations come to a…
‘Twas Just Before Christmas in the House
Our clever Grinch of a Prime Minister gets a lyrical beating here. (If Harper is the Grinch, who is the little dog?)
Canadian Government Reminded To Stop Their “Fuelish” Ways
Talented Canadian artist and environmentalist (and friend of 350orbust) Franke James has recently come out with a video about her experience of being blacklisted by the Harper government. In it,…
Some reasons why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer
After reading an article on the Huffington Post website about income inequality as represented by an OECD report, I decided I should list a couple of reasons why I think…
Durban: Youth Turn Their Backs In Response To Canadian Government’s Disregard For Their Future
Here’s another post from Ani, part of the Canadian Youth Delegation in Durban, South Africa where the 10 days of U.N. climate negotiations have less than 48 hours to go,…
U.S. Navy: Climate Change Is A National Security Threat
Here are some more voices from Durban, as the UN climate negotiations continue to the end of the week: Rear Admiral David Titley, Oceanographer and Navigator of the US Navy,…
All is not lost as Conservatives’ omnibus crime Bill C-10 clears Commons
My immediate reaction to the passage of the Conservatives omnibus crime Bill C-10 yesterday was: “See you all in jail!” It’s the worst reaction by an avowed lifelong social-political activist.…
Open Government
A government so open, that it lost its marbles. If we had journalists who uniformly understood that letting politicians get away with flaming lies would lead us into a mess,…
Hope As A Gas
What if we could frack for natural gas without polluting the drinking water tables? I don’t think it’s as easy as this article suggests. Your only concern cannot be the…
Economics 101: The Reality of Canadian Capitalism
In More Academic Terms
Canada’s Pollution Peddlers Arrive At COP17 in Durban
It’s a busy time for a climate activist; the updates from COP17 are coming in fast and furious, particularly from Canadians as the Canadian Minister of the Environment Peter Kent…
Durban: “Down With Canada”
Concerned citizens from around Africa and the globe have gathered in Durban South Africa to “Occupy Cop17″, as hopes for a global agreement to address the climate crisis fades. As…
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CANADIAN POLITICS: THE RICH GET RICHER: Oh my, is this “news” ? During good times the rich pull ahead as they manage to grab the fruits of expansion. In bad…
Coming recession? Shane Jones at UofR
He was able to take a plane to Spain from Britain for two pounds. I’m sure there will be info that will go over my head at this talk. How…
Lies Don’t Matter
There may be no way to get fired from a cabinet job in the Harper Government. Well, unless Peter MacKay takes off his shoes and throws them at a helicopter…
It’s Official: Canada Breaks International Law, Withdraws From Kyoto Protocol
From the Globe and Mail: Environment Minister Peter Kent says Canada is finished with the Kyoto Protocol. Speaking in a teleconference from an international climate-change summit in South Africa, Mr.…
Canadian Banks Made Millions from Illegal Secret Fed Loan
The other day I saw a video of Dennis Kucinich, an American Congressman, reviewing a scandal which I thought was years old. It was actually breaking news with important new…