Canada shocks COP21 with big new climate commitment
There is both optimism and scepticism surrounding the Climate Talks in Paris, and for good reason. The ‘Tea Party’ controlled US Congress will not support a mandatory verifiable and enforceable…
Canadian Politics
Referendum not needed to validate Electoral Reform -election did that.
I’ve heard and see a few mutterings of concern from folks that the Liberals are actually going to follow through on their campaign promise (re-affirmed in the Throne Speech) that…
Stuff Happens, week 47: Farmers raising hell; this week’s gun atrocity
I have to say I am greatly enjoying watching the NDP government squirm over Bill 6, their farm safety bill. The bill would force farms to apply the same safety…
Cowichan’s First Syrian Family Arrives Monday
It was not long ago that many of us were worried that Steve Harper and him Conservatives would be re-elected and often mused over where we could move too. As…
Average Climate Change is edging up to 1 degree centigrade world wide with the nearly inevitable 2 degrees eminent
By Loren Duncan Average Climate Change is edging up to 1 degree centigrade world wide with the nearly inevitable 2 degrees eminent, or looming…much angst, much discussion, lots of posturing,large…
Rafe–When The Honeymoon Ends With PM Trudeau
Rafe offers his insights looking towards the future with Justin Trudeau as our Prime Minister. Without exception, honeymoons – the real ones and the political ones – end. I don’t…
Canadian Judge Fines Man $1.30 For Growing 30 Marijuana Plants, Calls Laws Obsolete and Ridiculous-Meanwhile–Nanaimo RCMP Bust 3 Pot Dispensaries
By Walter Einenkel -Daily Cos Canadian judge Pierre Chevalier has issued a very symbolic ruling in a marijuana possession case. Mario Larouche, 46, was facing possession charges for having 30…
iraq war resisters still need your help: tell the liberal government to let them stay
I rarely blog about the War Resisters Support Campaign anymore, but the war resisters are always on my mind. In fact, they're in my thoughts more than ever, now that…
Lament for a Party that has lost its way
Photo by Canada’s NDP I write this with sadness and dismay. Finally, after more than 80 years from the time Canada’s social democratic party had been formed (first as the…
Reassessing NATO: Canada shouldn’t let itself be ‘Article Fived’ into a war by Turkey’s Islamist president
PHOTOS: A bunch of NATO political bureaucrats try to look busy in this file photo. Recognize anyone? Below: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and NATO Secretary…
Fossil fuel lobby seen as main threat to meaningful progress in Paris
In the early-1950s, when it became widely known that smoking caused cancer, giant tobacco companies formed the Tobacco Industry Research Council (TIRC). Its main goal was to deny the harmful…
Fossil fuel lobby seen as main threat to meaningful progress in Paris
In the early-1950s, when it became widely known that smoking caused cancer, giant tobacco companies formed the Tobacco Industry Research Council (TIRC). Its main goal was to deny the harmful…
Fossil fuel lobby seen as main threat to meaningful progress in Paris
In the early-1950s, when it became widely known that smoking caused cancer, giant tobacco companies formed the Tobacco Industry Research Council (TIRC). Its main goal was to deny the harmful…
Hello Canada? This is London calling! … and we’re mildly confused
PHOTOS: BBC listeners, suitably equipped because they think they’re listening to Ezra Levant, tune into my words of wisdom from Canada. Actual 21st Century “media consumers” may not appear exactly…
Glenn Greenwald on “Submissive” Media’s Drumbeat for War and “Despicable” Anti-Muslim Scapegoating
We are facing a new crisis and the war for who can frame the most effective strategy is on steroids. The Corporate MSM, even the CBC, is fomenting division, suspicion…
Stuff Happens, week 45: Everybody loves France.
The world is still coming to grips with the Paris attacks of last week. From late night talk shows to international soccer (a.k.a. football) matches to Facebook postings, the world…
Fundraiser for Syrian Refugees – Silver Bridge Inn 140 TCH-Duncan 7:30PM
Our new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that we will welcome 25,000 refugees by years end. Locally a fundraising event organized by Matrea Centre and the Cowichan Intercultural Society…