‘Winners’ And Losers In Quebec Asbestos Mess
Photo: Vsmith/Wikipedia Support for Canadian chrysotile asbestos is dead. First point, this: Canada should have gotten out of the asbestos game a long time ago.All asbestos causes cancer. We won’t…
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Canadian vs American Health Care- A View From Both Sides!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger Ian Reid knows the reality of both American and Canadian Health Care systems and his blog and the comments that follow are right on the money.…
How we die in Canada
Statistics Canada maintains a snapshot of how Canadians die. The chart not only gives an indication of how nearly a quarter million of us cast off this mortal coil each…
Memorial service for Michael Lawson
Friends and family of my father, Michael Lawson are holding a memorial service for him at “the farm” Saturday August 11 at 1pm. All who knew him or know his…
Michael Ivan Lawson, 1936–2012
My dad was someone you had to work beside to get to know. He wasn’t one to talk about himself. He loved to – had to – keep busy.
Is The EPA Covering Up Oil Dispersant Dangers?
dispersant.jpg Less than two years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told BP that they had to stop using the highly dangerous and potentially toxic oil dispersant Corexit on the…
Facing Death With Grace
I have a good friend who suffers from a chronic health condition for which he receives treatments that mitigate the symptoms. He faces very real limitations in his daily life…
Who Is Monitoring Fracking Wells And Pipelines? Nobody
see-hear-speak-no-evil.jpg As we here at DeSmogBlog have been covering in exhaustive detail for quite some time now, there is virtually no safe way to perform hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for unconventional…
Ol’ JB Screeches Out Another Song: "On the Ropes Again"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the young Trudeau feller surprised me last night when he whupped the trash-talkin’ senator’s sorryass. I had a video sing-song all done up fer when…
Ol’ JB Screeches Out Another Song: "On the Ropes Again"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, the young Trudeau feller surprised me last night when he whupped the trash-talkin' senator's sorryass. I had a video sing-song all done up fer when…
Ol’ JB Screeches Out Another Song: "On the Ropes Again"
Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, the young Trudeau feller surprised me last night when he whupped the trash-talkin' senator's sorryass. I had a video sing-song all done up fer when…
Ol’ JB Screeches Out Another Song: "On the Ropes Again"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the young Trudeau feller surprised me last night when he whupped the trash-talkin’ senator’s sorryass. I had a video sing-song all done up fer when…
In Ottawa, an elected Liberal MP defeats a Harper-appointed Conservative senator
It was a political showdown that revealed what we already know: the Conservatives can’t take a fair fight. Yesterday, Liberal MP Justin Trudeau convincingly defeated Tory senator Patrick Brazeau in…
India to Produce 97% Cheaper Anti-Cancer Drugs
India has announced that they will be using a specialized law to produce generic anti-cancer drugs. This will lower the price of these drugs by 97% and increase the efficiency…
Slack-tivists All
People who click “like” on Facebook to show support for a cause are slacktivists, you on the other hand with your “Support Our Troops” bumper sticker, breast cancer ribbon fleece…
Justin Trudeau Agrees To Get Beaten Up For A Good Cause
Justin Trudeau’s training regimen. On March 31st, 2012, Justin Trudeau will likely be splayed out on a boxing ring, concussed and bleeding, wondering what happened. That’s because he agreed to…
More #CPC *cough* Respect for Veterans
For a period of 28 years from 1956 to 1984 DND indiscriminately sprayed millions of litres of Agent Orange and other highly toxic defoliants on CFB Gagetown exposing thousands of…
"Raising Elijah": An Interview With Ecologist and Author Sandra Steingraber
Raising Elijah.jpg Q: In light of your new book Raising Elijah: Protecting Children in an Age of Environmental Crisis, which raises the specter of raising children in troubled times, both…
Movember: donate and I’ll write you a ditty
During the month of November, vanity will take a backseat while I grow a moustache for Movember to raise awareness and and a few bucks to fight prostate cancer. And…