Fear-mongering in election ads
I have recently been inundated with ads that are basically created to make you fear the alternatives. No ads about plans or policies, just how bad it will be if…
Ottawa
South March Highlands and Carp Hills – NCC Role in Protecting Natural Environment Lands: Beyond The Greenbelt
This post is also being sent via email to National Capital Commission CEO Marie Lemay ( Marie.Lemay@ncc-ccn.ca )click on map to enlargeThe National Capital Commission has recently published maps identifying…
Ottawa’s Green Bin Program – Time for City Council to Lead
An Open Letter to Ottawa City Council and Residents RE: Residential Solid Waste Service Level Review RecommendationsThis open letter is being posted on my blog, The Fifth Column ( http://the5thc.blogspot.com/…
Map of The Kanata Lakes 40% Travesty
click on map for full size imageThis map, released by the City of Ottawa, makes it abundantly clear just how much of a travesty the so-called Kanata Lakes 40% agreement…
Radio Topics, January 18th
Happy Tuesday! I’ve got an exciting show lined up this week. At 7:30, we’ll speak with my good friend (and former CKCU host) Mariee-Josée Houle. She’s got a gig coming…
Gun safety and registry!
What with all the hoo-ha over the gun registry recently, I wanted to put my two cents in. I got in a Facebook argument with someone I don't even know,…
Election time approaches!
I used to enjoy reading about politics. In high school, when I was just developing a conciousness about politics, I used to find the littlest, most menial government tasks absolutely…
Harm Reduction Superheroes!
So last Thursday I did a panel speech and presented a workshop at YSB's forum. It was called Building Bridges and it focused on youth 'in transition' from youth to…
An open letter to all bank-bombing anarchists who claim to be acting on behalf of Native Rights.
Dear Bank-bombing Anarchists, I really appreciate that you are probably young, frustrated and appalled by a number of injustices in the world. I am too. I know I mostly blog…
Nothing too exciting…
So, nothing too exciting has been happening. I had court this morning, and was surprised to hear that my lawyer didn't go to the Counsel Pre-Trial he set for Monday…
Youth Stories Project update, and a couple other small things!
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…
Jets Overhead and a sneaky plan!
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…
Political spin makes me dizzy!
So, as much as I disagree with all that happens behind the scenes at the Olympics, I do support athletics and I do believe that our athletes are the best…
Naloxone programs
So I just found out that a good friend of mine died of an overdose while I was in jail last week. It came as quite a surprise to her…