Cross Country Checkup Climate Change
A show once hosted by climate change denier Rex Murphy, was asking some okay questions of callers, while other questionable questions were called out by callers. The last caller said…
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About The Wingnuterer
The original Wingnuterer started as a joke in the Summer of 2005 and for several years we had a good run. Then in the early summer of 2009 I canned/deleted…
Abraham Rotstein and the Radical Decade from the mid-sixties to the mid-seventies
Remarks at a posthumous book launch of his Myth, Mind and Religion at Massey College, University of Toronto, October 2018 For more than 50 years, going back to the days…
Regina 100% Renewable by 2050
More videos of the night to come…
O Cannabis
O Cannabis! You caved to our demands! We wanted pot – without the reprimand. We’re growing buds; our bloodshot eyes, The True North sells us weed! From far and wide,…
Bloomberg boo-boos big.
How do you get to be the 11th richest man in the world and have employees who make ridiculous mistakes? I hate to embarrass a guy such as Michael Bloomberg…
On the Extremists in our Midst
“The Donald Trumps of the world, the Nigel Farages of the world — one can disagree with them, especially a conservative like myself can disagree with them on some things.…
“An appealing concept”
Does the north of Canada need improved transportation? Yes. Is this need being exploited by those who want a pipeline to “tidewater”? Yes. Will constructing it ensure Canada exceeds our…
Holding Honderich’s Hypocrisy.
It is this writer’s observation that John Honderich of the Toronto Star can be among the most puffed up of self-important Canadians. In an opinion piece on page two of…
Tax expenditures
Tax expenditures, represent a tax break that government offers people and corporations in support of policy objectives. It’s forgone revenue, or money that government doesn’t collect, but could if it…
Face Of Evil
“Can you imagine anything the scientists would say that would persuade the US administration that it needs to take more seriously?” Presenter Evan Davis puts that to former Trump adviser…
win a prize
"… Carbon pricing is cited as the bare minimum first step to avoid catastrophe by the world's top climate scientists in the newly released IPCC report. BC has had a…
In praise of political palaver.
Blessed with a large family and very interesting siblings and life experience, whenever we get together, we have never been reluctant to have lively discourse about religion or politics. The…
HAPPY THANKSGIVING
It’s been an intense week (aren’t they all). Today let’s pause and reflect. We have much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. A turkey to serve cranberry sauce. Perfect.
Golden age of TV has passed the networks by
When I was a kid, I was a hopeless TV addict. My mom called me a “TV bug”. If anyone wanted to know what was on TV at any given…
Earthgauge Radio – October 2, 2018
https://earthgauge.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/mixdown-18-10-02.mp3 Environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Broadcast every other Tuesday at 12:00 noon EST on CKCU radio 93.1 FM in Ottawa or online…
Doctors are doubling down.
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the troubles the medical specialists are causing for the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). To make matters worse, there is now a breakaway movement…
#BelieveHer
#BelieveHer when a woman dares to show the courage to discuss her past.
The Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing and How a Calgary City Councillor Sank PostMedia’s Credibility
The Kavanaugh confirmation hearing is like a mirror shattering on the floor, shards of glass are flying every where and women are demanding accountability. Everyone knows about the two women…
Austerity, Labor Market Reform and the Growth of Precarious Employment in Greece during the Eurozone Crisis | Global Labour Journal
https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/globallabour/article/view/3274