Senate Is a Cartoon
I’ve been cartoon-ified by Jim Sadlemyer! Larry and I unintentionally wrote a joke used in ParlimANT Hill. Duffy’s PMO scandal with Nigel Wright just gets more filled in, and bigger…
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Best of Diablogue in 2013 (so far)
It’s time for our annual summer break here at the Diablogue. This year our readership has almost doubled from 2012 and more than tripled from our humble beginnings in 2010.…
One State Can Make a (Sweet) Difference
Coke and Pepsi are still both deadly if you consume them regularly and in sufficient amounts. Yet Coke has got a leg up on Pepsi recently by reducing its product’s…
Immigration, Reformed
Conservative Refugee Reforms Put Party At Odds With Jewish Group Posted: 07/05/2013 5:44 am EDT | Updated: 07/05/2013 10:43 am EDT Huffington Post This is a blast from the past-…
Sliverization: Glaciers Melting Quickly
Civilization has a sliver of a chance to survive this century. Earth’s ice sheets are doomed. That’s it for us. Watch the trolls roll through saying, “The. earth. has. natural.…
Blood Services — Has Dr. Sher ever heard of the precautionary principle?
Dr. Graham Sher has to be the most confident guy on the planet. While experts around the world are cautious about making safety claims regarding blood-based products, the CEO of…
Northern Lights Animation
I have a few more of these aurora animations to create and upload to YouTube. Here’s a fun one to start with tonight though.
Will by-elections become referendum on hospital cuts in Scarborough, Ottawa?
Five provincial by-elections could be a referendum on changes to the health care system that are starving local hospitals. Two of these contests are in ridings where hospital cuts have…
4 Atom Bombs of Heat Per Second
Need to visualize the amount of heat trapped due to the greenhouse effect enhanced by excessive carbon dioxide levels. By raising carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s air, the land, ice,…
WikiLeaks: Suspected Snowden Plane Grounded & Embassy Bugged
Assange blasted Obama today for lying about his government’s interest in capturing Edward Snowden, the celebrated whistle-blower who exposed Obama’s administration as spying on all Americans (and the rest of…
2013 Prisoner Strikes
For more news about the 2013 prisoner strikes, see: Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition California Prison Focus The Rock Newsletter Some background documents: The New Boss Looks A Lot Like…
Scarborough/Rouge: Surprising merger talk despite evidence pointing to higher costs
When the Central East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) asked the Scarborough and Rouge Valley hospitals to work together to plan hospital services in the eastern most part of Toronto,…
Honouring Canadian accomplishments.
We need to do a better job of recognizing real accomplishments by Canadians. We have people in this country who commit heroic deeds, overcome seemingly impossible obstacles, show unexpected leadership,…
Lafleche Centennial, 100 Years of Awesome
June 29, 2013 I’ve been at the Lafleche 100 celebration on Canada Day long weekend. There were few people my age who I knew, and many of the oldest generation…
Canada Day Quiz
We all know him as “Justin Trudeau’s father” today, but there was a time when Pierre was just a lowly Justice Minister, needing 4 ballots to win the party’s leadership.…
TSN NHL draft coverage preview … round 13.
“Welcome back, Canada, to TSN’s continuing coverage of the 2013 NHL entry draft. I’m Gord Miller, and after 13 rounds of this, even I’m running out of droll things to…
Pricey Passports R Us……..
Canadian ePassports arrive July 1 New ePassports feature electronic chips, other security features CBC News Posted: Jun 28, 2013 2:55 PM ET Not only are the passports getting even more…
Aurora in Wood Mountain
One of the advantages to small-town Saskatchewan, is that it’s easier to escape light pollution than it is in a city like Regina. I was fortunate to be out of…
Health Canada “consultation” on paid plasma less than adequate
The issue of paid plasma donations in Canada has taken a new development. It didn’t take long between the publishing of our joint letter in the Hill Times and the…
Biking Saving Money
470km this year on a (new) bike. If I was paying for a car for myself, that’s about $8000/year, CAA estimates. That includes ownership, depreciation, gas, insurance, repairs, parking, (fines?),…