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One of the world's leading climate scientists has died.  I knew him and respected his work and his commitment enormously.  Stephen Schneider did his work from Colorado but is perhaps be

On July 6, I testified before the one legislative body that paused to examine the budget bill, the Senate Finance Committee.  In a series of rushed hearings, the Senators heard about the chang

Yup, that’s what they are calling Bill C-9, The Budget Implementation Act.&

On the evening of the G8-G20 Summits, the Harper government has discovered that, as host, it cannot completely control the agenda.  While the government convened face-to-face preliminary meeti

The Macleans award of Parliamentarian of the Year to John Baird has done more than raise eyebrows.  It has caused widespread incredulity.

So what happened?

June 2nd’s Times Colonist broke the news that Enbridge claims both the

That’s what passes the newswires in the rest of Canada.  The injury is mentioned. Nationality.  Little in the way of details.

I mistakenly thought I had mused about the potential for Sarah Palin experiencing guilt in a recent blog.  In fact, I had written that for a local, and quite terrific, paper called "Island Tides." 

Now that the "Islands Tides" article has been published, I thought it might be worth sharing it.   There is great news to add.  As of today, the moratorium on oil and gas on the Georges Bank in the Atlantic (referred to below) has been extended for another five years. That is news worth celebrating.  We need to extend those coastal bans!

The new global chutzpah award should go to Sarah Palin.  (If there were such an award.  I will translate the Yiddish word “Chutzpah” as an “amazing, stunning amount of gall,” an

Further to my last blog, I want to share an effort to improve the behaviour in the House moved by none-other than Michael Chong