Canada Constitution 1982 notion freedom of expression and hate speech criminal code provisions exist.   Are forms of expression in contradiction with Canada's notion of freedom and has legislation been thoroughly tested against scrutiny.  Astounding that an individual could face criminal prosecution for expression that comes out of his or her voice or what he or she expresses.  Some could argu ... [read more]

The government of Quebec is about to give a 3.5 million loan guarantee to the Couombe Asbestos mine to reopen it and may guarantee another  58 million dollar loan if a buyer can be found to reopen the mine for the next 25 years.   Asbestos is a banned substance in most countries and is only sold to developing countries where knowledge of its deadly legacy is not known.   Stephen Harper has ... [read more]

Whooee! Well, friends an' foes, as the limeys say, "I'm gobsmacked!" This one's almost too nutty to comment on but since it gets seen by so many nutcases in both Canada and the good ol' USofA, I figger I can't let it slip past unnoticed by those who avoid small dead vitriol like the plague. [read more]

It's been almost 24 hours since 71 year old cyclist Giovanni Leon was hit by a southbound vehicle while travelling southbound on Long Lake Road in Greater Sudbury. This collision took place in front of about 200 cyclists participating in a ride organized by the Share the Road Cyclists Coalition, right after a pause in the ride to pay respects to cyclists injured and killed on our nation's high ... [read more]

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The parade is Saturday morning, Sep. 11. All are welcome to come walk with us. We’ll have a booth on Parliament Street for the festival, Saturday & Sunday afternoons, Sep. 11 & 12. Come early for your own personalized made-while-you-wait Green Party button. We’ll have Green Party info to share. There’ll be plenty of time for good conversation. Memberships [...] [read more]

In 2001, the World Ecnomic Forum (WEF) ranked canada 3rd in competetiveness. By 2007, after a series of major cut backs, we were all the way down to 13th place. [read more]

An item in the Victoria Times Colonist caught my attention the other day --  “It’s booze, gambling that powers Alberta.”  Amazing that with all the alleged oil wealth that drives the economy, Alberta’s government actually gets more money from taxes on alcohol and on provincial government-run gambling than from royalties on fossil fuels. [read more]

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Are ideologies of liberal and conservative and capitalist versus socialist applicable in today's engaged world of citizen democratic participation through digital media and has a fundamental shift in how we perceive governance occurred? [read more]

This letter was submitted to the Editor of the Sudbury Star for publication, in response to an earlier letter published by the Star, “Build Oil Refineries to Save Oceans” (published Thursday, August 26, 2010). UPDATE: this letter was published in the Tuesday, August 31st edition of the Sudbury Star, under the headline "More refineries not the solution". [read more]

This landmark book has a good description and analyis of the krebs cycle and photosynthesis,  full of theory with biological applications and enough detail to make it applicable and thought provoking.  unlike so many other texts, it doesn't focus on industrial polluting processes,  it focuses on pollution free natural symbiotic processes,  that seem in total to break the second law,  in the se ... [read more]

Craig Cantin is currently the interim executive director of the Green Party of Canada. I have worked for Craig in the past and consider him a friend and mentor. He is great at what he does and had he decided to stay on as ED I think we would have done wonderfully. Unfortunately Craig does not wish to continue on as ED and (I assume) will return to his role as the manager of technical servic ... [read more]

The best leadership team in Canadian politics. Photo by Camille Labchuk [read more]

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