When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.
O.A.S. Drug Review a "Game Changer"
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The Organization of American States has issued a report on global drugs
policy that, some believe, could lead to the end of blanket prohibition.
*Publicati...
Conservatism: not a politics
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…a diagnosis. OK, DSM-5, if you insist that grieving, child temper tantrums and transexuality are treatable pathologies, let’s add a few more: Obsessive enti...
Metamorphosis!
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Richard Nixon is great fun to draw. It would have been wonderful to work
as an editorial cartoonist during the Watergate days. It was an editorial
cart...
Announcing Canada’s $90,000 Bill
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If you liked the design for the $20 and $50 bill, you’ll love the look
and feel of the all-new $90,000 bill. Featuring financial wunderkind Mike
Duffy, i...
A Confederacy Of Smugness.
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*There'sNoHistoryLike*
*ReSpinnissionistHistoryVille*
I noticed it Tuesday afternoon over at Bob Mackin's place.
Essentially, Uncle Bob suggested that the...
A BC Hydro Smart Meter that smiles upon IPPs
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Independent Power Producers have something to Smile about because they get
to use a Net Metering system........ oh, and they have a signed agreement
enforc...
Blinding Us From Science
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The director of the Center for Science and Democracy says scientific
research is a core part of our democracy that is under threat from
corporations and se...
Mr. Harcourt, Shut the H*ll Up.
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Former one term wonder as BC’s Premier, Mr. Harcourt suffers the same sort
of dementia as do most other regional and provincial politicians, he firmly
beli...
Grief, Blame and Anger
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See bottom of post for an update.
Many politically active people in BC are grieving right now and there is
much angst and blame being laid. I persona...
Citizen Army Lobbies Congress for Clean Air
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Ambassadors from every state arrive en masse to buttonhole congress reps
The grassroots campaign involved ambassadors from every state, plus D.C.
and ...
More you, as needed . . .
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HEAP BIG BREAKTHROUGH: According to George Dvorsky at io9, scientists have made human stem cells by Dolly-type cloning. Check out his article, "Scientis...
The Goldsmiths’ Feast.
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On Sunday it will be Saint Dunstan’s Feast Day, and therefore day when the
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths used to hold their annual elections and
feast,...
What's it going to take to set things right?
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The latest stats are in around poverty in Honduras, and as profoundly
discouraging as ever. Almost two million people - a quarter of the
population - are ...
Take it from the Topp
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Last night I got this from a friend in the campaign. It’s from NDP
Campaign Manager Brian Topp to his campaign staff, although it was sent
through Jan O’B...
Four reasons the Liberals won, and the NDP lost
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So why did the NDP lead in the polls evaporate?
Sure, the $17 million in taxpayers’ money spent promoting the Liberals was
a factor, as were the negative ad...
B.C. WTF – a belated postmortem
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Well then…surprise? What the hell happened? How could a B.C. NDP that
looked certain to win a majority not only lose, but lose seats? To Christy
Clark? Vot...
Can We Talk about the Gosnell Case? Apparently Not
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Yet another demonstration of why there is no common ground between pro- and
anti-choice.
When Kermit Gosnell was convicted Tuesday in the deaths of three b...
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A Sad Day
for British Columbia
I foolishly thought I would awake with a smile on my face this morning,
silly me! I would never have believed that the v...
Inventing Stanley Park Now Available
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After toiling on this project for an embarrassing number of years, I am
very pleased to announce that my first book has now been published and it
is availa...
NDP Ignored the Wrong People
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The NDP blew it! Even party stalwarts …except those so blind they will NOT
see … have to admit, Adrian Dix and the party strategists threw an election
vict...
Addressing Last Minute Liberal and NDP Attacks
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UPDATED 5/13: Vicki did not vote for the HST implementation, as falsely
stated in the NDP pre-election attack robocall in Delta South. (more to
come......
His eyes are on the tiger
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[image: Thumb_tiger-thumb-500x170-55375]
*Again this week, I'm double-posting a major review to permit your
comments, which my main site can't accept--al...
Of self-satisfaction
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Our culture (particularly the dominant religions and consumerist
advertising) encourages all of us – especially girls and women – to be
dissatisfied with o...
Why I’m volunteering for Joyce Murray
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I think Joyce Murray may be the Liberal Party’s last, best hope. She’s
certainly the only candidate running for leader right now with a vision for
Canada t...
What the Heck is “Year End” Money?
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Political parties have long abused your tax dollars for political purposes.
It’s become accepted practice for the governing party to engage in
pre-electi...
A Cure For Outsourcing
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Norm Farrell and others have outlined the latest prank on the part of
the Canadian banking establishmen t:
http://northerninsights.blogspot.ca/2013/0...
The Portly Chef, North Vancouver Lonsdale
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Like most communities, the North Shore has numerous restaurants struggling for positions in the marketplace. There seems no end of places without distinction...
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