Category: politics
With all the political news about the Democratic National Convention, then the announcement of Sarah Palin as the McCain’s pick for VP, followed closely by the RNC, I want to make sure that this little piece of political news doesn’t slip by unnoticed: Foreign Affairs Minister Emerson set to retire: sources That’s right. David Emerson, […]
The federal government’s opposition to Insite, Vancouver’s supervised-injection facility, has long baffled Canadian scientists, health professionals and social workers. Now, Canada’s Health Minister has managed to perplex an international audience as well. (Source: Globe & Mail editorial: An illogical Statement) At the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, Health Minister Tony Clement said: “Allowing […]
Too funny. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.1453406&w=425&h=350&fv=key%3Dea0b05d406] more about “New Republican Slogn“, posted with vodpod
Here in BC, we are each getting a cheque for $100 from the provincial government. It’s called the “Climate Action Dividend,” and you are supposed to put it towards doing something eco-friendly. It feels more like a vote-buying scheme to me, ‘cuz really, what can you do with $100? And I already have travel mugs […]
While writing my Lester B. Pearson posting on the weekend, a line in the Pearson biography in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online stuck out to me: “[L.B. Pearson’s wife] Maryon is one of the most interesting of the Canadian prime ministerial wives.” Apparently she was known for such barbed comments as “Behind every successful […]
I just read this over on the Quirks & Quarks blog: No science in the PM’s ear: Canada dismisses National Science Adviser at its peril Apparently “Prime Minister”1 Stephen Harper is eliminating the position of National Science Adviser, less than 4 years after the position was created. I remember when Dr. Art Carty was appointed […]