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2005 Green Platform

Sun, 24 Apr 2005 19:20:05 GMT

When British Columbia’s Green Party revealed their campaign platform on April 13, I was disappointed to find their website in tatters, still covered in the cobwebs of the 2001 provincial election ... Read the full article

Driving Less

Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:54:10 GMT

I took the car in for regular maintenance yesterday and they laughed at my odometer reading. It appears that we’ve only driven about 2000km in the last 8 months! This is pretty significant and ... Read the full article

The Canadian Seal Hunt

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:40:37 GMT

CBC reports that the main “front” of the seal hunt opened today. I’ve been reading up on it ever since an acquaintance sent me an e-mail last month about the Humane Society of the ... Read the full article

Freaking Ducks

Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:24:49 GMT

Agnes pointed out this article on CBC.ca today. It’s refreshing that the U.S. Secret Service and Treasury Department can take a break from fighting terrorism and the deficit to care for a ... Read the full article

Duke Point Approved

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 03:37:30 GMT

Well, it’s official: the proposed natural gas-fired power plant to be built in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island was approved today. The Duke Point power plant makes poor business sense and even worse ... Read the full article