Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
RCMP Overdoing It - Handcuffing An 11-Year-Old Girl
11-year-old N.W.T. girl handcuffed, put in jail, mother says
A complaint has been filed against the RCMP after an 11-year-old girl in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., was handcuffed and put in a jail cell, according to the girl's mother.
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A complaint has been filed against the RCMP after an 11-year-old girl in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., was handcuffed and put in a jail cell, according to the girl's mother.
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NDP: A record of results for everyday families
A record of results for everyday families | NDP
At a time when ordinary Canadians are working to make ends meet, or are sadly having to struggle to find work, they need to know their MPs are working for them. That’s what New Democrats have been doing in this session – taking action to get pragmatic solutions adopted and hold the Harper government to account.
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At a time when ordinary Canadians are working to make ends meet, or are sadly having to struggle to find work, they need to know their MPs are working for them. That’s what New Democrats have been doing in this session – taking action to get pragmatic solutions adopted and hold the Harper government to account.
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Effective Opposition: By The Numbers
Effective opposition: by the numbers | NDP
Fewer than 15 percent of MPs are New Democrats, yet New Democrats have been doing more than 50 percent of the work of private members’ in this minority parliament.
Fewer than 15 percent of MPs are New Democrats, yet New Democrats have been doing more than 50 percent of the work of private members’ in this minority parliament.
Each New Democrat MP did the equivalent work of 41 Conservative backbenchers, 19 Bloc Quebecois MPs and 3 Liberal MPs.
...The ongoing LIsteriosis saga in Canada
Two reports, one committee: a public inquiry into listeriosis and the CFIA
“Twenty-two people died in this country. That cannot be swept under the rug.”
- Wayne Easter on June 18, 2009
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“Twenty-two people died in this country. That cannot be swept under the rug.”
- Wayne Easter on June 18, 2009
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
io9 interview with Samuel Delany
io9 - Samuel Delany Answers Your Science Fiction Questions! - Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany has been away from science fiction for over twenty years — and now he's coming back to it, sort of. His new novel Through The Valley Of The Nest Of Spiders is an introspective future history.
Samuel R. Delany has been away from science fiction for over twenty years — and now he's coming back to it, sort of. His new novel Through The Valley Of The Nest Of Spiders is an introspective future history.
When we talked to Samuel R. Delany for our mega-feature about writers we wished would return to science fiction last week, he was gracious enough to stay on the phone and answer some more questions. And since we promised almost a year ago to ask him some of your questions — back when we had a failed game of phone tag with him — we decided to ask as many as we could. Along the way, he told us a lot more about his new novel.
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Friday, June 19, 2009
A no side-effects anti-anxiety drug?
io9 - An Anti-Anxiety Drug That Could Create Super-Soldiers - biology
Soon you may be able to buy a drug that can make you calm by mimicking the body's natural self-soothing process. But you wouldn't feel drugged. What would happen to people who suddenly became fearless without side-effects?
Soon you may be able to buy a drug that can make you calm by mimicking the body's natural self-soothing process. But you wouldn't feel drugged. What would happen to people who suddenly became fearless without side-effects?
A group of European researchers discovered a ligand, or a chemical that binds with molecules, can soothe even the most anxious of creatures. As they write in an article published today in Science, they induced anxiety attacks in mice and men, administered the ligand XBD173, and found that their fear subsided immediately. The best part is that this treatment isn't addictive, doesn't take weeks to be effective, and doesn't make you feel dopey or drowsy.
Authors' (including Ursula LeGuin and Michael Moorcock) top 5 fantasy/real cities
SharedWorlds
Excerpt (Michael Moorcock):
"Old maps of Europe always showed Jerusalem as the centre of the world and symbolically, of course, this is understandable; but for me Marrakesh is the centre, where so many of the old trade routes met and where, still, Mercedes limousines, camels, donkeys and overloaded Peugeot trucks struggle to enter the narrow gates of a walled city which, rather more often than Casablanca, was where world leaders came to argue over the fates of millions. Marrakesh was where the balance of power between France and Morocco was held. It's where the Taureq, swathed in indigo and riding white camels, come in their haughty magnificence to trade with the Rif and the Bedouin, where privileged tourists lounge beside the pool at the Mamounia hotel, hardly aware of the long and bloody history which everywhere surrounds them."
Excerpt (Michael Moorcock):
"Old maps of Europe always showed Jerusalem as the centre of the world and symbolically, of course, this is understandable; but for me Marrakesh is the centre, where so many of the old trade routes met and where, still, Mercedes limousines, camels, donkeys and overloaded Peugeot trucks struggle to enter the narrow gates of a walled city which, rather more often than Casablanca, was where world leaders came to argue over the fates of millions. Marrakesh was where the balance of power between France and Morocco was held. It's where the Taureq, swathed in indigo and riding white camels, come in their haughty magnificence to trade with the Rif and the Bedouin, where privileged tourists lounge beside the pool at the Mamounia hotel, hardly aware of the long and bloody history which everywhere surrounds them."
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Ignatief backs down, NDP begin dialogue with Canadians about the isotope shortage
Accidental Deliberations: "Ignatieff backs down on..."
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So in Ignatieff's view, his job is to be seen complaining without actually caring whether anything gets done as a result. Which explains a lot about the Libs' strategy since he took over.
Meanwhile, at least one opposition party sees itself having a role in trying to bring about change by pointing out the need for action:
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So in Ignatieff's view, his job is to be seen complaining without actually caring whether anything gets done as a result. Which explains a lot about the Libs' strategy since he took over.
Meanwhile, at least one opposition party sees itself having a role in trying to bring about change by pointing out the need for action:
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Conservatives continue to talk big with still no regard for our health
Public Values - Number of new food inspectors: 57. Number assigned to meat plant inspection: 0.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has hired 57 new inspectors but none are dedicated to front-line meat inspection despite 22 deaths resulting from Canada's listeriosis crisis and promises made by federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has hired 57 new inspectors but none are dedicated to front-line meat inspection despite 22 deaths resulting from Canada's listeriosis crisis and promises made by federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Raitt cares more about her career and pleasing Harper than the issues that Canadians pay her to look after
Bouquets of Gray: Tapes show that Raitt cares most about pleasing Harper
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What I find most surprising about the recording of Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt is not what she says, but what she doesn’t say. …
At no point does she show any concern for the issues that Canadians pay her to look after.
When she discusses wind power and the medical isotope crisis, she only expresses concern for them in relation to her career hopes.
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What I find most surprising about the recording of Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt is not what she says, but what she doesn’t say. …
At no point does she show any concern for the issues that Canadians pay her to look after.
When she discusses wind power and the medical isotope crisis, she only expresses concern for them in relation to her career hopes.
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