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This is exactly the time to talk about climate change

06/24/2013 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By John Klein (aka Saskboy) The Prime Minister infamously implored people to not “commit sociology” when Chechen-American thugs blew people up in Boston. The PM’s point was that he didn’t want people analysing the root causes of terrorism, out of supposed respect for the distant victims. With another deadly tragedy playing out in Alberta, there […]

Filed Under: Science and Tech Tagged With: Alberta, Calgary, climate change, disaster, environment, global warming, nature, oil, oil sands, weather

Bugs are good for you: U.N.

05/27/2013 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Rachelle Stein-Wotten Locust, anyone? The UN highly recommends the chewy insect, and edible bugs in general. “Farming insects for human and animal consumption is particularly relevant at a time when population growth, urbanization, and the rising middle class have increased the demand for food while simultaneously harming the environment that enables its production,” says […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: agriculture, Canada, climate change, food, global warming, North America, United Nations

BC’s watershed election

04/27/2009 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Alison@Creekside “Environmental blah blah” is how retiring NDP MLA Corky Evans describes the privatization of B.C.’s waterways under the guise of addressing climate change. So-called “green” run of river hydro projects, also known as independent power projects or IPPs, divert water into a pipe several kilometres long and then into a turbine before returning […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: alternative energy, British Columbia, Canada, climate change, David Suzuki, elections, environment, global warming, Liberals, NAFTA, NDP, Security and Prosperity Partnership, U.S.

Will Canada become bank bait too?

09/22/2008 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

I still haven’t made up my mind how to vote. But I do think that if any leader is going to beat Harper, who is still doing astonishingly well in the polls despite ample evidence that his party is populated by boorish ignoramuses, he or she has got to quit reacting and start providing a […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2008 election, Canada, Canadian politics, climate change, Conservatives, economics, elections, global warming, Stephen Harper

Dion’s plan hits home

09/13/2008 by backofthebook.ca 3 Comments

Let’s talk about real quality of life and how a decent government program can contribute to it. Many years ago, nobody could afford to get into the housing market in Alberta. So the provincial government offered new home buyers an interest-free loan of $5,000 to help out with their downpayment. I took one of those […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2008 election, Alberta, alternative energy, Canada, Canadian politics, climate change, Conservatives, elections, environment, global warming, Liberals, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper

Taking us for a ride

05/19/2008 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

Last Monday, Nissan announced that it is partnering with NEC to make entirely electric, zero-emission vehicles. Reading between the lines and among the web pages, it is clear to me that if we are not very clear with policy-makers, we will be as stuck to big business as we ever were, zero emissions notwithstanding. Here’s […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: alternative energy, Canada, climate change, environment, global warming, Kyoto, oil sands

Tattletales have more fun

05/04/2008 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

I wasn’t much of a snitch as a kid, even though my older brother tormented me. It was a pact, a point of honour not to tattle. So perhaps my enjoyment of telling on the bad guys now is a release from the strictures of childhood. Or perhaps they are just so much worse than […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Alberta, Arctic, Canada, Canadian politics, climate change, Conservatives, environment, global warming, journalism, Newfoundland, oil sands, Prince Edward Island, Stephen Harper

Harper has a good week

01/26/2008 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Nora Abercrombie I am not a fan of Stephen Harper by any measure but we have to acknowledge that he conducted himself fairly well this week. He did not shy from telling Canadians that economic times are going to get tougher. He commended Manley’s report on Afghanistan without leaping to agree with it, asserting […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Afghanistan, Canada, Canadian military, climate change, Conservatives, economics, global warming, Stephen Harper

Stop the snivelling, Mr. Harper

01/13/2008 by backofthebook.ca 1 Comment

Crisis is the time when you hope your elected leaders buck up and do the right thing, bravely and without complaint. It’s when you look for a little inspiration, a little “we can do it” attitude. That is, I have read, the type of leadership that Winston Churchill supplied in Britain’s struggle against Germany. He […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, climate change, environment, global warming, Stephen Harper

Sainthood and other half-measures

12/06/2007 by backofthebook.ca 1 Comment

Why don’t Canadians demand outcomes? Why do we settle for mere progress when nothing short of full realization of the outcome will do? There are some evils that will always be with us, like crime and natural catastrophe. We will always have to address earthquakes and tornados, the tomfoolery of knuckleheads, and occasional desperate acts […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Alberta, Canada, climate change, environment, global warming, oil sands

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Fort McMurray: Shopping time!

By Brady Tighe We’re now officially in the aftermath phase of the northern Alberta wildfire crisis. The fire is long gone, and everyone with a home to return to is back in its … [Read More...]

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Electoral reform: Hashtag fresh thinking

By Alison@Creekside The most interesting and innovative idea to come out of the first meeting of the all-party Special Committee on Electoral Reform, or ERRE, was Nathan Cullen's suggestion, … [Read More...]

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The Trudeau gush fest is getting old

By Jim Henshaw There have been several bewildered as well as angry accounts coming out of the USA lately about how little media time has been spent covering the Democratic Presidential Primary … [Read More...]

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My friend, Rick, at the Pride Parade

By Frank Moher On this dreadful day, I don't want to write about the shootings in Orlando. I want to write about my friend, Rick. Rick lives just outside of Nanaimo, a city of about 80,000, … [Read More...]

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Triumph of the drama nerds

By Frank Moher Two drama nerds have recently moved into high profile positions. Before I name them (or perhaps you’ve already guessed who they are; or perhaps you’d like to scroll down and look at … [Read More...]

From “Our Rape Blog”: Shooting the Moon

Originally published on Our Rape Blog, the author's account of the aftermath of a violent sexual assault. By Mary Fraughton Have you ever played Hearts? It’s a card game. For our purposes, … [Read More...]

First Nations defending Lelu Island

The video: Lelu Island: “They will come.”

From Creekside: The B.C. provincial government is trying to green light the construction of a massive LNG terminal on Lelu Island in the Skeena Estuary -- Pacific Northwest LNG, backed by Malaysian … [Read More...]

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