At the Public Trough
The Speaker of the B.C. Legislature, Linda Reid, has spent tens of thousands of tax-payer dollars on frivolous perks including: $48,000 for a touch-screen terminal in front of her chair, $14,000 for new drapes and $733 for a food display case for MLA’s free muffins and snacks.
Farewell to Molly Lamb Bobak
Molly Lamb Bobak, [February 1922 – March 2nd 2014], was a renowned artist, teacher and writer and was the first Canadian woman to be sent overseas as an official war artist during WWII
“Polly want’a crack the case!”
Hercule Parrot? A Parrot in India named Heera was a hero after identifying the man who murdered his owner.
Yanukovych, hiding behind the “Iron Curtain” from the “Iron Maidan”
Rousted in Rostov: Ukraine President Yanukovych has turned up in Russia and is calling for intervention from President Putin
Harper Government: Gone fishing?
The Cohen Inquiry into the disappearing Fraser River Sockeye Salmon took 18 months, cost $26 million, heard from 179 witnesses and came up with 75 recommendations, all of which have been ignored by the Canadian Conservative Government.
Doer Die? Water Wars II
Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer believes that water-shortage issues will dominate Canada/US relations in the next 5 years and that these “water wars” will make the present Pipeline debates seem trivial.
Water Wars
Will the “Californian Swimming Pool” join rhe endangered species list? Canada must prepare for diplomatic stormy seas ahead as the USA, runs short of water, says Canada’s Ambassador to the US, Gary Doer.
Herring-loss
A Judge has overruled Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea’s decision to open the Vancouver Island Herring fishery after hearing that Shea refused to listen to the recommendations of the scientists in her own department to keep the fishing closed to protect the threatened species.
Pseudo-ham
![Tests on British food found that cheese was not real but cheese analogue made of vegetable oil, ham was a "meat emulsion", beef was adulterated with pork and chicken, fruit juice contained oils and harmful additives and herbal teas contained glucose powder and banned prescription drugs. [Some may argue that this may in fact improve British Cuisine!]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/1502201425022014_3.jpg)
Tests on British food found that cheese was not real but cheese analogue made of vegetable oil, ham was a “meat emulsion”, beef was adulterated with pork and chicken, fruit juice contained oils and harmful additives and herbal teas contained glucose powder and banned prescription drugs. [Some may argue that this may in fact improve British Cuisine!]
XL-Games: Harper’s Pipe-Dream?
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues to apply pressure on the USA to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, which will carry Canadian oil-sands crude to US markets.
