Monthly Archives: January 2010

Laser fusion test results raise energy hopes (1)

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Jack

A major hurdle to producing fusion energy using lasers has been swept aside, results in a new report show. The controlled fusion of atoms – creating conditions like those in our Sun – has long been touted as a possible … Continue reading →

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Too much government

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Jack

Once, early in my journalistic career, I interviewed a U.S. historian about the causes of the American Revolution. At the time, Quebec separatism was hot, and I was trying to construct a story showing that Quebecers had little to complain … Continue reading →

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World Jan. 29th, 2010 (10)

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Jack

#1 — BBC | Machu Picchu airlift rescues hundreds About 1,400 tourists have been airlifted from near the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru following floods that destroyed road and rail links. [...] #2 — BBC | Taliban talks … Continue reading →

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Canada Jan. 29th, 2010 (10)

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Jack

#1 — CBC | Harper to name 5 new senators Prime Minister Stephen Harper is poised to name five new senators on Friday, giving the Conservatives effective control in both houses of Parliament as well greater sway over the legislative … Continue reading →

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Palin: The Credibility Gap

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jack

While I don’t wish to speak too harshly about President Obama’s state of the union address, we live in challenging times that call for candor. I call them as I see them, and I hope my frank assessment will be … Continue reading →

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RCMP murder to cost $1.5 million in extra policing

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jack

YELLOWKNIFE – Figures in the Northwest Territories budget indicate it will cost about $1.5 million a year to beef up remote RCMP detachments in northern communities. The expense is being shared by Ottawa and the territorial government. The N.W.T.’s portion … Continue reading →

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Lawn companies seek charges

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jack

TORONTO — A group representing dozens of lawn care companies trying to bring charges against Ontario’s environment minister and senior bureaucrats over the province’s controversial pesticide ban is now calling for charges against 23 activists. Group spokesman Jeffrey Lowes of … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Drop Out of Tea Party Convention

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jack

Two conservative lawmakers have backed out of speaking engagements at next week’s National Tea Party Convention, the latest trouble for the gathering of tea party activists. Reps. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., both prominent backers of the tea … Continue reading →

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Harper calls for ‘enlightened sovereignty'

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jack

Stephen Harper is warning that some countries are in danger of imposing excessive and arbitrary restrictions on their banking sectors, in a speech which argues that the nations of the world must take on shared responsibility for the world but … Continue reading →

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Scientists in Climate-Gate Scandal Hid Data (2)

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jack

The university at the center of the climate change scandal over stolen e-mails broke the law by refusing to hand over its raw data for public scrutiny. The University of East Anglia breached Britain’s Freedom of Information Act by refusing … Continue reading →

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Obama Tries to Reset Agenda (6)

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jack

President Obama renewed virtually all his campaign promises in the State of the Union address Wednesday night. Now he’s got to deliver. The road to restoring public confidence in Washington and in his ability to lead it starts Thursday in … Continue reading →

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'Ghost' commission

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Jack

Canadian taxpayers have shelled out more than $1 million for a federal appointments commission that has no commissioners and hasn’t overseen a single appointment in four years. In fact, it isn’t even supposed to exist. Stephen Harper created the commission … Continue reading →

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