Weekly roundup: August 15 - 21

Articles

The $25,000 cow from Macleans

READER AM ANGRY WRITE COTTAGE FED COLUMN! from Porkosity [via Heather. The second letter is great.]

Drunk driver who caused boyfriend's death fined $2,300 for second offence from Calgary Herald [And if she were caught driving in Ontario during her 6 year ban, she would be fined between $1,000 and $5,000. Hardly seems like a punishment.]

Berlin Sidewalks from ruk.ca

Canada's broken justice system from National Post

The Lost Art of Postcard Writing from The New York Review of Books

Alberta renews RCMP contract through 2032 from National Post

Anyone But Steve Allen OR 10 Gifts The Simpsons Gave To Comedy

A billionaire's Waterworld takes libertarianism to new depths from The Globe and Mail

Tweets

Best BART announcement ever: "the civil disobedience continues. We repeat: the civil disobedience continues." #opBART /via @joshkahnrussell

— Toben (@TobenD) August 16, 2011

So to summarize, the NDP position is: 1. QC can't lost seats as a % of the Hoc; 2. Rural and northern regions can't lose seats as a %; 1/2

— Rob Silver (@RobSilver) August 18, 2011

3. First nations must have adequate representation in the HoC; but 4. BC, Alta and Ont that are growing should obviously get more MPs.

— Rob Silver (@RobSilver) August 18, 2011

Visiting businesses on Yonge near Davisville. Dog salon owner says her clients want more fire hydrants:) Love it!

— Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) August 18, 2011

If the reaction to the RCAF/RCN is any indication, it's high time we change British Columbia to Canadian Columbia.

— Philippe Lagassé (@pmlagasse) August 16, 2011

Podcast

ReVision Quest: Water. H2Oh-Oh? from CBC