Olson, Geoff

How things work in Ottawa Fig. 1: The F-35 Scandal Turbine; 1. Jet procurement process is in the air; suction begins here. 2. Air compression and increased suction. 3. Things really start to suck [...]
TV news, 2018 Five day forecast; "The last game of the lingerie football league was played in Abbotsford, Canada, today." "Team owners said the game was a victim of its own success, now that its [...]
A new ticker for the Tin Man!; Next up: New cojones for the Lion-in-Chief?
Mother nature dishes the dirt on oil tanker traffic in BC "I mean really, what's the worst that could happen?"
Where the Wild Things Aren't A Pipeline Production
"So let's see if I have this right, Plato. You're saying material things in this world are mirrored in some abstract space of ideal forms?" "Exactly." 2400 years later
It's war "I can't figure out if it's an ad for a sports team, a reality TV show, a video game, a film, or an app!" "or military recruitment."
Federal election, 2020 "That way."
Tory weapon of mass deception
Sketchbook Survey; Federal and provincial health authorities promise to take action following a news report about Botox treatments in Metro Vancouver by people without medical licences. What do you [...]
Big bother is weaseling; "You can either stand with us or with the child pornographers." - Public Safety Minister Vic Toews
News item: Sugar so toxic it should be a controlled substance, experts say "What's the story with this one? Employer dug up something on Facebook?" "Yup. They found pictures of her at an underground sugar den."
Bill Vander Zalm writes an autobiography... ...and Ted Hughes turns it into any eye-catching pop-up book.
Fascistbook; A Canadian neo-Nazi's "I have a dream" moment
Romney campaign; Note to self for 2016: only share moon colony fantasy with next wife
Okay, here's the deal. The Tories will back off on same-sex marriage just as long as you remember that no matter where the ceremony is performed, it is questionable in the eyes of The Lord. Yes, that Lord.
"Whoa, I'm not a bank robber! I'm on the force too!!" "Yeah, smart guy? I know there's a costume rental place in the area!"
"Reality check here, folks. This isn't headline news in January. It's weather."
"Hey, listen to this "World War III will be a global information war with no division between civilian and military participation."" "Uh-huh." Hip new 'Predator Drone' app
News item: Defence minister Peter Mackay gets hitched...
The Smart Meter Debate; Industry expert "BC Hydro's smart meters are harmless! The exposure to radio frequency during a 20-year life-span of a smart meter is equivalent to the exposure from a single [...]
"I must be going but I thought you might like this." "Dude, the last thing I need is another apocalyptic calendar!"
Sketchbook Survey News Item: A week ago, CBC television pulled a documentary on the persecution of Falun Gong members from broadcast at the last minute, following objections from Chinese embassy and consulate officials. What do you think?
"It's impossible to defeat the Taliban militarily." Former Canadian Defense Minister Gordon O'Connor, September 2006 "That's never been the strategy - to defeat them militarily." Chief of the Defense [...]
Dan Rather: from the executive suite of CBS News to the alleyways of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside... Newsman Hungry for a Soundbite