When British Columbia residents heard that Nestlé was only being charged $2.25 per million litres to bottle up our water and sell it back to us, we were furious.
I, for one, wanted to do what this panda is doing.
We weren’t just angry because Nestlé has a terribly track record in their dealings with developing nations.
We weren’t just angry because B.C. is “renting out” access to our water for far less than other provinces.
We were angry because water is a part of B.C. culture. Continue reading
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GORDON: Ladies and gentlemen, good evening
KAT: Greetings fellows!
GORDON: This is Gordon of Evan and Gordon Talk, and with me tonight is Kat- filling for Evan who is wandering the Canadian wilderness naked in a desperate bid to find himself.
KAT: We all wish you good luck Evan, beware of bears.
GORDON: Our subject for this evening’s discussion is regulation (primarily of the food and beverage industry, though the subject obviously spans far more than that). Continue reading
Posted in America, business, Canada, Economy, environmentalism, Evan and Gordon Talk, food, health, news, politics
Tagged America, anarchist group, Barber, BP, california, Canada, capitalism, Clarence Thomas, Dumpster Diving, Famer, farm, farming, FDA, food and beverage industry, Food Not Bombs, government, Homeless, law, legal, MMA, Monsanto, Raisin Committee, regulation, USDA
EVAN: Dear readers, we have gathered here today to read as Gordon and I discuss the concept of what I’m calling “easy money” shows, and how we, as recent college graduates, view them.
GORDON: You mentioned a few specific examples earlier on- could you list ’em off again for the readers?
EVAN: Well, at the top of my list is a personal favourite of mine, “Storage Wars.”
Not only does it tickle me to no end that Jarrod ignores Brandi’s warnings not to bid [at around 00:26], but I am enraptured by the promise of finding treasure among, well, garbage. Continue reading
Posted in America, Canada, Economy, Evan and Gordon Talk, money, television, Youth
Tagged America, antiques road show, california, Canada, CSI, debt, easy money, el dorado, Extreme Couponing, finances, gold, heatlh care, Las Vegas, midgets, pawn stars, recent college graduates, staged, stock market, storage wars, student loans, TLC, Toronto
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