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stanfields"},{"term":"the tragically hip"},{"term":"the wooden sky"},{"term":"the worldly savages"},{"term":"tim chaisson"},{"term":"timber timbre"},{"term":"time lapse"},{"term":"time lapse movie"},{"term":"tina fey"},{"term":"tj cimfel"},{"term":"todmorden mills"},{"term":"token"},{"term":"tony taylor"},{"term":"tori's bakeshop"},{"term":"toronto raptors"},{"term":"trailer"},{"term":"transportation"},{"term":"trevor juras"},{"term":"trips"},{"term":"trish stratus"},{"term":"true blood"},{"term":"tucker and dale vs evil"},{"term":"tupper ware remix party"},{"term":"twin peaks"},{"term":"united party"},{"term":"united states of tara"},{"term":"up series"},{"term":"utah"},{"term":"valentine's day"},{"term":"vampire weekend"},{"term":"veda hilla"},{"term":"velvet underground"},{"term":"veronica zretski"},{"term":"vietnam"},{"term":"vnzma"},{"term":"w. darling"},{"term":"wannabe"},{"term":"war"},{"term":"warm bodies"},{"term":"watercolour"},{"term":"wavelength"},{"term":"we are wolves"},{"term":"we were lovers"},{"term":"webisode"},{"term":"werewolf"},{"term":"werewolves"},{"term":"wes anderson"},{"term":"westerns"},{"term":"wild nothing"},{"term":"will currie and the country french"},{"term":"willa"},{"term":"willie stratton and the boarding party"},{"term":"winter"},{"term":"wish"},{"term":"wreckless eric"},{"term":"yamantaka sonic titan"},{"term":"yoshi cooper"},{"term":"young galaxy"},{"term":"young rival"},{"term":"young-dundas square"},{"term":"yousuf karsh"},{"term":"yukon blonde"},{"term":"yves klein"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Little Red Umbrella"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":"The Little Red Umbrella is an arts magazine showcasing music, film, TV, lit, style, politics and everything else we think is 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Bunch"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07330281017966163295"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"19","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_qy7PSoA70ZI\/TAcUQIDT0DI\/AAAAAAAAAAs\/94cFNB23TAQ\/s1600-R\/4656161156_a76ddebcbb_b.jpg"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"6"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"7"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016075013121516936.post-5544094931797491653"},"published":{"$t":"2012-08-02T14:17:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-08-02T14:17:44.668-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"adam bunch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"history and science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"style and art"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Old-Timey Visions Of The Year 2000"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8-lcYrw_NEE\/TZC0D_2wWzI\/AAAAAAAAAHQ\/iHqd7Vk_PtQ\/s1600\/theyear2000.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"230\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8-lcYrw_NEE\/TZC0D_2wWzI\/AAAAAAAAAHQ\/iHqd7Vk_PtQ\/s320\/theyear2000.JPG\" width=\"230\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis post was originally published on March 28, 2011:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOver the weekend, as we wandered aimlessly through the Internet, we stumbled across this amazing set of postcards from 1910. They were designed by a Frenchmen by the name of Villemard, apparently slipped into food packaging in the same way that baseball cards used to be handed out with bubblegum and cigarettes. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EEach of the postcards shares a vision of what life in France would look like in the year 2000. And it's crazy how familiar a lot of the scenes are—some because we kind of actually do use the devices he imagined and some because they're full of stuff we're still hoping for. Like, for instance, when the hell are we \u003Ci\u003Efinally \u003C\/i\u003Egoing to get to fly around everywhere all time?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen it comes to fashion, however, Villemard doesn't seem to have expected\u0026nbsp; it change at all over the 90 years. (Except, you know, for all the people wearing wings.)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe'll post a bunch of our favourite postcards below (click to enlarge) and you can find a few more \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paleofuture.com\/blog\/2007\/9\/10\/french-prints-show-the-year-2000-1910.html\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, where we found them, at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.paleofuture.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPaleofuture\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a rather awesome blog dedicated to exploring past visions of the future. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSSJ6UYz7I\/AAAAAAAABCw\/fjnjyuJwwtE\/s400\/Air+Firemen.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"232\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSSJ6UYz7I\/AAAAAAAABCw\/fjnjyuJwwtE\/s400\/Air+Firemen.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFiremen putting out a blaze\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSWU6UY0KI\/AAAAAAAABEo\/oZ9Dg8rB850\/s1600\/The+avenue+of+the+Opera.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSWU6UY0KI\/AAAAAAAABEo\/oZ9Dg8rB850\/s400\/The+avenue+of+the+Opera.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAvenue de l'Opéra in Paris\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSU7qUY0AI\/AAAAAAAABDY\/IoXfHfRQfu4\/s1600\/Correspondence+Cinema+-+Phonograph+-+Telegraphic.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSU7qUY0AI\/AAAAAAAABDY\/IoXfHfRQfu4\/s400\/Correspondence+Cinema+-+Phonograph+-+Telegraphic.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESkype\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSTk6UYz9I\/AAAAAAAABDA\/s_0ecFH3_w4\/s1600\/Building+site+of+electrical+engineering.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"235\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSTk6UYz9I\/AAAAAAAABDA\/s_0ecFH3_w4\/s400\/Building+site+of+electrical+engineering.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EConstruction site\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSSRaUYz8I\/AAAAAAAABC4\/WiaKbdhqWRE\/s1600\/At+the+School.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"232\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSSRaUYz8I\/AAAAAAAABC4\/WiaKbdhqWRE\/s400\/At+the+School.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAudiobooks in the classroom\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSWPKUY0JI\/AAAAAAAABEg\/LcN9mHVbmHo\/s1600\/The+Agent+Aviator.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"232\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSWPKUY0JI\/AAAAAAAABEg\/LcN9mHVbmHo\/s400\/The+Agent+Aviator.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFlying policeman\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSUPaUYz-I\/AAAAAAAABDI\/OHA79Khd-WI\/s1600\/Car-Shoes+With+Roues.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"232\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSUPaUYz-I\/AAAAAAAABDI\/OHA79Khd-WI\/s400\/Car-Shoes+With+Roues.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\"Car shoes\"\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSOd6UYz4I\/AAAAAAAABCY\/JvzOnsFK7DQ\/s1600\/A+Rescue.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"232\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSOd6UYz4I\/AAAAAAAABCY\/JvzOnsFK7DQ\/s400\/A+Rescue.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAn air rescue\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSUZqUYz_I\/AAAAAAAABDQ\/n0B2GHiNh_M\/s1600\/Cars+of+War.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSUZqUYz_I\/AAAAAAAABDQ\/n0B2GHiNh_M\/s400\/Cars+of+War.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\"Cars of war\"\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSNv6UYz2I\/AAAAAAAABCI\/YNWb6xjAq5A\/s1600\/A+Curiosity.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"232\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSNv6UYz2I\/AAAAAAAABCI\/YNWb6xjAq5A\/s400\/A+Curiosity.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\"A curiosity\"\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSVXqUY0DI\/AAAAAAAABDw\/NmZCRmt4gOs\/s1600\/Madam+with+her+Toilet.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_sGYULzoQCgA\/RuSVXqUY0DI\/AAAAAAAABDw\/NmZCRmt4gOs\/s400\/Madam+with+her+Toilet.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA lady in her bathroom\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPosted by Adam Bunch, the Editor-in-Chief of The Little Red Umbrella and the    creator of The Toronto Dreams Project. 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A few months ago, they published an article called \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-16861468\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003ECanadian government is 'muzzling its scientists\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E'. The piece explained that back in 2008, soon after Stephen Harper won his  second minority, his Conservatives issued a new \"protocol\" to all  scientists working for the federal government — so that's people in  departments like Health Canada, Environment Canada, and the  Department  for Fisheries and Oceans. The protocol says that those scientists are no  longer allowed to talk to the media without permission from Harper's  public relations officials first. If a scientist wants to discuss their  work, Conservative PR people decide whether or not they're allowed to. And if the interview is approved, Conservative PR people decide what the  scientists are — and are not — allowed to say.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E“Just  as we have one department,\" the protocol claims, \"we should have one  voice... This should include asking the [scientist] to respond with  approved lines.”\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHarper has not been shy about enforcing this new rule.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo,  for instance: the head of  molecular genetics at the  Department for  Fisheries and Oceans did some research into why salmon populations in  Western Canada are going down. She found that it might be because of  a cancer-related virus in the water — one that might have gotten there  from nearby industrial fisheries. Her findings were published in \u003Ci\u003EScience\u003C\/i\u003E,  one of the most reputable peer-reviewed scientific journals in the  world. Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell helped to get it started.  But when \u003Ci\u003EScience\u003C\/i\u003E sent out a press release about the article and,  as usual, supplied the scientist's name as a contact, reporters  discovered that she wasn't actually allowed to talk to them about it.  Harper's government didn't want her to; her findings didn't fit with the  Conservatives' pro-industry stance. So they were enforcing their new rule and  refusing to let her discuss her work in public. (Later, when the  BBC wanted to talk her about the protocol; the government wouldn't let  her talk about that either.)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ENow just so we're clear here, I'm going to repeat that in all-caps:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIF  A  SCIENTIST WORKING FOR CANADA  DISCOVERS EVIDENCE THAT THERE MAY  BE  CANCER-RELATED VIRUSES  IN OUR RIVERS, STEPHEN HARPER WON'T  LET THEM TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT  MIGHT MAKE HIM LOOK BAD.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESadly, that's far from the only  example. Even when Harper's PR people do allow a  scientist to be interviewed, they will delay giving their  permission until the news  cycle is over, pass journalists onto other  scientists more likely to toe the Conservative line, and publish reports  they don't like late on Friday afternoons  in order to bury them. When reporters had questions for scientists  at Health Canada about whether nuclear fall-out from the Fukushima  reactor might reach Canada's west coast after the earthquake and tsunami  in Japan, Harper's PR people dragged their feet on the requests until  reporters were forced to ask European scientists instead. The same thing  happened with Environment Canada scientists who discovered new  information about the hole in the ozone layer above the Arctic. A  scientist who wrote a fictional book about climate change was told he  was not allowed to read from it in public. Others have been kept from  attending conferences. And when they have been allowed to attend, media \"minders\" have been sent along to make sure the scientists don't step out of line  and discuss their own work without permission. As \u003Ci\u003EGlobe and Mail\u003C\/i\u003E columnist Lawrence Martin \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ipolitics.ca\/2012\/04\/27\/lawrence-martin-is-this-still-a-democracy-you-be-the-judge\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eputs it\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E,  \"This is the type of thing I used to see when, back in the 1980s, I  reported from the Soviet Union.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9DPYsDQVcXM\/T8-KhARlORI\/AAAAAAAACLE\/4u0zej83NHk\/s1600\/experimentallakesarea.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9DPYsDQVcXM\/T8-KhARlORI\/AAAAAAAACLE\/4u0zej83NHk\/s320\/experimentallakesarea.JPG\" width=\"235\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Experimental Lakes Area\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EOf course, those are the federal scientists who still have jobs. Many of them don't. The Conservatives are firing them and shutting down their research projects at a staggering rate. Hundreds of scientists are \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/canada\/politics\/article\/1034331--700-environment-canada-jobs-on-the-chopping-block?bn=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Ebeing let go\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E from Environment Canada. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/technology\/Ottawa+sinks+pollution+checks\/6649695\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003EAlmost every single one\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E of the 70 scientists who monitor pollution in our oceans is being eliminated, leaving only  \"five junior biologists scattered across the country\". Harper has also \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thetyee.ca\/Opinion\/2012\/05\/23\/Harper-Kills-ELA\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eshut down\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E research at the Experimental Lakes Area, \"the best known freshwater research facility in the world\".\u0026nbsp; They've been studying the effects of pollution there since the 1960s, fueling hundreds of publications and providing vital information to scientists around the globe. Since some of that research shows chemicals released by major industrial projects (like the Alberta tar sands) can be harmful, it seems the project made Harper's hit list. \"To have it shut down is just appalling,\" one Harvard science professor told the Winnipeg \u003Ci\u003EFree Press\u003C\/i\u003E. \"It's just embarrassing.\" A professor from Stockholm University was even more upset. \"This is the kind of\u0026nbsp;act one expects from the Taliban in Afghanistan,\" he wrote in a letter to politicians in Canada, \"not  from the government of a civilized and educated nation.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHarper is also \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/14\/tories-cutting-vital-climate-science-critics-say\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eshutting down\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Canadian research into the thinning of the ozone layer. He's closing a network of 17 research stations across the country. They've been operating for 45 years, providing a third of all of the ozone readings in the entire world. One American  scientist \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/story\/2012\/02\/13\/pol-scientists-warning-ozone-monitoring-custs.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Ecalled\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E the decision \"unthinkable\". There's also word they may close the World Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation Data Centre, which hosts decades' worth of international research. And shut down storage of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www2.canada.com\/calgaryherald\/news\/story.html?id=eda982b2-eee7-44bc-8cdf-83433d3710c5\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Evitally important\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, one-of-a-kind ice core samples. And they've already cancelled federal support for the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences. That's the main organization that funds climate-related science at Canadian universities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMeanwhile, the science shows the thinning of the ozone layer is getting \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/earth\/earthnews\/8429203\/Ozone-depletion-over-Arctic-at-record-level-UN.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eworse and worse\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThen there's the National Roundtable on the Environment  and the Economy. It was started by another Conservative Prime Minister — Brian Mulroney — back in the '80s. The idea of the Roundtable is to bring together experts from a variety of fields in order to find common ground and come up with ideas that are good for both the environment and the economy. It's \"dominated\" by people Harper has appointed himself. Some \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/nrtee-trnee.ca\/meet-our-members\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Emembers\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E represent major corporations, like mining companies and energy producers. Others are environmentalists, labour leaders, or even former ministers. The current head is the former Chief of Staff for Jim Flaherty, Harper's own Finance Minister. But when those industry leaders and environmentalists made the mistake of discussing the possible benefits of a carbon tax, the Conservatives \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/pushing-carbon-tax-cost-research-agency-its-funding-tories-confirm\/article2432458\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Ehad the Roundtable permanently shut down\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. John Baird, our Foreign Affairs Minister, explained the  decision in parliament. \"It should agree with the government,\" he  claimed. \"No discussion of a carbon tax that would kill and hurt  Canadian families.\" (He didn't explain how exactly a carbon tax kills  people. Or why an organization specifically created to give independent  expert advice should repeat whatever the government says.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShutting down the Roundtable is just one part of Harper's giant new budget bill. C-38 is more than 400 pages long and 170 of them are dedicated to gutting Canada's current system for environmental protection, ensuring that dissent on environmental issues will be even further silenced in the future. Environmental assessments will no longer be required by the federal government. Instead  of expert review panels making decisions on major industrial projects with input from scientists, business leaders and the public,  ministers will have the power to approve those projects all by themselves. Fewer people will be  allowed to speak to the panels that do survive — and for less  time. Oversight bodies are being shut down. Review periods are being  slashed. Canada's only survey into water consumption is being  cancelled after 30 years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd while environmental legislation like this wouldn't usually be included in a budget, doing it this way allows the Conservatives to stifle criticism even further. Bills are studied by relevant committees made up of MPs from both sides of the floor — environmental bills are examined by the Environmental Committee, but budget bills are only examined by the Finance Committee. When Opposition MPs complained that all of these environmental measures weren't going to be properly examined, the Conservatives did allow the environmental impact of the budget to be studied by a specific sub-committee of the Finance Committee. But then, on the first day the sub-committee met, three Conservative Ministers made a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/ottawa-notebook\/tory-ministers-crash-budget-hearing-leaving-little-time-for-questions\/article2435881\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Esurprise appearance\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. They took up most of the time giving speeches, leaving the opposition only 20 minutes to ask questions about all 170 pages. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the same time, the Conservatives have been going out of their way to demonize environmental groups. Harper's government has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverobserver.com\/sustainability\/2012\/02\/10\/are-canadian-environmentalists-terrorist-threat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eofficially listed\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E environmentalists alongside Islamic extremists and white supremacists as a \"terrorist threat\". They've \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/story\/2012\/01\/09\/pol-joe-oliver-radical-groups.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Edenounced\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E organizations who oppose the proposal for a massive new oil pipeline as \"radical groups\" who \"threaten to hijack our regulatory system to achieve their radical ideological agenda\". And they've dismissed them as being funded by \"foreign special interest groups.\" (That criticism is particularly absurd: these same Conservatives \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/business\/energy%20resources\/Inside+Harper+Tories+shift+environment\/6730560\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eused to \u003Ci\u003Eencourage\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E environmental groups to seek foreign financial support and those groups still receive far less of it than the companies supporting the tar sands do.) Our Environment Minister, Peter Kent, went even further: he \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/story\/2012\/05\/01\/pol-peter-kent-environmental-charities-laundering.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Epublicly claimed\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E that environmental groups are being used \"to launder offshore foreign funds\" (but has conveniently declined to provide any evidence of it). Now, the Conservatives are following up on that rhetoric in their budget bill: millions of dollars will be spent auditing charities — including environmental charities — to make sure they're not spending more money than they are allowed to spend supporting or criticizing government policies. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMeanwhile, Canada's National Science Advisor has retired and Harper just hasn't bothered to replace him. So we don't have a National Science Advisor anymore. And our Minister for Science \u0026amp; Technology isn't exactly an expert. He claims that  the question of whether or not he believes in evolution is \"irrelevant\" –  and at best seems to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/story\/2009\/03\/18\/tech-090318-gary-goodyear-evolution-scientists.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Elack even the most basic understanding\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E of what evolution is. (\"We are evolving every year, every decade,\" he nonsensically explained to reporters, \"whether it's to... walking on cement versus anything else, whether it's  running shoes or high heels, of course we are evolving to our  environment\".)\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-84JK_wGQaKk\/T4X-W3F9NEI\/AAAAAAAABmY\/3DEAB_2avBU\/s1600\/nature_cover.gif\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-84JK_wGQaKk\/T4X-W3F9NEI\/AAAAAAAABmY\/3DEAB_2avBU\/s320\/nature_cover.gif\" width=\"242\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENature \u003C\/i\u003Edoesn't exactly love our PM\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EScientists all over the world have responded to this crackdown on science with outrage and disgust. \u003Ci\u003ENature\u003C\/i\u003E,  another of the world's most respected scientific journals, has  published more than one scathing editorial about Harper's new protocol. They've called it \"unacceptable political interference... [responsible for] muzzling scientists... openness is being held ransom to media  messages that serve the government's political agenda.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAs the journal points out, \"Access to scientific evidence that informs policy is not a luxury. It  is an essential part of our right to know.\" The last few centuries of world history have taught us that. An attack on the free-flow of scientific information is an attack on the  fundamental principles of democracy. Voters  need to be informed in order to make a responsible decision on election  day and science\u0026nbsp;plays a vital role. In order for voters to be able to cast an informed ballot based on  an issue like, say, climate change, they need the best possible  scientific information about climate change. That's a large part of the  reason we \u003Ci\u003Ehave\u003C\/i\u003E public sector scientists in the first place: our taxes  pay for their work and in return they, unlike scientists working for private  corporations and institutions, are expected to owe their full loyalty to the  Canadian people, to the evidence, and to the free-flow of scientific information.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EEven  Harper himself used to claim he believed in these principles.  \"Iron-fisted bully tactics have no place in a free and democratic    society,” he \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/m.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/lawrence-martin\/a-blood-feud-beyond-ballots\/article2359436\/?service=mobile\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eonce wrote\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.  “Information   is power. The less control the government has over the  flow of   information, the less control it can exert over its  citizens... We   cannot allow the government to dictate what information  we can and   cannot publish.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat was, of course, before he got elected. And even back then some people didn't believe him. Left-leaning academics and journalists have long \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/commentary\/stephen-harper---the-last-straussian\/article621870\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eaccused\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Harper of having ideological ties to a political philosopher by the\u0026nbsp; name of Leo Strauss. Strauss, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/archive\/2003\/05\/12\/030512fa_fact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Ethey claim\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, promoted the idea of the \"noble lie\" — the suggestion that leaders should intentionally mislead the public if they think it's for the greater good. Strauss and his students famously taught some of the Bush administration officials who orchestrated the PR campaign leading up to the invasion of Iraq. Some say he has also influenced a group of professors (known as \"The Calgary School\") who taught Harper when he studied political science at the University of Calgary. Conservatives \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/story.html?id=86eceb52-a380-41ca-bed8-70af28a87668\u0026amp;p=1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Edeny\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E the link. They've argued that Strauss is misunderstood, and that he has no ties to the Calgary School. But in the end, the question of whether or not Harper's ideas come from Strauss is far less important than the question of what he has actually done in his time as Prime Minister.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe answer to that question is clear. As Prime Minister, Harper has become famous for  tightly controlling his government's message and limiting the  information available to the Canadian public. Science that doesn't echo his own beliefs is being shut down and the researchers behind that science are being fired en mass. A blunt message has been delivered to any scientist who does survive the cuts: they are now expected to owe their ultimate loyalty to the Prime Minister's Office, not to the evidence or to the Canadian public — anyone who openly disagrees with the Conservatives is putting their livelihood at risk.  Knowledge that is supposed to be for the benefit of the Canadian people  is now considered to be an  extension of the official message, of public  relations, of  Harper's  perpetual re-election campaign.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is not the kind of thing we're used to seeing in this country. Canada has traditionally had one of the world's most robust democratic systems. But ever since his election, Harper has been steadily eroding the foundations of that system. His attacks on science have only been one front in his war on the free-flow of information — on the discussion, debate and dissent that fuels our democracy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the next post in this series, we'll take a look at one of the other key battlegrounds in Harper's War On Information: the civil service.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E-----\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPosted by Adam Bunch, the Editor-in-Chief of the Little Red Umbrella and the creator of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/torontodreamsproject.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003EToronto Dreams Project\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. You can read his  posts \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/search\/label\/adam%20bunch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Ehere\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, follow him on Twitter \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/adamtbunch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Ehere\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, or email him at \u003Ca href=\"mailto:adam@littleredumbrella.com\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003Eadam@littleredumbrella.com\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis post was originally conceived as a follow-up to a previous post: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2012\/02\/rob-fords-war-on-facts-by-adam-bunch.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cu\u003ERob Ford's War On Facts\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_twitter\" displaytext=\"Tweet\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_facebook\" displaytext=\"Share\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_email\" displaytext=\"Email\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/feeds\/5126543490558736846\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2012\/06\/stephen-harpers-war-on-science.html#comment-form","title":"32 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/5126543490558736846"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/5126543490558736846"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2012\/06\/stephen-harpers-war-on-science.html","title":"\u003Cb\u003EStephen Harper's War On Science\u003C\/b\u003E"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam Bunch"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14112071438967577096"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4NwYbmUd2eA\/UP8-w9wxGHI\/AAAAAAAAFvQ\/qvH9eLVmLh8\/s220\/CarmNXNEProfile.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-VLM7I9RrQQM\/T4X7mtdOGGI\/AAAAAAAABmQ\/7m4Gj9S83fQ\/s72-c\/StephenHarperWaronInformation.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"32"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016075013121516936.post-1706758223340600439"},"published":{"$t":"2012-01-30T22:35:00.058-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-02-24T12:53:12.103-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"history and science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Science Behind One Of The Craziest Optical Illusions We've Ever Seen"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-78wB5D94SdE\/TydmlTWtJPI\/AAAAAAAAA-8\/63JBcGjee_g\/s1600\/colourillusionSQR.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-78wB5D94SdE\/TydmlTWtJPI\/AAAAAAAAA-8\/63JBcGjee_g\/s200\/colourillusionSQR.jpg\" width=\"100\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThis totally freaking crazy optical illusion has been making the rounds online over the last little while (even George Takei posted it last week). It's very simple: stare at the red dot in the full photo below for 30 seconds and then quickly shift your gaze away to any plain, flat surface. (It helps a bit if you then blink a lot.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0m5KEEvppBY\/Tydm8XZ3sdI\/AAAAAAAAA_E\/-yA_gyJVbh4\/s1600\/colourillusion.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0m5KEEvppBY\/Tydm8XZ3sdI\/AAAAAAAAA_E\/-yA_gyJVbh4\/s400\/colourillusion.jpg\" width=\"280\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ECraaaaazy, right? \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ENow, it just so happens that a little red friend of ours, Matthew Ivanowich, is working on his PhD at the University of Western Ontario about the way our brain perceives colour. So we figured we'd ask him to explain how this illusion works. Here's what he told us:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFirst off, you need a little background on the way your visual system works. You've got these neurons called \"opponent cells\". There are three different kinds you need to know about. One produces the difference in sensation between red and green. Another between yellow and blue. The third between black and white. Together, they're responsible for all the colours you see.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESo how do these opponent cell neurons express the different colours? By changing the rate at which they fire. Each one has a base rate — if the neurons fire more or less often than that, you see the corresponding colour. So, for instance, if you look at a red firetruck, the red-green neuron begins to fire at a different rate, and you see red. If you look at a green plant, it fires at a different rate, and you see green. (Whether red or green corresponds to a faster or slower rate depends on the particular neuron and its location in your visual system.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat brings us back to the optical illusion. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen you look at a negative image like this one, your opponent cell neurons adjust their firing rate just like they usually do. In this case, since the image of the woman is composed of shades of blue, the yellow-blue neurons fire at a faster or slower rate, and you see blue. But it takes energy to change the firing rate — and these neurons are lazy little bastards. When you stare at an image for a while, they run out of energy and go back to their base rate. So now, essentially, they've re-calibrated; the blue woman has become the new normal. When you suddenly look away, the neurons react to the sudden lack of blueness. They change their firing rate again and you see the woman in yellow. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is the same reason that when you stare at something red for a while and then look away, you see green. And vice versa.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis isn't even the craziest optical illusion we've seen based on this principle. Here's another one. Stare at the castle during the countdown and you'll see the black and white image in colour. (If you then move your eyes, the effect will disappear, but if you look back at the spot again, it reappears.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T3AZqOngLX0\" width=\"520\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere's another one in video form (with ridiculous music), which you can make fullscreen:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kYpd_LQx8uY\" width=\"520\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_twitter\" displaytext=\"Tweet\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_facebook\" displaytext=\"Share\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_email\" displaytext=\"Email\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/feeds\/1706758223340600439\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2012\/01\/science-behind-one-of-craziest-optical.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/1706758223340600439"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/1706758223340600439"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2012\/01\/science-behind-one-of-craziest-optical.html","title":"\u003Cb\u003EThe Science Behind One Of The Craziest Optical Illusions We've Ever Seen\u003C\/b\u003E"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam Bunch"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14112071438967577096"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4NwYbmUd2eA\/UP8-w9wxGHI\/AAAAAAAAFvQ\/qvH9eLVmLh8\/s220\/CarmNXNEProfile.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-78wB5D94SdE\/TydmlTWtJPI\/AAAAAAAAA-8\/63JBcGjee_g\/s72-c\/colourillusionSQR.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016075013121516936.post-6378545289972074217"},"published":{"$t":"2012-01-09T11:20:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-01-09T11:20:20.462-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"history and science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"quantum physics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"richard feynman"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"video"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Neat Documentary About A Neat Quantum Physicist"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-byqIDlY1Nfs\/Tvtpe64Kb4I\/AAAAAAAAA4s\/4Kmyw7W_ArY\/s1600\/Feynman.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-byqIDlY1Nfs\/Tvtpe64Kb4I\/AAAAAAAAA4s\/4Kmyw7W_ArY\/s200\/Feynman.gif\" width=\"145\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ERichard Feynman was a pretty big deal. The American physicist had an enormous impact on science in the 20th century. He won a Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics, which we can't say we completely understand, but was a super-big deal. He helped build the atomic bomb, too, as part of the Manhattan Project – and lived to regret it. He even played an important role in the inquiry into the Challenger space shuttle disaster. And he was charming and jovial and easy to understand. In 1993, just a few years after he died, the BBC produced a documentary about the man and his work, including interviews with Feynman himself. It's an hour and a half long and you can watch it right here:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"382\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fzg1CU8t9nw\" width=\"520\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWe found this, along with a lot of the coolest shit we've been coming across lately, thanks to \u003C\/i\u003EBrain Pickings\u003Ci\u003E, an awesome blog with a Twitter account you should be following right \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/brainpicker\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_twitter\" displaytext=\"Tweet\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_facebook\" displaytext=\"Share\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_email\" displaytext=\"Email\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/feeds\/6378545289972074217\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2012\/01\/neat-documentary-about-neat-quantum.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/6378545289972074217"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/6378545289972074217"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2012\/01\/neat-documentary-about-neat-quantum.html","title":"\u003Cb\u003EA Neat Documentary About A Neat Quantum Physicist\u003C\/b\u003E"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam Bunch"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14112071438967577096"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4NwYbmUd2eA\/UP8-w9wxGHI\/AAAAAAAAFvQ\/qvH9eLVmLh8\/s220\/CarmNXNEProfile.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-byqIDlY1Nfs\/Tvtpe64Kb4I\/AAAAAAAAA4s\/4Kmyw7W_ArY\/s72-c\/Feynman.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016075013121516936.post-9001191441267400535"},"published":{"$t":"2011-08-08T10:37:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-08-08T10:37:23.867-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"adam bunch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"animals"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"history and science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toronto dreams project"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"There Are Some Crazyass Fish Living In Our Lake by Adam Bunch"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-v7Lhlw6s02o\/Tj_yhRSS75I\/AAAAAAAAAa4\/SZoO16t2Y74\/s1600\/lakesturgeon.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-v7Lhlw6s02o\/Tj_yhRSS75I\/AAAAAAAAAa4\/SZoO16t2Y74\/s200\/lakesturgeon.JPG\" width=\"175\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"bodytext\"\u003EThis is a lake sturgeon. Sturgeon have been around for about 100 million years, swimming the lakes of North America while there were still dinosaurs walking around on the land. They can live to be more than 100 years old. Some even make it past 150. And they're huge; \u003Ci\u003EWikipedia \u003C\/i\u003Esays they can grow to be more than nine feet long.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"bodytext\"\u003ESo, to recap: there are prehistoric fish living in our lake that are bigger than you and may have been alive since before the American Civil War. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"bodytext\"\u003EThere used to be tons of them in the Great Lakes, but (surprise!) once the Europeans showed up, overfishing and habitat destruction killed most of them. Now they're protected as a species of \"Special Concern\" (the same as polar bears) and you can't fish them anymore. (Unless, of course, those same Europeans massacred your ancestors and forcibly occupied all of their land, in which case letting you fish what you want to fish is literally the least we can do.) \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"bodytext\"\u003ELake sturgeon spend most of their time in the depths, feeding along the bottom, but sometimes they're seen in the shallows, especially during breeding season. And that means next time I'm down by the lake, I'm not going anywhere near the water.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E-----\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAdam Bunch is the Editor-in-Chief of the Little Red Umbrella and the creator of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/torontodreamsproject.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EToronto Dreams Project\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. You can read his  posts \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/search\/label\/adam%20bunch\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, follow him on Twitter \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/adamtbunch\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, or email him at \u003Ca href=\"mailto:adam@littleredumbrella.com\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eadam@littleredumbrella.com\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis post originally appeared on the \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EToronto Dreams Project Historical Ephemera Blog,\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003Ewhich          tells stories about the history of Toronto. You can read more     highlights   from    it \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/search\/label\/toronto%20dreams%20project\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, or visit it yourself \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/torontodreamsproject.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_twitter\" displaytext=\"Tweet\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_facebook\" displaytext=\"Share\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_email\" displaytext=\"Email\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/feeds\/9001191441267400535\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2011\/08\/there-are-some-crazyass-fish-living-in.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/9001191441267400535"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/9001191441267400535"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2011\/08\/there-are-some-crazyass-fish-living-in.html","title":"\u003Cb\u003EThere Are Some Crazyass Fish Living In Our Lake\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ci\u003Eby Adam Bunch\u003C\/i\u003E"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam Bunch"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14112071438967577096"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4NwYbmUd2eA\/UP8-w9wxGHI\/AAAAAAAAFvQ\/qvH9eLVmLh8\/s220\/CarmNXNEProfile.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-v7Lhlw6s02o\/Tj_yhRSS75I\/AAAAAAAAAa4\/SZoO16t2Y74\/s72-c\/lakesturgeon.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016075013121516936.post-7833984534559832972"},"published":{"$t":"2011-03-02T09:13:00.020-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-03-02T10:29:27.766-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"adam bunch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"history"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"history and science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"horticulture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"science"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"toronto dreams project"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Toronto history"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Oldest Tree In Toronto by Adam Bunch"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/media.thestar.topscms.com\/images\/67\/d5\/620eddd1497abaacab8f9678eb56.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: .1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/media.thestar.topscms.com\/images\/67\/d5\/620eddd1497abaacab8f9678eb56.jpeg\" width=\"250\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EWhen John Graves Simcoe, the  Lieutenant-Governor who founded Toronto, first sailed into our bay in  1793, what he found, of course, was an untamed wilderness. An \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.heritagetoronto.org\/sites\/heritagetoronto\/files\/images\/Castle-Frank,-1796.img_assist_custom.gif\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eancient  forest\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E covered almost all of the area, right up to the shore of the lake  in places, with enormous oaks and pines towering hundreds of feet into  the air, lush canopies of maple and ash, streams and brooks and rivers  filled with salmon and trout, plus deer and bears, wolves and foxes,  bald eagles and flocks of passenger pigeons so thick that they blocked  out the sun.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESimcoe  picked out a spot on the shore for Fort York, laid out ten blocks of a  new town, and ordered his men to begin the arduous task of clearing the  trees and building a city in their place. The clear-cutting would  continue decade after decade as vast stretches of land were carved  out of the wilderness. The scale of it was enough to shock some people  even in those days—nearly 150 years before the birth of  environmentalism. After her arrival in Toronto in 1836, the outdoorsy  wife of the Attorney-General complained, \"A Canadian settler hates a  tree, regards it as his natural enemy, as something to be destroyed,  eradicated, annihilated by all and any means.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut that, of course, was  just the beginning. Despite our \"city within a park\" slogan, Toronto's  total canopy coverage today sits at just 17%. That, depressingly, is  about the same as Los Angeles'—less than half of the 40% boasted by  other unlikely American cities like  Washington, Atlanta and Houston. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=175937\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDavid Miller's plan\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E to boost our total to 30-40% is one of the programs expected to fall under Rob Ford's axe.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EStill,  amazingly, a few of those same ancient trees that stood in the lush  forest of Simcoe's day have survived more than 200 years of Toronto. The  oldest of them all is a giant Bur Oak. It stands in the backyard of a  house in the Annex, more than 35 meters high with a trunk almost 6  meters around. It's somewhere between 350-400 years old, which means it  had already been there for 150 years when Simcoe first arrived, and must  have started growing right around the same time that Étienne Brûlé is  said to have become the very first European to visit these parts  alllllll the way back in 1615.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAnd  that, my friends, is nothing. The oldest tree in Ontario—a White Cedar  on the Niagara Escarpment—germinated in 688 AD. That makes it 1322 years  old—only about 50 years younger than Islam. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E-----\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPhoto: The oldest tree in Toronto and a tiny little person standing a roof beside it (via the Toronto Star, who have a whole article about the tree \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/insight\/article\/722750--toronto-s-oldest-tree\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAdam Bunch is the Editor-in-Chief of the Little Red Umbrella and the creator of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/torontodreamsproject.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EToronto Dreams Project\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.   He's been on the Polaris  Prize jury, lectured at Trampoline Hall and   written for PopMatters,  Crawdaddy!, 24 Hours and a whole bunch of  other  places. You can read his  posts \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/search\/label\/adam%20bunch\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, follow him on Twitter \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/adamtbunch\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, or email him at \u003Ca href=\"mailto:adam@littleredumbrella.com\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eadam@littleredumbrella.com\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis post originally appeared on the \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EToronto Dreams Project Historical Ephemera Blog,\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003Ewhich     tells stories about the history of Toronto, including tales of bank     robbers, duels and 100 year-old fish. You can read more highlights  from    it \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/search\/label\/toronto%20dreams%20project\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, or visit it yourself \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/torontodreamsproject.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"new\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_twitter\" displaytext=\"Tweet\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_facebook\" displaytext=\"Share\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"st_email\" displaytext=\"Email\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/feeds\/7833984534559832972\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2011\/03\/oldest-tree-in-toronto-by-adam-bunch.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/7833984534559832972"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/1016075013121516936\/posts\/default\/7833984534559832972"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.littleredumbrella.com\/2011\/03\/oldest-tree-in-toronto-by-adam-bunch.html","title":"\u003Cb\u003EThe Oldest Tree In Toronto\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ci\u003Eby Adam Bunch\u003C\/i\u003E"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Adam Bunch"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14112071438967577096"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4NwYbmUd2eA\/UP8-w9wxGHI\/AAAAAAAAFvQ\/qvH9eLVmLh8\/s220\/CarmNXNEProfile.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});