Wednesday, May 29, 2013 This is a guest post from Carol Linnitt, and was originally published on DeSmog Blog. To see the original post, click here. Sure they’re bad for the environment, for human health, and for wildlife, but we rarely stop to wonder if the Alberta tar sands are
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Those On the Run Rarely Help Their Pursuers
When you’re being hunted down, chances are you’re not going to help your pursuers. Canada’s chief electoral officer complains that Conservative Party workers have “failed to co-operate” with an investigation into the fraudulent robocalls scandal. That has led Marc Mayrand to appear before a House of Commons committee to yet
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Judge must allow parties an opportunity to make submissions
R. v. C.T., 2013 ONCA 350 holds: [17] First, the trial judge erred by making the order without indicating he was considering making it and giving the Crown an opportunity to address the issue. There was no application by the defence to exclude the testimony. In fact, after the child had been excused as
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: The CFIB’s Municipal Manipulations
After analyzing “research reports” issued by the Fraser Institute or the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), I usually end up shaking my head in disbelief. Do they really need to so grossly distort and manipulate the statistics to make their arguments? The answer is invariably “yes”. That’s because the
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Robocalls: Elections Canada on “Preventing Deceptive Communications”
Elections Canada’s “Preventing Deceptive Communications with Electors” report, a response to the robocalls election fraud of 2011, recommends legislation that provides basic privacy protections to voters while stopping political parties from engaging in deceptive communications. The post Robocalls: Elections Canada on “Preventing Deceptive Communications” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Mark Gongloff reaches the unsurprising conclusion that a tax system warped to favour the interests of the wealthy leads to greater inequality (but not the promised growth): Slashing top tax rates has had none of the positive effects on economic growth that the
Continue readingLeDaro: Bob Dole on Republican Party
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Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6069…Happy Holidays
According to Ottawa’s 580 CFRA today is National Fish ‘n’ Chips Day. Excuse me but shouldn’t this fall on a Friday? WFDS
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper government bullying provinces to accept EU trade deal,says Council of Canadians
Federal funding for a hydro project in Newfoundland and Labrador is tied to the condition that the province removes minimum processing rules in the fisheries. The Council of Canadians accuses the Harper government of bullying provinces to accept EU trade deal. The post Harper government bullying provinces to accept EU
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: Isn’t it time Parliament was like this EVERY day?
How refreshing it was to see a real Question Period in the House of Commons yesterday. No histrionics. No shouting. No talking points that totally ducked the issue asked about. No “impromptu” and grandstanding standing ovations. Instead, Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau asked short, straight and specific questions about Senator
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Sun News: fair’s fair
As the House Communist© at Sun News, I draw to your attention this and this. Fair’s fair. If CBC gets yet more “mandatory carriage,” so should the SNN. I support both. The CRTC should, too.
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6068…O.J. Simpson: Step Away From The Buffet
You may have seen this on TMZ or read about it in your Sunday paper but just in case I am here for you. O.J. Simpson, Tim Hudak’s fave player when he was a kid growing up in suburban Buffalo, is presently in jail in Nevada for being stupid. He
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: The man everyone wants to hear from
David Price, Rob Ford confidante, is having a very bad week. You may not know who he is – neither did I until he started calling me – but he’s known Rob Ford since the 80s when he helped coached Ford’s high school football team. Recently, and seemingly with little
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: May 29: Blog post no. 1,000…
…And I had no idea what I was getting into. The TandT is its normal self, with a big first page photo of a cat up for adoption, and a big story how it’s still possible to rent movies. Oh, and shale gas representatives cancelled a meeting with a town council
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: PM Steve Harper: Boy He Sure Can Pick Them, Eh!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Well we have at least four Harper appointed Senators caught up in fudging or just outright lying and cheating over expenses, residences and such. Top that up with 3 Billion and change that has vanished from security and terrorism accounts. Next up, Steve’s Chief of Staff cutting
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: You Can Now Sue A Pseud
Former Canuck’s GM Brian Burke has been cleared to serve the people who allegedly defamed him over the Internet, over the Internet. The defamation was spread through a number of on-line message board, so here’s what Burke’s lawyers will do (the full court docs are here): The document goes onto to
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