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, the Texas Governor: "America really must be a land of opportunity if this man has managed to become governor"

De-RegulateEverything HarperlandVille We talked the actions of the Stephen Harper’s government that will almost certainly result in future listeriosis outbreaks in Canada yesterday….. Here is more from Johanna Smith’s recent piece in The TStar: …The latest spending plan from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency proposes heavy spending cuts next year,

There was really only one story worth reading today.  The Common Front for Social Justice has told the finance minister he should not reduce the debt by cutting off services to the poor. He should do it by raising taxes paid (or, rather, not paid) by the upper middle class

The premiers’ meeting this week in Victoria had a new look. Normally an assemblage of men in suits, this one had a definite feminine presence with four of the 13 premiers being women. These include host Christy Clark of B.C., Alison Redford of Alberta, Kathy Dunderdale of Newfoundland and Labrador,

Jones v. Tsige, 2012 ONCA 32 is an important decision holding that you can sue for an intrusion on seclusion. The Court holds: [65]         In my view, it is appropriate for this court to confirm the existence of a right of action for intrusion upon seclusion. Recognition of such a cause of action

The National Energy Board’s Northern Gateway hearings just began and are expected to carry on through the summer and beyond. Ben West of BC’s Wilderness Committee takes us through the process and tells us what to expect. Is the lockout of CAW workers at the Electro-Motive plant in London, Ontario,

[View the story “@dmrider sums it up in three tweets | #TOpoli #TObudget” on Storify] Yeah, I think that pretty well sums it up. Oh, and …  @metromorning Spin, Denzil! Spin! #TOpoli — Sol Chrom (@sol_chrom) January 18, 2012 Related posts: City Council Scorecard: The night Rob Ford lost big

There are no library book discussions in January–it is January, after all, and there is no telling what weather will befall us in this climate–so in addition to reading Christmas gift books, I’m getting a jump on the books for February. Last night I finished Umberto Eco’s latest novel. Called

As many of you have heard, including from the school administration a few of us from Mount Allison went to the 74th Annual Conference of the Canadian University Press. There were many great presentations from journalists and other experts, helpful round-table discussions from those at other papers from around the

Daniel Veniez argues that, under Stephen Harper, Ottawa has become a “passive investor” in the provinces. Harper’s view of the Canadian Constitution is that of a Biblical fundamentalist — the words in the BNA  Act are immutable. The problem is that recent governments have paid too little attention to chapter