Just as former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty — probably the only guy who’s close enough to the centre that he could actually beat Barack Obama in next year’s presidential race — withdrew his candidacy, current Texas governor Rick Perry announced he…
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Blast Furnace Canada Blog: All the "easy" oil and gas may be gone, but still …
While most regions of Canada have imposed moratoriums on “fracking,” using jackhammers and / or high pressure water injections to get out natural gas, one province — British Columbia — is going, pardon the expression, full steam ahead and allowing ou…
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: Uphold the sex workers’ decision
This week the Ontario Court of Appeal is hearing arguments in the case involving three sex trade workers who have asked to have three sections of the Criminal Code, as it is applied to them and others similarly situated, to be declared unconstitutional…
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: The housing problem in the Great White North
Strangely I have had little to say about this year’s election in Canada. I can’t understand why since there appears to be an actual race and Jack Layton of the NDP is becoming a viable contender for second place. (The best I, personally, could …
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