Quebec's Justice Minister told a Commons committee yesterday that the province has no intention of paying for the prisons that the Harper government wants to build as a consequence of…
Dan Gardiner, in the Ottawa Citizen, asks the most important question Canadians are facing: "Why have a Parliament at all?" The question has become front and center because, as Gardiner…
Some leadership campaigns like to make a policy announcement every week.For Thomas Mulcair, it appears he had adopted a "complaint-a-week" strategy. The latest:NDP's Mulcair blames 'whisper campaign' for tough slogging…
495px-Mann4.jpg Yesterday in a Virginia courtroom, Michael Mann—who is quickly becoming the Galileo of climate science—triumphed over the conservative American Tradition Institute, an...
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Inside a G20 cell: Video image shows conditions in detention centrehttp://bit.ly/t5wzW9 WikiLeaks' Assange loses extradition appeal http://bit.ly/uqvus4 Brooklyn D...
The NDP motion read as follows:That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) ban the use and export of asbestos; (b) support international efforts to add chrysotile…
There is little wonder uber-wealthy invest in politicians because the yields can be high. Two decades ago, California developer Charles Keating gained infamy by looting Lincoln S&L of $1-billion, an…
Well, I went and did it… I shaved off my beloved goatee. My companion of the past 11 years. My defense against frostbite. My soup-catcher. My… Aw hell, it was…
As Dustin Lance Black wrote for the voice of Harvey Milk in Gus Van Sant's 2008 film Milk, "People vote two to one for us if they know just one…
During the Martin/Harper minority years, people spoke of the "dysfunctional Parliament", to such an extent the Conservatives successfully framed anything less than a majority as the antithesis of "good government".…
Canada's unregistered gun lobby says that repealing the long gun registry will "lighten the legislative burden sports shooters and hunters face every day".They fail to note that the last terrorist…
Today Tony Clement goes before a Parliamentary committee. It should be a real ordeal for him. It likely won't be however, as the Conservative majority will do what it takes…
If Harper kills the Gun registry then I would fully support a Quebec version of the gun registry. In fact if you calculate it 2 million for all of Canada…
There are rumblings in some circles that the Conservatives are very close to ditching their commitment to buying the F-35 “Stealth” Fighter jet for the armed forces – due to…
This may change everything:Starting next week the iconic national chain will begin offering customers espresso, lattes and brewed-on-the-spot cappuccinos, all made from sophisticated machines that have been quietly been making…
According to the semi-famous writer, fake expert and shiller of Mac products, John Hodgman — not to be confused with John Hodgeman, inventor of alligator pants — there are six…
Shorter University, a small university in Rome, Georgia that you’ve likely never heard of before today, has announced that it will now be requiring each of its employees sign a…
For some reason, TransCon papers carried a story on newly elected Liberal member of the House of Assembly Jim Bennett and his plan to carry on a law practice while…
Both the Attorney General of Quebec and the Premier of Ontario have weighed in and said that they won’t pay for the additional prison costs that will be downloaded onto…
