This is a story about illegal activities, deceit and lying involving an overzealous group of Canadians who seemed prepared to do just about anything to accomplish their mission – win…
(Written Monday and delayed in posting due to Occupy Regina ticketing story. I found it ironic that hundreds woukd show up at a church to contribute to homeless and poor…
Alberta’s premier, Alison Redford, complains that public policy is shaping Canada’s energy future. Well Alison, so what? What’s so damned toxic special about Alberta bitumen that it should be exempt…
Dear Minister Kenney, I am writing to express both my shock and my disappointment over Canada’s failure to honour its word to Sayed Shah Sharifi, the brave Afghan interpreter who…
Poor hank and condescending. They don’t look happy, do they? Maybe ‘cuz of this bit of news from SocialistWorker.org today? OCCUPY CHICAGO won a victory on November 14 when the…
The Liberals have come out against an expanded House of Commons, arguing we have enough MPs as it is. I personally feel the problem is one of quality rather than…
Once looked upon as an honest-broker middle power which enjoyed the respect of almost the entire world, Canada in recent years has seen a steady deterioration in its reputation for…
RonWydenLNGhearing-300×188.jpg Considering the rate at which natural gas resources are being developed, and the sudden push from industry to export the product, it might come as a surprise that the…
This post is going to be split in to two subjects; though one will be longer than the other. First, let’s talk about election financing. Stop groaning and moaning, it’s…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN8aaVsq608 Worth a watch!
Assorted content for your afternoon reading. – Paul Dechene is duly scathing in comparing the City of Regina’s tax giveaways to big business (which are of course added on top…
It seems that there are daily more reasons to dispair. We are so fragile and even the luckiest among us are compelled, at one time or another, to watch someone…
Stephen Harper’s Conservatives like to present themselves as tough on crime, committed to accountable government and respectful of the rule of law. Given their record, we have to ask ourselves,…
The Stephen Harper government is spending a ton of money spying on Canadians. Even after they were told not to spy on the medical records of VETS they have continued…
Two leadership races of enormous consequence are taking place in Canada right now: the overt race to select a new leader to replace Jack Layton, and the covert race to…
Having linked to Allen Thompson’s column on the Cons’ immigration crackdown this morning, let’s note one of the significant changes the Cons are making for medium-term Canadian residents (emphasis added):…
From the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board: Call for Bids NL11-01 (Western Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Region) The following bids, based upon the work commitments bid, have been accepted:…
Ask Canadians which political party is least grassroots in orientation, more a backroom affair, more an organization of elites and insiders, most corrupt, least “street” in outreach, and I guarantee…
Did Goldman Sachs play a key role in Europe’s fiscal meltdown and are Goldman Sachs alumni now moving into top positions in the most unstable Euro nations? Apparently so. This…
