In the old days when the Canadian dollar was 69 cents to the US buck, I could see why our prices on merchandise would be higher. Stands to reason. But…
There are so many areas of conventional democratic governance being challenged or eliminated by the Harper wrecking crew it is hard to keep up. Those searching for a line in…
There have been several news accounts lately of a new trend in US law enforcement. Police officers arresting juveniles on criminal charges for typical childish schoolyard misbehaviour including swearing, wearing…
Bankers, financiers, capital markets lawyers, investors and economists—people supposedly in the know—routinely make the argument that the United States is more resilient, flexible and adaptable than any other major country…
… for a summer camp, PLEASE ensure that your servers are up to the task! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Bariloche, Patagonia October 2011. Open desert, tufts of prairie grass, flat landscape—it looks like the Alberta badlands. But we are at the fin del mundo, the “end of the world”…
308.com graphic And it’s exactly the same as what happened in May 2011! This is going to be an uneventful by-election. While it is a riding poll – they’re not…
Steve Harper has been warned – the Athabasca Tar Sands pose a “significant environmental and financial risk” to Alberta. That warning came in a secret report prepared for Wayne Routers,…
A longtime friend of Pierre Trudeau who had the Juno Awards named after him after a career spent championing Canadian performers as head of the CRTC and CBC has died.
Today is High Noon for Gary Webster. Christopher Hume writes in the Toronto Star that: Already, Ford has inflicted serious damage on the city, painful, but none of it fatal.…
George Murphy is the NDP member of the provincial legislature best known for pushing the government gas price gouging scheme that forces consumers to pay prices for gasoline that benefits…
In case you missed it last night, MP for Charlottetown, PEI, Sean Casey was interviewed on #FAQMP (be sure to check the Episodes page, his full interview will be posted…
For those both fascinated and repelled by the abuse of power happening in Toronto, and the obsequious who make possible that abuse, I highly recommend today’s column by Royson James,…
After finally reading his own bill, it appears Vic Toews has decided to side with the child pornographers: Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says he is surprised to learn that…
Daniel Leblanc’s report on a possible detente between Thomas Mulcair and Brian Topp certainly makes for some interesting scenario-building. So let’s follow up on what Paul Wells has already written.…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, February 21, 2012: How The Megaupload Shutdown Has Put ‘Cloud Computing’ Business Plans At Risk Beware opening…
Over 106,000 of you have spoken out against online spying1, but Public Safety Minister Vic Toews still isn’t getting the message. Toews recently suggested that anyone opposed to his legislation…
R v Pizzuro, from Justice Beatty January 30, 2012 in Bracebridge holds the prosecutor must adduce evidence a handheld cellphone is capable of sending and receiving before a conviction for…
The son of an oilman shares a powerful story at Enbridge Pipeline hearings, about an experience at an oil refinery on a different continent. He shares insights about tankers, pipelines,…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – The outrage against the Cons’ total online surveillance scheme continues, with Dan Leger, Mia Rabson and Michael Geist adding noteworthy comments to…
