What,SheWorry? AlfredE.PremierVille “I will only preach about that which I cannot do anything about*.” Shorter C.Clark Re: FauxTranslinkExecBonusOutrage Ian Bailey, in The Globe, has the story: B.C. Premier Christy Clark…
From CNLOPB (with some style edits): The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has laid three charges against Suncor Energy Inc., Operator of the exploration drilling program at the…
By Michael Geist The government has placed Bill C-30, the lawful access/online surveillance bill on hold, but there is no reason to believe it is going away. In fact, a…
Not so long ago, my friend Becca was shopping at her local Loblaws store (Real Canadian Superstore, for those of us who live in the West.) Like many people I…
http://saveourrivers.tv/powerplay_player5.html Protect salmon habitat? Protect BC consumers? Protect BC taxpayers? No way. H/T John W.
The Budget estimate that a new round of cuts will eliminate up to 19,200 jobs has been widely cited as fact, but it cannot be taken at face value as…
Scott Walker’s day of judgment is coming. Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board has set June 5th for the special recall election of Walker and five other GOP pols also recalled. Walker…
The Bush/Cheney minions scrambled to retrieve – and destroy – every copy and they got them all – except one. What they were after was a memo, a memo about…
While Harper’s Indian agent is vacationing in Hawaii, students studying off-reserve have had their funding abruptly cut off, leaving them without money for food, rent and expenses. And so the…
Although gay marriage seems to have settled into acceptance in this country, it still meets with virulent opposition elsewhere, including in the United States. Certain of the candidates for the…
The decision this week by the ruling Conservatives to abolish the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development — also known by the shorthand “Rights and Democracy” — isn’t…
With parliament preparing to discuss Canada’s position on abortion I wrote about the topic this past Monday, daring to express the opinion that I am not opposed to extending some…
There’s plenty of room for debate as to whether Peter Julian’s budget filibuster should be seen to have its greatest impact in empowering Canadians who don’t hold a seat in…
BigWheel’sSeasons GoRoundAndRoundVille “Don’t Look Back, Something Might Be Gaining On You…” …Satchel Page. +38, 307 .
I’ll close off my discussion of the NDP’s leadership campaign with another lessons learned post – this one from the standpoint of the party in administering the campaign. For the…
HMCS Victoria Back in the 60’s the Royal Canadian Navy fielded a small number of reasonably capable submarines, the Oberon-class boats we bought from the UK. We had five of…
That’s a screen capture of the CBC online story about something srbp told you about last December. It speaks for itself. – srbp –
This morning, as my son was heading off to work, I gave him one of my much-loved gentle reminders. I’ve found that my sons respond best to hearing the same…
The doctrine of cause of action estoppel is based on the premise that, where the legal rights or liabilities of the parties have been determined in a prior action, they…
