Harper gets a rebuke of his own
Regarding Stephen Harper’s rebuke of the European Financial situation the EU Commission President has an interesting reply. ” By the way,this crisis was not originated in Europe…seeing as you mention…
Regarding Stephen Harper’s rebuke of the European Financial situation the EU Commission President has an interesting reply. ” By the way,this crisis was not originated in Europe…seeing as you mention…
The Harper government currently lists 18 different sets of free trade negotiations “in play.” (See my recent post on this.) Today the government announced (from the G-20 meetings in Mexico)…
There is some disagreement about whether or not it’s a good idea to go to graduate school for public relations directly out of undergraduate school. An informal survey by the…
Not long ago, my provincial government decided to do away with a program that created hundreds, if not thousands of jobs in the province, and which brought with it millions…
Ontario fares poorly compared to other jurisdictions when it comes to inspecting its 641 nursing homes. Last week we pointed out the impossibility of about 70 nursing home inspectors being…
Screen shot 2012-06-19 at 4.37.47 PM.png There are precious few voices in the U.S. capital these days that are speaking the truth about climate change. Which is what makes Senator…
I have spent two hours going through this wretched newspaper.It’s like watching an infant drooling as he (boys drool longer) goes through the slow process of mastering the skills of…
Rio+20.png DeSmogBlog has obtained the final negotiating text that will emerge from the Rio+20 Earth Summit and it is an utter disappointment to anyone who hoped that world leaders would…
This Friday and Saturday in Montreal (reposted from The Red Flag): For the past year, the Partisan has consistently defended the interests of the working class. Across the board, both…
openmedia_logo.jpg Pro-Internet group OpenMedia.ca warns that entry into TPP could force an “Internet lockdown” in Canada June 19, 2012 – Canada has become the latest country to join the Trans-Pacific…
… and give to a mighty worthy cause at the same time? You might remember some posts a while back about a wonderful young man – my wife’s cousin –…
Yesterday, I was listening to the radio on my drive home from Montreal. I had driven from our cottage in the Quebec Laurentians in the early morning to join my…
The G20 leaders continue to excel at making a credible case for austerity. Hunkered down in a Mexican luxury resort the reality of the world most people live in is…
Spencer v. Riesberry, 2012 ONCA 418 is a lengthy decision dealing with trusts and family law. In the decision the Court made a useful comment about the beneficiary's lack of property interest in…
getup_ad_mining_media.jpg WHEN you think the news stories just aren't going your way – when parts of the media just refuse to tow your particular ideological line – what are your…
Farming on the outskirts of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.One of the most densely populated agricultural areas on the planet The challenge of feeding the estimated 10 billion people by…
They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones eh? So it seems to me Jason Kenney really should know better than to call the Deputy Premier of Alberta an…
… stay classy. Interesting though how this exposes the deep rift between the wacko right in the CPC and their more moderate and sane cousins in Alberta. (18) Trashy, Ottawa,…
Big Media’s lobbyists are still pushing hard for the lockdown of the Internet, and they are using flawed research to justify it. Their leading lobby group, the Canadian Intellectual Property…
“When your first piece of information is wrong,” said Premier Kathy Dunderdale in the House of Assembly on Monday, “you can pretty much assume…that the rest of it is wrong…