The Beginning Of The End Of The Harper Majority?
The new job numbers are out… …and they are crap, and all signs say they’ll likely remain crap well into next year, and perhaps linger persistently crappy for several years…
August 2012
“This was an attack on the rule of the law.”
So said Crown attorney Elizabeth Jackson, who is seeking a sentence of 18 months in jail and three years’ probation at the sentencing hearing of George Horton, 24, whose crime…
Harper’s Assault On Knowledge
Valerie Knowles writes this morning that, to date, the press has paid little attention to what federal budget cuts have done to government libraries: To date, the Immigration and Refugee…
Nose Hill Gentlemen
My favorite: You can see more of the twitterverse’s reaction to this paranoid gun-loving cop right here. Recommend this Post
now at summerworks in toronto: the hearing of jeremy hinzman
If you’re in Toronto, you have a unique opportunity to hear the voices of war resisters as you have never heard them before. The Foundry Theatre Company has taken the…
deadline to comment on northern gateway pipeline is august 31: add your voice to the opposition
Please watch this beautiful video from Pacific Wild, featuring former NHL goalie (and Hall-of-Famer) Mike Richter, and more importantly, featuring the Spirit Bear Coast. In less than four minutes, you…
I Have Not Lingered In European Monasteries
by Leonard Cohen I Have Not Lingered In European Monasteries and discovered among the tall grasses tombs of knights who fell as beautifully as their ballads tell; I have not…
That would be so cool… #nlpoli
All that stuff about peak oil, oil shortages and ever increasing oil prices? You know, the sort of stuff that some people claim justifies Muskrat Falls. Yeah, well maybe they…
Jason Kenney’s immigration department at work
Heartless, baby, just heartless: “Toronto grandmother, 70, deported to Sri Lanka.” This is a 70 year old grandmother who has trouble walking on her own, with no family left back…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, August 10, 2012
Here are the our leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 10, 2012: Justice Dept. says it won’t prosecute Goldman Sachs or its employees in financial…
Bench Mark #nlpoli
The names of two lawyers who might appear in an upcoming news release: James Walsh Lori Marshall -srbp-
1 Year Limit On ABA Treatment for Autism Forces Mother to Leave Nova Scotia for Alberta
A Nova Scotia mother with an autistic son is planning to “go out to Alberta” where ABA autism treatment services are not, as in Nova Scotia, limited to one year.…
Great Furry Leader and the Nasty Pipeline
Good golly Miss Molly. Who needs Pussy Riot when we got Stephen Harper? And could this possibly be true? Could he really be a changed man, as his new/old image…
American Secular Stainless Steel Ring
Some of my most popular blog posts remains my rejection of the iron ring posts based on the religious references that I wasn’t allowed to strike. Every few weeks I…
Tales from the political root cellar: Alberta’s liberal War on Spuds and the Harper election strategy
David Swann in Alberta’s political root cellar, contemplating all those potatoes. Actual Alberta politicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: The real David Swann, Alberta’s likely reaction to his…
According to Walt Wawra the world is a place in need of infinitely more guns
If you were still wondering about the differences between Canada and the US, in terms of gun culture and other stuff, this might explain a few things… According to his…
The Ridings They Are a Changin’
So, as everyone should be aware, there is a movement underway to redraw some of the constituency maps here in Saskatchewan. And although the boundary changes are only in their…
The Bell/Astral deal puts Canadians’ choice at risk: It’s time to reverse the tide
Today was a good day. An unbelievably frantic one, but a good day nonetheless. I’ve been pouring blood, sweat and tears into a submission to the CRTC’s hearings on Bell’s…
Audio: Damien Gillis on Enbridge ‘Jobs" Myth, Harper Working with Oil Lobby, Pipeline Politics
Listen to this half-hour interview of Damien Gillis on Opposition Radio, an Ontario-based online radio program. Hosts Mike and Tony discuss with Damien the recent revelation that the Harper Goverment…