Friday afternoon Elections Canada blogging
Elections Canada, Dean Del Mastro and the Supreme Court of Canada have all been very quiet as far as the stories I’ve been tracking in these regular Friday posts are…
August 2012
Private Employers Access Police Database
Here’s the really strange part… the employers didn’t hack the system to gain illegal access. The police give sometimes false positive criminal record checks to B.C. citizens seeking jobs. “The…
Rafe Responds to Gwyn Morgan’s Attack on ‘Environmental Zealots’ Opposing Enbridge
this week, it was right wing zealot Herb Grubel, today it’s some deep thinker, I don’t think, from SNC Lavalin and a director of HSBC, named Gwyn Morgan…Morgan states, “how…
4977…RCMP Hits Milestone
Not a good milestone though. The Canadian Press tells the world that the Queen’s Cowboys have hit the magic number of 200 sexual harrassment complaints against the national coppers. The…
4976…Overheard At Carleton
From the 46th best university in Canada’s newspaper, The Charlatan. Guy 1: Carly Jepsen has a sex tape. Guy 2: I guess somebody decided to call her. C’mon, it is…
Another Corporate Bully
A medical device manufacturer named Vante, while defending its employees rights to hold hold and express their own opinions, has fired its chief financial officer and treasurer for expressing his…
4795…Needing I D To Vote Limits Turnout
A Bill Moyer, PBS I believe, piece I just saw makes it clear that requiring photo I D for voters is undemocratic and unconstitutional. According to the study done by…
Celebrating the Life and Work of Marilyn Buck
Two years ago today, Marilyn Buck died of cancer in New York City; after decades behind bars, she had been released from prison barely a few weeks earlier. As comrade…
Drought, ethanol and the looming food crisis
That the drought in the U.S. will cause a rise in food prices is hardly news. However, scientists at the New England Complex Systems Institute are warning that the potential…
Saskatchewan’s So Called ‘Fiscal Conservative’ Premier Wall Simply Can’t Balance The Province’s Budget
“Since the annual budget, released in March, projected only a razor-thin $14.8 million surplus on a summary financial basis, there can be no doubt that Saskatchewan has a deficit and…
Boussole Électorale
Which is french for Electoral Compass. The French version came almost right after an election on September 4th was certain on RDI. The English version is now Available on the…
Boussole Électorale
Which is french for Electoral Compass. The French version came almost right after an election on September 4th was certain on RDI. The English version is now Available on the…
Boussole Électorale
Which is french for Electoral Compass. The French version came almost right after an election on September 4th was certain on RDI. The English version is now Available on the…
Boussole Électorale
Which is french for Electoral Compass. The French version came almost right after an election on September 4th was certain on RDI. The English version is now Available on the…
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marxism 2012 program notes: the 1965 postal workers strike
One of the best talks I attended at this year’s Marxism Conference was given by my friend Pam Johnson. I know little about Canadian labour history; my knowledge of labour…
4974…Good Hair At The Olympics
I believe that was the name of the Chris Rock doc a few years ago. In that documentary Mr. Rock pointed out that, doing this from memory so you fat…
CIJA On Bill C-31: Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable?
I wrote not too long ago about CIJA’s (The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) meager response to Bill C-31. Now The Centre has issued a meatier statement on the…
Summer of Climate Drought & Climate Science Don’t Budge Senate Climate Deniers
* Virtually all of America’s corn and soy farms are now in drought disaster areas. Food prices globally are already rising as a result. This is what the very beginning…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, August 3, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 3, 2012: Japan prosecutors initiate criminal investigation into Fukushima nuclear disaster BC custody and access assessments…