Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Jeffrey Simpson marks Peter Lougheed’s passing by discussing what he brought to Alberta’s political scene that’s been sorely lacking ever since: Mr. Lougheed,…
September 2012
Edgar Peter Lougheed 1928-2012
Peter Lougheed helped Alberta come of age in the 70s I’ll leave the extended eulogies for those who knew the man and lived through his heyday as Alberta Premier. What…
Right-wing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford should step down: POLL
Fifty-five per cent Torontonians want their right-wing Mayor Rob Ford to leave office if he is found guilty in the ongoing conflict of interest case, according to the results of…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, September 14, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, September 14, 2012: Why lawyers will love the iPhone 5 Recommendations for New Manitoba Legislation to Remove…
Peter Lougheed
Peter Lougheed had a political pedigree. His grandfather was a senator and a partner in R.B. Bennett’s law firm. But, during the Depression, the family lost its fortune and —…
Rick Salutin On Teacher Unions
We seem to be in the constant throes of anti-union sentiment during a time they are most needed. The right wing, including Ontario Conservative leader young Tim Hudak, seems to…
The Islamophobic web
“Canadian Hindu Advocacy” is a group that says it plans to screen the Innocence of Muslims propaganda film that has stirred up chaos and death in the Middle East. Who…
Occupy Collingwood Part Deux…
… or the Long March to Truthiness… On Monday, the folks who want town council to revisit the decision on rec facilities will march from Central Park to town hall.…
Parliamentary privilege should not be overused
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee recently began legal proceedings against the Auditor-General because he was refusing to deny an access to information request. Access to information is a…
Parliamentary privilege should not be overused
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee recently began legal proceedings against the Auditor-General because he was refusing to deny an access to information request. Access to information is a…
Parliamentary privilege should not be overused
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee recently began legal proceedings against the Auditor-General because he was refusing to deny an access to information request. Access to information is a…
B.C. Leaders Plan Mass Rally Against Enbridge Gateway Pipeline October 22
Next month, Canadians will launch one of the largest acts of civil disobedience in the country’s history. Over 80 influential leaders from across the country, representing a wide cross-section of…
Parliamentary privilege should not be overused
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee recently began legal proceedings against the Auditor-General because he was refusing to deny an access to information request. Access to information is a…
Cabinet Audition #nlpoli
According to former Tory caucus member Tom Osborne, caucus knew a month ago that Kathy Dunderdale would be shuffling her cabinet in October. That’s bizarre in itself. But now we…
From the protesters in Cairo
“Before the police, we were attacked by Obama,” shouted one demonstrator, blaming U.S. President Barack Obama and the U.S. government for insulting the Prophet. One banner held aloft by demonstrators…
A Wake Up Call To Women
“Women must wake up this great force they possess and bring the world back to peace and harmony.” THIRTEEN INDIGENOUS GRANDMOTHERS
RIP Peter Lougheed
I remember Peter Lougheed mainly as a young boy interested in politics sparring with Pierre Trudeau over the Constitution and to a lesser extent the National Energy Program. I now…
John Cummins To Bail On B.C. Conservatives?
Dean Skoreyko may be a few cans short of a six-pack, but he does seem to have an in with the B.C. Conservative Party. So when he writes that party…