Yes, it is the end of the world as we know it – meaning, we are about to witness the final liquidation of the middle class across Europe and North…
by Forest Ethics | Tuesday Nov 27, 2012: Given the opportunity to shed light on its proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline project at the NEB’s Joint Review Panel (JRP) hearings currently…
A bitterly cold -16 Celsius temperature didn’t deter over 100 people from turning out to voice their concerns about the Conservatives’ omnibus bill C-45 passed in haste last week. The…
It’s positively stomach churning. 300,000 acres of Athabasca Tar Sands now in China’s hands and Canada’s industry minister has the gall to say he can’t discuss it and it’s up…
From CICERO, Norway’s Center for International Climate and Environmental Research:
The Canadian public, including Conservative voters, think the Chinese takeover of Nexen is terrible, borderline treasonous. An Ekos poll finds barely 15% of us support it. It’s a safe bet…
This week, Canadians learned that big telecom company Telus will be further limiting how much its customers can use the Internet. Soon after, we learned that big telecom company Bell…
Written by David Suzuki with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Communications Manager Ian Hanington. Global trade has advantages. For starters, it allows those of us who live through winter to…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Jim Stanford responds to the claim that we should be eager to import whatever capital we can for lack of other means…
Harinder sounded charming, Sousa sounded smart, Hoskins sounded comfortable. Pupatello sounded like a Premier.
Shirley Povich, his dad, must be spinning in his grave. Or churning in his urn. WFDS
A cautionary tale of industrial growth gone completely wrong seems to be emerging out of China’s once-promising solar panel industry. Nearly all the “big names” of the industry, including companies…
There’s a new name being given to Benjamin Netanyahu’s newest illegal settlement crime. It’s being called the “Doomsday Settlement,” a term coined by the Israeli founder of Terrestrial Jerusalem, Daniel…
The early days. 1925 on St. Paul Lake in Minny. WFDS
The Black Helicopter people probably think it is a plot by the Stephen Harpers to increase our population in Canada. It is not. Metro reports that the problem is Ansell…
When I’ve stayed in Malta, I’m actually based in Gozo, specifically in the village of Xlendi where my family and I had apartments. This has always made sightseeing in Malta…
The U.S. Congress wants president Obama to outlaw the word “lunatic.” Senator Kent Conrad, one of the sponsors of the measure, said: “Federal law should reflect the 21st Century understanding…
Well, try that on for size. Let me be clear, says Stephen Harper: “Canadians have not spent years reducing the ownership of sectors of the economy by our own governments,…
Egypt in turmoil The latest draft constitution that President Morsi is trying to force through contains restrictions on the right of Egyptian women to participate in the economy of that…
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger We have been hearing about Premier Steve Harper’s deal making with the Chinese and Malaysian’s investing in the Tar Sands for some time. Now that Harper…
