NPD Outremont Annual General Meeting Saturday
The NDP Outremont riding association will hold its Annual General Meeting beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 8, in the café/bar La Grande Gueule, 5615 A, Côte-des -Neiges Road. (Metro…
December 2012
A climate negotiator’s tearful plea
The world’s most poor and vulnerable nations experience climate change as a present reality, while we tend to talk about it as a future abstraction. They’re already suffering, but can’t…
Despite Pleas In Doha, Our Governments Have Failed Us & Our Children
The lead negotiator for the Philippines at the Climate Conference in Doha, Naderev Saño, could not keep back the tears as he made a passionate appeal for real action on…
Interview with Jeff Orlowski, Director of ‘Chasing Ice’
With all this talk in Doha about climate change and what the international community should be doing about it, sometimes it’s good to get a reality check from those out…
The NHL PLayers Should Give Gary Bettman And The Team Owners The Boot!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and his band of ‘Owners’ have essentially taken their boots to the NHL Player’s Association with their games of ’Come here, come…
Reasons in Family Law
Titova v. Titov, 2012 ONCA 864, released today, makes it clear that reasons are as important and necessary in family law cases as elsewhere: The requirement that a judge give…
Dec. 7: Hurray for Alward!
Yessirree. Our premier has been named the second best fiscal manager in Canada by – wait for it – the Fraser Institute. Yes, the Fraser Institute, a propaganda front for…
Verizon – When You Watch TV, TV Will Be Watching You
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This is Big Brother, your own TV spying on you to serve big corporations so they can hawk…
Taxpayers should pay more for the CBC by Simon Houpt
Columnist says permitting commercials on CBC Radio will almost certainly distort the ad market, depressing ad rates and squeezing profit margins.
Oil Connected Judge Shields Dispersant Maker From Gulf Lawsuits
A federal judge in Louisiana has dismissed lawsuits against Nalco, Inc., the makers of the oil dispersant Corexit, effectively shielding the company from liabilities that stem from the 2010 Deepwater…
America’s Mini-Civil Wars
There’s one brewing in the midwest, another raging in the southeast and a third building in the southwest. They’re regional, inter-state conflicts over distribution of dwindling groundwater resources. In the…
Honest Disagreements and the problem of Harper. . .
Though disagreements can be difficult at times, I think the majority of us understand that honest disagreements are not only healthy but essential to growth and understanding. We have to…
British Nurse Hoaxed by Australian Radio DJs Takes Own Life
Jacintha Saldanha was on duty when two Aussie DJs tricked her into thinking they were the Queen and Prince Charles calling for an update on the Duchess of Cambridge. Saldanha…
Rob Ford, party animal
From the Twitter account of a Toronto lawyer, George Gray. Apparently taken at the Bloke and Fourth. Wow.