Are you like millions of Canadians outraged by Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s relentless assault on our democratic institutions, traditions and values? Maybe you’re wondering if the Harper can really be…
Download: earthgauge-podcast-sept20-2012.mp3 Lots happening these days on the environmental front in Ottawa and beyond so on Earthgauge Radio this week, I have 3 interviews for you: Stephanie Lane of Canadian…
The pride of Thurso, Quebec and a man who was, for a time, the greatest hockey player on the planet, Guy Lafleur, turns 61 today. Have a gros Mol in…
The Obama administration has confirmed the U.S. is not planning to invade Canada with help from Mexico. (AP/AFP/Getty Images) What a sigh of relief! Thanks to Obama administration., Read full…
This month, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection released its bi-annual report on how much natural gas has been produced in the Marcellus Shale, a rock formation which stretches underneath…
R. v. A.(Z.), 2012 ONCJ 541 is a useful case outlining the law regarding routine strip searches of prisoners: Before setting out the law and pertinent factors relating to a…
Here, taking a quick look at the early-campaign strategies of Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership candidates. For more analysis on the race…– Pat Atkinson offers her take on what the NDP needs…
Senator Patrick Brazeau, the man who Justin Trudeau beat like a rented mule earlier this year, earns 132,300 $ a year at his cash for life job in Canada’s Senate.…
In a Postmedia article in the paper and online this morning it says that “Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro met with Elections Canada investigators last month to give a cautioned…
Priceless, irretrievable, unexplored stone markings in Alberta have been intentionally destroyed by unknown criminals using methods employed by the Taliban to erase investigation of history. Vandals with power tools, acid,…
B.C. Premier Christy Clark has lain down five conditions for having any new “heavy oil” pipeline traverse provincial territory. These are: …successful completion of the environmental-review process; world-leading marine and…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ish Theilheimer highlights why the corporate right is so eager to snuff out organized labour – and why progressives need to fight…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 20, 2012: Life-support ruling upheld in case of starved girl Circumcision Debate in Germany Reflects Religious-Secular…
Publish anti-Muslim material: it’s free speech. Publish anti-Kate Middleton material: it gets your newsroom raided. And some wonder why large swaths of the world mostly detest us. Wonder no more,…
With the two year anniversary of the “Dilbit Disaster” fresh on our minds it seems improbable that Enbridge, the company responsible for the 1 million gallon spill of dilbit, or…
Two days ago, Mark Garneau asked the prime minister what he was going to do about youth unemployment: “Yesterday we witnessed the very sad spectacle of the Conservatives and the…
The Progressive Conservatives (PCs) plan to turn health care funding responsibilities over to 30 to 40 hospitals. These “hub” hospitals would be licensed to move money from one provider in…
I’m answering Leeann’s question out of sequence, because I need more time to think about Auntiemichal’s question. Leeann asks: “You often post about writing, but I don’t recall ever seeing…
