What’s the hang-up this time? #nlpoli
Via VOCM: Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he is looking forward to working out details for the Muskrat Falls loan guarantee with Premier Kathy Dunderdale. … Flaherty says…
2012
An Un-Canadian Insult: Pauline Marois Portrayed As Hitler On Facebook
This is hate speech par excellence! A Facebook Page, Montreal Official, portrays incoming Quebec premier Pauline Marois as Adolph Hitler, and as asks: “How long will it take her to…
Nature’s Version of Waterboarding
Think of it as the difference between a refreshing drink of water and undergoing waterboarding. We used to expect the former from nature but now, all too often, it’s the…
I get email
I don’t get much email (perhaps luckily) but I still get the occasional crank. Floride is poison to ingest and bath in.What part of” fresh, clean water” do they not…
cheri dinovo says: let kim stay
In this video, Provincial MP Cheri DiNovo introduces war resister Kimberly Rivera to the Ontario legislative assembly. She asks her fellow MPPs to contact the federal government on Kim’s behalf.…
Rafe on ‘Corporate Citizenship’ and Changing Views
Does the fact I recognize corporations do what is in their financial self-interest – that the onus of demonstrating the environmental safety of mines, fish farms, pipelines, tankers falls not…
Typical Wind Farm Supports Nearly 1,100 Jobs
A recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in the USA has shown that in the country wind farms generate not just energy but 1,00 jobs at a…
Adams on Uniting the Left
Why it won’t happen: “Because of a party tribalism and institutional self regard in which the interests of voters are barely considered.” Yep. Some of us tried, however, and got…
Expect a lot of noise? Very well put!
The headline on John Ivison’s column in the National Post today is almost perfect. Expect a lot of noise about union dues disclosure bill Noise, indeed. …Mr. Hiebert’s financial transparency…
Bleeding and Motivation #nlpoli
The provincial Conservatives who hang tight around natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy like to say that you have to look at the motivations of people commenting on Muskrat Falls. According…
Péladeau warns that BCE deal will create a ‘monster’ by Steve Ladurantaye
Quebecor CEO says a BCE takeover of Astral will ‘kill’ the broadcasting business.
Péladeau warns that BCE deal will create a ‘monster’ by Steve Ladurantaye
Quebecor CEO says a BCE takeover of Astral will ‘kill’ the broadcasting business.
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 12, 2012: Chinese company denies new iPhone made with forced labor German Court Backs Euro Rescue…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Pat Atkinson discusses the importance of unions in ensuring a fair deal for all workers: It’s because of unions and their tenacious advocacy…
You’ve gotta be f***ing joking!
Harper? The Robot? A statesman? He most certainly can NOT be called a statesman. That title is reserved for someone who demonstrates aplomb on the international stage and at home.…
Insurance giants look for long-term care business
Giant insurance corporations are pushing into long-term care. As part of its austerity song book, the Ontario government has pretended that there is no need to expand long-term care, complex…
When Parents Get The Upper Hand in Education
Yesterday I wrote a post about the Hamilton parent suing the school board for its refusal to notify him when a range of topics objectionable to his beliefs was being…
Statesman Of The Year?
The Globe and Mail reports this morning that Stephen Harper has been named Statesman of the Year: The Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an international organization founded by New York rabbi…
Avignon releases RoboPope schematics
AVIGNON (The Skwib) — Earlier today the Avignon Papacy held a news conference to confirm the existence of RoboPope, going so far as to release schematics of the first fully…
Den Tandt on Garneau
A narrative is forming: Trudeau’s young and vital, but not serious. Garneau’s the other side of that: older, calmer, wiser. In other news, the NDP has to be going crazy…