The Precedent Setting Nature of the Robocalls Case is the Legal Issue
In my view, the outcome of this case hinges on the nature of any legal precedent that could be set by a final ruling. Judge Richard Mosley is no doubt…
2012
The Precedent Setting Nature of the Robocalls Case is the Legal Issue
In my view, the outcome of this case hinges on the nature of any legal precedent that could be set by a final ruling. Judge Richard Mosley is no doubt…
The Precedent Setting Nature of the Robocalls Case is the Legal Issue
In my view, the outcome of this case hinges on the nature of any legal precedent that could be set by a final ruling. Judge Richard Mosley is no doubt…
First Nations lead the charge against Canada-China Trade deal
Friday, December 14, 2012 First Nations in BC are playing a national leadership role in pushing back against the controversial Canada China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPPA), and…
This is a song by Brat Attack, a punk band from Winnipeg,…
This is a song by Brat Attack, a punk band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. I don’t think they like Canada’s prime minister very much. The lyrics are as follows: Fuck you…
Spare a thought for the innocents
As a father, I cannot come close to imagining what those parents are going through right now. No, I’m not going to rant about gun control. That can wait. I…
How the Environment is Becoming the Top Issue for Canadians
How much is our wild salmon worth? What price on our rivers and the ecologies they sustain? Is there any financial arrangement that will compensate for the loss of our…
What Chief Spence’s Hunger Strike Says About Canada
by Obert Madondo | Huffington Post Blog http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/obert-madondo/cheif-hunger-strike-democracy_b_2298786.html “I’m willing to die for my people because the pain is too much and it’s time for the government to realize what…
What I told those behind the biggest threat to Internet freedom: The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Thanks to all of you who have joined us at OpenMedia in our campaigns, last Friday I had the opportunity to address some of the lead bureaucrats and lobbyists behind…
unrelenting austerity and the promise of self-reliance: a blog from greece
A friend sent me a link to this blog, written by a man from the UK, a Socialist Workers Party activist, now retired and living on the Greek island of…
AP: This is the gun he used
This is gun is legal. (Anyone wanting to object to gun safety in comments – don’t bother. No one wants to hear from you.)
Good News on a Day That Is Full of Not So Good
I’ve always loved Oreos and thought that prophets of doom weren’t looking in the right places. Why do we need to invent the devil when we’ve got ourselves? Why worry…
Senator Boxer Creates First U.S. Climate Change Caucus
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, announced earlier this week that she would be taking the initiative to form the first Climate Change Caucus…
27 Dead, 18 Children, in Connecticut School Shooting
When are Americans ever going to come to their senses about gun control? School shooting in Connecticut. 27 dead including 18-children. The shooter, the father of a student, was gunned…
At Least It Won’t Kill the Fish
In British Columbia, our provincial government has its own fondness for fossil fuel windfalls. The big difference is that it’s not heavy bitumen but natural gas. Premier Cristy Clark is…
Dec. 14: Interesting story in The Guardian..
…for Dec. 14. Too bad it didn’t make the Moncton Times and Transcript. The European Court of Human Rights found Moslem terrorists guilty of holding an American citizen prisoner for…
From Twitter Moots to Chemical Valleys, lawyers are talking environmental rights
Friday, December 14, 2012 On November 20th Team U of Alberta won the world’s second-ever Twitter Moot, arguing that we all have a right to a healthy atmosphere. Meanwhile our…
Enbridge Public Hearings Coming to Victoria. Public Told to Bugger Off Down the Road.
There won’t be any public at the Enbridge public hearings when they reach Victoria in January. The hearings will be closed to the public. The hearing room will admit only…
"Sousa sounded and looked very much like a man who would be comfortable as the next premier of the province."
Like the Sousa campaign on Facebook!Follow Charles on Twitter! This article is a couple days old now, but I wanted to post it to show the extremely positive reception Charles…
Interview with Dr. James Brophy about a groundbreaking study on the links between workplace pollutants and breast cancer
Download: james-brophy-edited.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, I featured an interview with Dr. James Brophy who is an adjunct professor at the University of Windsor and the co-author of a…