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2012
Europe takes another big step towards the United States of Europe
United States of Europe? Financial integration is one major step along the road towards eventual political integration into one massive new federal state, the USE (United States of Europe), and…
Legislative intent enables interpretation but does not grant jurisdiction
Reference re Broadcasting Regulation 2012 SCC 68 dealt with CRTC jurisdiction. It holds that a declaration of legislative intent does not grant jurisdiction: This interpretation is consistent with a reading…
Premier Brad Wall Strips SaskPower Bank Account Of $120 Million AND Then Immediately Raises Power Rates To Sask Families
Here’s how things work in Saskatchewan. Brad Wall is a right winger who does not like Crown corporations or public enterprise of any kind. But, because the Saskatchewan Party lost…
Geoff Campbell’s Resume
My resume is current as of September 1, 2012. Since then I’ve been elected to the Newhouse Tenure Committee as the graduate student representative, was hired as a Fall multimedia…
Why The Globe has a Strong Case for Seceding from John Ibbitson
John Ibbitson has an article today suggesting that the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s report on Ontario’s fiscal relationship with the federal government is evidence for seceding from the country. While…
A Pipeline to be Built on Lies
A University of British Columbia study finds just one tanker spill from the Northern Gateway supertanker project could more than wipe out any financial benefits accruing to the province from…
New F-35 Numbers Based on 40% Cut in F-35 Flight Hours, Still Hiding Billions of Dollars
I was almost tempted to let the matter rest, but then DND said this: In 2010, the Department calculated that… the estimated cost for acquiring, sustaining and operating the fleet……
Hearsay still a good basis for an appeal
R. v. Edwards, 2012 ONCA 882 allows an appeal based on hearsay: In our view, the appeal must be allowed. The trial judge relied on hearsay in reaching the conclusion…
National labor union urges Harper to meet with hunger striking Chief Theresa Spence
The National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE), one of Canada’s largest labour organizations with over 340,000 members, is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to meet with hunger…
To Merge or Not To Merge? – Guest post by Marc Doll
Note: The following is a guest post written by well-known Calgary politico, realtor, and Bishop Grandin graduate Marc Doll. We don't agree on everything, but we do agree on most…
To Merge or Not To Merge? – Guest post by Marc Doll
Note: The following is a guest post written by well-known Calgary politico, realtor, and Bishop Grandin graduate Marc Doll. We don’t agree on everything, but we do agree on most…
A Glimpse Of Our Future (Warning: Not For The Faint Of Heart)
More footage from Chasing Ice, an astonishing clip of the largest iceberg calving ever recorded. Arctic sea ice levels this summer hit a record low; according to the U.S. National…
When it comes to the F35, the price isn’t the only changing narrative
F-35 report leaves Tories exposed on previously strong fiscal credibility Now, for the purposes of this post we will ignore the obvious “fiscal credibility” propaganda. They were never credible fiscally,…
Dec. 13: how different, how very different from us…
North Korea has launched a rocket carrying a satellite into space. The UN Security Council is furious. Why? The leading members of the UN Security Council all routinely launch satellites…
Revenue Streams and Not-so-Captive Markets #nlpoli
Natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy was in an exceptionally candid mood in the House of Assembly on Tuesday. He explained that under legislation that will pass before Christmas, Nalcor would…
Panda in Pond Inlet?
Perhaps not…
Ravi Shankar
He was a huge deal to me in my early teens (I was a weird kid, what can I say). Even started a fanzine whose name was inspired by him.…
More bad news for private diagnostic facilities
Those darn private for-profit health care facilities. You can’t locate them where you need them. You can’t tell if their doctor owners are padding their pockets with unnecessary referrals. Quality…