Does the Right to Strike Still Exist?
Some things never change. Another summer is upon us, and children are enjoying their break from school; the baseball season is well under way; and the Conservative government is continuing…
2012
The Vanished Records #nlpoli
Under changes to the province’s access to information law, briefing notes for cabinet ministers will be kept secret for five years. Sounds like it might make some sort of theoretical…
IMF Chief – Inequality, the Environmnent, Social Upheaval are Linked
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, warns we can either accept a realistic approach to sustainable growth or face declining incomes, environmental calamity and social upheaval. “…she…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday June 13, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday June 13, 2012: Ontario doctors take province to court over fees Fight over Quebec protest law goes…
House Republicans Go All In With Dirty Energy Industry Bonanza Legislation
Powerplant-and-EPA.jpg The dirty energy industry might experience Christmas in June if House Republicans have their way. Earlier this month, members of the House Energy Action Team (HEAT) unveiled a “package”…
Another Award For The Star
Despite my general disaffection with the mainstream media, I continue to be heartened by one of the few bright spots on the journalistic landscape, The Toronto Star. Awarded a Citation…
Borys Wrzesnewskyj: This election is about fixing the system
On Tuesday evening I attended the nomination meeting for Borys Wrzesnewskyj as the Liberal candidate in Etobicoke-Centre where, if an Ontario Superior Court ruling holds, a by-election will be held…
It’s Personal
It doesn’t happen very often. But, every once in awhile, someone gets under Stephen Harper’s skin. It’s then we get to see the chip on Harper’s shoulder — a chip…
Justin Trudeau – Another Spit in the Rumour Mill Ocean
A thoughtful Justin Trudeau So, as usual, my favourite political blogger Warren Kinsella beat me to a piece about Monsieur Trudeau. However, what is unusual about this piece is that…
Trudeau, tale of the tape
More than 150 comments on the column, below, about the possibility of a Justin Trudeau candidacy. There are many Liberal commentators passionately debating the idea, most in favour. More interesting,…
Next thing I knew, the duck was mine
Yesterday afternoon I walked right into an unfolding crisis on Fisher Avenue. The scene, as I approached, involved a man stopping rush-hour traffic while he retrieved an injured duck from…
Introducing the Venkman Brothers
Herbetron and Merculia Venkman came from a proud line of Norwegian clowns, and were determined to climb to dizzying heights in America. They gazed at the ocean, their white chins…
These Are Not Your Father’s Tories. Seriously.
“I worked for (Mulroney-era environment minister) Tom McMillan, who was a very red Tory. I wrote speeches for him. We never checked his speeches with the PMO. He’d get up…
This is nothing we progressives haven’t said before
Many of us have been snorting at the “Canada’s back” on the international world stage claim that Harper and the Conservatives have been going on about for several years now…
Ezra Goes Bananas!
Ezra Levant was completely entitled to cast doubt on the sincerity of the Chiquita company and to call for a boycott of its products because the latter does not share…
The Secrets Policeman’s Bollocks #nlpoli
CBC demolished the false claims a couple of Conservative cabinet ministers made in order to justify their efforts to destroy the public’s access to government information. Justice minister Felix Collins…
National Post’s Junk Science Week Endorses Theory of Infinite Resources
Every year, the National Post‘s columnists host “Junk Science Week,” a series of posts which is devoted to pawning off as wise commentary the finest in junk science, usually a…
Rotating the Question
Steve Easterbrook shows the power of simply tilting your head: By putting the dates on the Y-axis and temperatures on the X-axis, and cutting off the graph at 2°C, we…