Emissions Heading in Wrong Direction – Fast
2012 saw the second greatest annual increase in greenhouse gas emissions, bested (or worsted) by 1998. Carbon dioxide levels measured at at Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii jumped by 2.67…
March 2013
Free International Women’s Day Films at NFB.ca
The beaten (by the Canadian Conservative budget cuts) but not down National Film Board of Canada is offering a treasure trove of titles for free streaming today, in celebration and…
Happy International Women’s Day: Dance with Nana!
This showed up on Facebook this morning and I think it’s perfect to celebrate International Women’s Day. The woman can dance! I just wish that my sister Laurie and my…
Fiduciary duty and aboriginal rights
Manitoba Metis v Canada 2013 SCC 14 is an important decision dealing with fiduciary duty in the context of aboriginal rights: Fiduciary duty is an equitable doctrine originating in trust.…
Disaster Capitalism + Climate Change = Wealth Beyond Imagination
The company is called Water Asset Management. Surely the name speaks for itself. It has to be about water, right? Or the management of water surely. Well, in reality, it’s…
March 8: A very pleasant surprise…
…no. It wasn’t section A. Unless you get sexually aroused by a photo of a balding man pouring himself a beer, the only only thing worth looking at in Section…
The Metis Win In Court–May Get Winnipeg!
APTN seems to be the only ones covering this SCC decision, though it sounds pretty significant. At the very least the MMF (Manitoba Metis Federation) gets costs for 30 years…
C-279 amendments made, in afternoon of impassioned speeches.
Update / Correction: The amendments were given a voice vote, but not actually passed. Because there was visible opposition, it’s subject to recorded division, and the amendments will be voted…
Stompin’ Tom Connors: An Alternative Appreciation
“Because I believe in my country and because I write and sing about it, many people consider me a hero to Canadians and especially to the working class, but to…
Murdoch’s spun-off publisher seen as possible bidder for Time Inc. by Liana B. Baker & Jennifer Saba
Analysts estimate that Time Inc., which is expected to become a stand-alone public company at the end of the year, will be worth about $2-billion to $3-billion.
Bell Media Says No to Reopening Terms of Trade Pact With Canadian Producers by Etan Vlessing
Kevin Crull tells an Ottawa conference the current industry pact between Canadian producers and broadcasters remains “balanced and a win-win for the industry.”
Transition fund good way to help culture industry by Tim Tyler
Production company owner says he is thankful for the cultural industries transition fund because it will replace, with actual cash, the in-kind support received from Saskatchewan peers in the industry.
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, March 8, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 8, 2013: Bill Clinton Urges US Supreme Court to Overturn Marriage Law He Signed To Place…
In Honour of International Women’s Day, Let’s Stop Harming and Start Helping
Reblogged from 350 or bust: It’s International Women’s Day, a good time to reflect on the fact that women around the globe are, and will be in the future, disproportionately…
On poison pills
I’ve already pointed out the absurdity of Gordon Campbell anti-NDP acolyte Joyce Murray pretending to run as a pan-progressive candidate in the Libs’ leadership race. But if we needed any…
A Portrait of Ambition
While even I can reach my saturation point when it comes to tales of Senate fraud and corruption, I found this portrait of Senator Pam Wallin in today’s Toronto Star…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Public Interest Alberta takes a closer look at that province’s rhetoric about taxes, and finds that in fact most Albertans pay more income…
IWD Message from Political Prisoner Lynne Stewart
Radical human rights attorney Lynne Stewart has been falsely accused of helping terrorists. On Tuesday, April 9, 2002, she was arrested and agents searched her Manhattan office for documents. She…
Don Blankenship, Dark Lord of Coal Country, Implicated in Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion Deaths
Just under three years ago, an explosion in the Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal, West Virginia stole the lives of 29 miners. Many were quick to condemn Massey…
Imprisoning The Disadvantaged
Howard Sapers, the ombudsman for Corrections Canada, released a report yesterday on the aboriginal population in this nation’s prisons. His findings should disturb all Canadians, native and non-native. The lead…