Ross Landry is liar
“It has become apparent that our laws have not kept pace with the world we live in,” said Landry in a release. Oh, really? So, the fact that she was…
April 2013
WATER + POWER: Upcoming Presentations by Rafe Mair and Damien Gillis
In the lead-up to the BC election, Common Sense Canadian co-founders Rafe Mair and Damien Gillis are travelling to four BC communities – Kamloops, Merritt, Williams Lake and Prince George…
Monckton Down Under
The Eyes Have It? He holds an arts degree and a journalism diploma from the mid-70s. He fantasizes himself being a member of Britain’s House of Lords even though being…
Video: Climate Reality Project on the True Price of Carbon
Remember the climate disruption tax? It’s the public cost, actually paid by American taxpayers, of climate-driven extreme weather events. For the first time, the smart economists and public policy thinkers…
Restitution orders
R. v. Trac, 2013 ONCA 246: The trial judge’s error in law requires this court to determine whether, on a proper consideration of all of the relevant factors, the restitution…
Iceland Shills for Chinese Voice in Arctic Affairs
The timing must be entirely coincidental. Iceland just became the first European country to conclude a free trade agreement with China. The China-Iceland FTA covers trade in goods and services,…
Is Harper Just A Big Bully?
These Star readers seem to think so: Tories attack Trudeau on first day in new job, April 16 It is fair to criticize opposing politicians for their political beliefs and…
Politics and the Personal Dimension
There is a line between our fully public selves and whatever we might not wish to divulge to just anyone. Just where that line is, or what might constitute “personal”…
Extreme Weather Funnies – Chicago Sewer Geyser
Chicago was hit by a deluge, some say of apocalyptic proportions. One of those “storm of the century” events that now seem to occur a couple of times a year…
Here, KIti, Kiti, Kiti……..
China’s largest bank in deal to finance Kitimat refinery ICBC will also provide engineering and construction help to build refinery CBC News Posted: Apr 18, 2013 6:08 PM PT Last…
Canada’s Carbon Black Eye – Bitumen Peddling
Across Canada, provincial and local governments have achieved great things in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the Harper government has grabbed as much undeserved credit for that as possible. Yet…
350 or bust 2013-04-19 12:10:25
It feels like it’s been a brutal week – the Boston bombings and the ensuing manhunt occupying the foreground of North American media, to the backdrop of the unrelenting violence…
5883…Dean Del Mastro, Mike Duffy, Senator Pony Tail
These guys have been dodging bullets for months.Well, not so much for Senator Patrick Brazeau, but the other two, lemme tell you.o.canada.com reports that “Almost two months after Sen. Mike…
Unreasonable verdict of a jury
R. v. W.H., 2013 SCC 22 is an important case making clear that review for unreasonable verdict is very limited. In effect the only time a decision will be set…
A Weak Week for Canada’s Economy
On Tuesday, Statistics Canada reported that job vacancies have fallen to the lowest level recorded since it began collecting these figures two years ago. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada…
5882…They Look White To Me
The alleged and now dead and/or surrounded lads who bombed the Boston Marathon. Dya think the US of A will now be bombing the f*ck out of Chechnya coz of…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Friday reading. – Julian Beltrame writes about the reality that Canada has multiple workers available to fill every job – with an assist from Erin Weir:…
On giveaways
CBC reports some of the numbers surrounding the Wall government’s planned giveaway of the majority of Saskatchewan’s Information Service Corporation. But let’s take a closer look at exactly what Wall…
The Missing Lines
The National Museum of Iraq – known originally as the Baghdad Archaeological Museum – once housed some of the oldest works of literature in the world. Treasures from the origins…
Okay, Radical Islaam May Factor Into Boston Marathon Bombing
One bomber is dead following a shootout with Boston police. The other is on the run with police in hot pursuit. Both men are implicated in an earlier shooting that…