On Greenwashing Canada’s Enviro-Assessment Laws
Monday, April 8, 2013 A press release issued last Tuesday (April 2nd), by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) concerning a proposed Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Export Terminal at…
April 2013
In grade 9 or 10 French class, we had an assignment to write a…
In grade 9 or 10 French class, we had an assignment to write a page of text in French and accompany it with some graphics. I chose to write about…
Strange City Labour Dispute
We ask for your indulgence as this post has nothing to do with the main focus for this blog, however we are including it here anyways for two reasons: 1.…
The Guy Who Said Of Child Pornography
…it’s just pictures, is back in The Globe. And Margaret Wente remains there. Globe is all but invisible behind its firewall these days. I’m not sure its worth boycotting.
Canadians Deserve Better: Your MP Responses to the Cell Phone Report
The government is on the defensive. After we released our community-powered report on Canada’s cell phone market1 you’ve been sending it to your MPs, calling for their support.2 While MPs…
Law Times
VICTIM REMEMBERED AS DECENT LAWYER Kevin Dunsmuir, one of the victims of a deadly East Gwillimbury, Ont., fire, was a brave and professional lawyer, according to a Toronto litigator who…
Lockheed is Back and Pushing Hard
Now with that cursed Parliamentary Budget Officer safely out of the way, Lockheed Martin has opened a public relations blitz to flog the F-35 to the Canadian Armed Forces. Lockheed…
What a wonderful day! Maggie Fucking Thatcher is finally dead,…
What a wonderful day! Maggie Fucking Thatcher is finally dead, dead dead! I heard the news while getting ready for work this morning, and I was in a good mood…
5831…NDP Never Fails To Please
By please of course I mean disappoint. From Facebook. Ray Heard Retweeted Rick Roth (@RickARoth): NDP convention resolutions: 9 mentions of Israel: calls for sanctions – 6 of Iran, calls…
The New Angus Reid Premier Numbers
Dan Arnold (Calgary Grit) says the most important thing about the Ontario Premier`s number (36% approval) is: 3. A lot of Ontarians still haven’t made up their minds about Kathleen…
Provincial Unrest
Alison Redford’s approval ratings have fallen to “Stelmachian” levels Angus Reid has released their quarterly Premier approval ratings. As per usual, Brad Wall is more popular than God, and everyone…
5830…Margaret Thatcher Is Toasty Warm Tonight
From Facebook. Ding. And Dong. WFDS
5829…Loyalty: Tories Throw Staffer Under Bus
A moving bus. We have seen this before from our beloved Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Remember the loyalty he showed towards Helena Guergis? From cabinet to law school frosh in…
Return to Gummo
Harmony Korine has been making headlines for his new pop-culture romp, Spring Breakers, with the usual fanfare and some reviewers decidedly giddy with the possibility of maybe “getting it” or…
Mr. Guilty remains so…
R. v. Wilson, 2013 ONCA 222, in dismissing an appeal, holds: In the course of explaining reasonable doubt to the jury, the trial judge said: The presumption of innocence means…
The Royal Bank Responds With An Attempt At Damage Control
Somehow, I don’t think George Orwell would be too impressed by the RBC response to its public relations nightmare over the outsourcing of Canadian jobs: Said Zabeen Hirji, RBC’s chief…
Video: Eco-Footprint Founder Dr. Bill Rees on Resources, the 7 Billion and You
With human population exploding and demand for resources fast outstripping supply, Dr. Bill Rees, founder of the “eco-footprint” concept, calls for “a new cultural narrative that shifts the values of…
Unpopular Premiers vs. Semi-Popular Opposition Leaders
Angus-Reid has come out with its usual approval/disapproval poll for all ten nine premiers of the provinces in this country (we don’t count the territories, not even Yukon, for some…
Suburbs: Inequality in the American Dream
The neighborhood I live in was built a century ago as a “garden suburb” on a street care line with housing for a mixture of incomes. Our block is made-up…
As Their Oil Floods Arkansas Neighborhoods, Exxon Wins National Safety Award
Isn’t this the definition of irony? The National Safety Council (NSC) honored Exxon Mobil with an award for “comprehensive commitment to safety excellence” at the same time that Exxon’s Pegasus…