Sometimes the Internet Delivers Encouraging Content
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger There is a seemingly non stop supply of non corporate controlled news, opinion and information available on the internet. I have listed many of them under…
July 2013
Harper heeds Harris heritage.
The one problem we have to be realistic about is that ideologues are willing to kill people to support their political beliefs. The disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec is the latest…
Another Walmart Injustice Story
It might be worthwhile to bear this story in mind the next time we contemplate the ‘bargains’ at Walmart: : Recommend this Post
Quebec sovereignty: a tale of two slides
There’d be winning conditions for a new referendum, this suggests: If this wasn’t also happening: More here. Harper, I have long felt, is the best argument for the Part Quebecois’…
Guest post: The Reserve Paradox (Part II)
Aboriginal people in Canada today suffer from much higher rates of poverty, illness, dysfunction and incarceration than non-Native Canadians. Many non-Native Canadians believe that this is due to the Indian…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Martin Lukacs offers up the definitive response to the Lac-Mégantic rail tragedy: The deeper evidence about this event won’t be found in the…
Guest post: The Reserve Paradox (Part I)
Once again, I’m happy to lend over this space to my colleague Jared Milne. This time, Jared talks about the troubles that the Aboriginal community has been in for years…
Yvonne – math #nlpoli
Liberal member of parliament Yvonne Jones is pissed off. She told VOCM that “there are 1,016 people that are payrolled under the Muskrat Falls project. 201 of those are Labradorians.…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, July 12, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, July 12, 2013: Zimmerman lawyer flips out after prosecution requests ‘child abuse’ charge Zimmerman Trial: Court Publishes…
PRISM: Stone vs. NSA and Checkpoints
Many people, even my peers, don’t all understand the extreme danger we all face when people casually accept overbearing government search without even probable cause for them to suspect you…
Did Someone Say ‘Byelection’?
I’m certainly glad that Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is adhering to her commitment to a new way of doing politics. I’m sure the Toronto District School Board also appreciates her…
The End Of Kent?
Peter Kent signaled this week that he expects to be demoted or dismissed by Stephen Harper. Rick Smith, the Executive Director of the Broadbent Institute, suggests that Kent’s tenure as…
August 2nd Will Be One Helluva Hangover
As of 27 minutes ago, PCPO candidate Ken Kirupa came out pro-Scarborough subway line. Send A Message To The Liberals – Scarborough Wants Subways – Ontario PC Party http://t.co/jHfqDEsK0F— Ken…
Being a witness at trial
Being a witness comes up in many different ways. First you can be a witness in a case brought by or against you. So then you are a party and…
Now That’s Cooking
Cynthia had never mastered all of the culinary arts, despite her self-styled title of “Sauciest Chef in the West.” Her ragouts were a disaster and her inability to get a…
He Is Come To Scarborough
He will arrive in a silver space ship and descend in a roiling cloud of dry ice. T-Rex will be playing in the background. There has been some awesome food…
One man in Lac Mégantic
This is a very powerful report on Raymond Lafontaine of Lac Mégantic who lost a son, two daughters-in-law and an employee in the train explosion. He’s making a difference on…
One man in Lac Mégantic
This is a very powerful report on Raymond Lafontaine of Lac Mégantic who lost a son, two daughters-in-law and an employee in the train explosion. He's making a difference on…
Jerome Kennedy: ace hole digger #nlpoli
Score another one for the Telegram’s James McLeod. He interviewed finance minister Jerome Kennedy and wrote a story that centred on Kennedy’s contention that his party’s 2011 election promises weren’t…