Earlier this week the Ontario Municipal Board gave final clearance to Hamilton destroying 555 hectares of virgin farmland for “development” lands around the Hamilton airport, when at least half that…
Don’t talk about the dark if it’s still night. Don’t talk about the oil while it’s spilling. Don’t mention a war that’s still being fought. Don’t talk about a drought…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Cowichan News Leader reporter Peter Rusland has been fuming over the wages and increases at the CVRD for some time. Well now finally a Director has stood…
FORT CHIPEWYAN, Alta. – Lab tests say a mysterious oily sheen that has covered a long stretch of the Athabasca River in northeastern Alberta is most likely from algae. Consultants…
The weather today is just about perfect here: high 26 C with low humidity and a little breeze. Makes you want to just enjoy things. As it happens, I’ve been…
by: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | Press Release: OTTAWA, July 11, 2013 – Progress on ending violence against women in Canada is stalled by the absence of a coherent…
Lala and I saw ‘em last night at Lee’s. Verdict? They were phoning it in. None of the great old tunes, few of the newer ones with energy. Lunchbag letdown.…
These two short political satires (above) are from different eras (1986 and 2013, respectively) and tackling totally different issues (colonization/racism and sexuality/homophobia, respectively), but watching the newer of the two,…
By: Bob Hepburn Politics, Published on Thu Jul 11 2013 Tor StarFor all of his alleged political smarts, Stephen Harper is surprisingly out of touch with most Canadians when it…
By: Bob Hepburn Politics, Published on Thu Jul 11 2013 Tor Star For all of his alleged political smarts, Stephen Harper is surprisingly out of touch with most Canadians when…
Do corporations kill? Unfortunately, yes, they can. A corporation is a person in our crazy legal system. How do we best punish a corporate person, for killing people? Burkhardt had…
R. v. Akpalialuk, 2013 NUCJ 12 has a powerful statement of Charter values: All citizens have a profound interest to ensure that the legal rights fundamental to a free and…
He discusses the meaning of life and the universe.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This is a long overdue move by Director Morrison, but still it could be of value. The CVRD politicians are so out of touch that any rattling…
He is having time of his life. He has some dance moves to show that he is having great fun.
Can the BC NDP actually Think Forward? About 4 years ago, there was a movement within the BC NDP to make it more relevant. It was called Think Forward BC…
Check out this new video from the Wilderness Committee and Vancouver filmmaker Dan Pierce, titled “Save the Salish Sea”. The 5 min film details the vision to transform Vancouver into…
They’re called “Boomers,” submarines capable of launching nuclear armed ballistic missiles. The Americans and the Russians have had them for decades, the French, Brits and Chinese too. Western navies used…
OTTAWA — A Liberal senator whose name has been attached to an offshore tax haven has been elected to sit on an international board that advocates for greater transparency among…
