This fall, legislation similar to the Online Spying Bill C-30 may be re-introduced. We have to remain vigilant. Canadians said no once. We’ll say no again. Article by Michael Geist…
They’re both rabid rightwingers so you would have thought the man hoping to become Australia’s next prime minister, Tony Abbott, would know a thing or two about his Canadian counterpart,…
Evidence for Democracy is a new organization in Canada that wants government policy to based on reality. The federal Canadian Conservative government (which openly hates the environment) continually cuts finding…
This is how Cowichan Conversations participants responded. Although not scientific it is a signal to the BC NDP about their lack of relevance and appeal.
If America is top at one thing, it’s mass incarceration. With but 5% of the global population, the U.S. has 25% of the global prison population. Its prison-industrial complex is…
I spent a lovely extended weekend in Awenda and fell in love with Penetanguishene through a scenic bike ride. The sun filtered through the trees on either side of the…
R. v. Griffith, 2013 ONCA 510 holds: On the basis of this court’s decision in R. v. Lessard (1977), 30 C.C.C. (2d) 70, it cannot be doubted that the trial…
The question of minimum wage has been very much a topic of discussion in alternative media of late, and I have written a few posts about the struggle. I am…
I was watching the “Nature of Things’ by David Suzuki over the weekend. It was fascinating to find out that both Ecuador (in 2008) and Bolivia (in 2010) passed laws…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Good morning folks. I was looking to do some tidying up and editing posts on the left side under News & Opinion from Home and Abroad. These…
Wendy Sullivan is a Canadian white supremacist who uses the handles “Girl on the Right” or “Right Girl.” She broadcasts on something called “Brass Balls Radio,” as well. Here is…
Only in Tennessee – or Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia maybe. A magistrate dealt with the case of a baby boy whose parents could not agree on the child’s last name. Child…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, August 12, 2013: 5 cases to watch: Bulger, Manning .. The Surveillance Speech: A Low Point in…
You sometimes wonder where Toronto voters parked their brains when they elected Rob Ford as mayor of Toronto. What was understandable throughout that mayoralty campaign was that they wanted to…
He wants to spread goodwill around the globe and mutual respect between different religions. Recently he delivered a message wishing Muslims well during Eid celebrations. It is a great idea…
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Dan Leger points to the Lac-Mégantic rail explosion as an all-too-vivid example of the intersection of privatized profits and socialized risks: Are we…
WTFWJD is a sticker that British clergywoman The Rev Alice Goodman has on her fat ride. It’s all in The Telegraph, doncha know?Apparently this is what passes for controversy in…
Quote: “At around 7 p.m. on March 25, about three hours after official visiting hours, Mr. Ford arrived unannounced at the Toronto West Detention Centre and asked if he could…
For the Canadian Right, Pierre Elliott Trudeau is the bogeyman. Stephen Harper, who used to admire Trudeau, came to believe the standard Conservative line, best expressed by Bob Plamondon in…
