See, we told you so (Senate reform edition) — and what I’d like to see
Finally someone has told the Prime Minister he can stuff it on his brand of changes to the Senate of Canada. It comes courtesy of the Québec Court of Appeal…
October 2013
Senate or Star Chamber?
Barring a last minute change of minds, it looks like Senators Brazeau, Duffy and Wallin will be effectively impeached from the Senate. I think there are a lot of questions…
CLC TV ads promote unions, fairness
When we talk openly about our unions, others listen. Let’s face it, for all the warts, unions have done an incredible job in securing and maintaining many of the things…
The chamber for self-interested second thought
The reason why so many Senators – including Conservative ones – are now speaking out against suspending Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau without pay? Because there’s a big Senate-wide audit out…
To Vote, Or To Resolve Change
I noticed maybe a month ago that this Brand guy had a brain, and it’s a good one. Paxman: “You’re not going to solve world problems by facetiousness.” Brand: “We’re…
Douglas Coupland-narrated video shows ship noise impacts on whales
For threatened whale populations, sound is essential to every element of their lives – from eating and mating to family connection. In a new video on the subject, narrator and…
Job creation? We actually need to start talking ‘wealth creation’
“Job creation” has been the mantra in overdrive since the great bank heist of 2008. It sounded reasonable since the resulting unemployment rates were sky high and for many demographics…
A Show of Hands, Please
Hands up everybody who believes Nigel Wright was the lone gunman, that he acted alone in his under-the-table deal to funnel money to Mike Duffy. Hands up everybody who believes…
The Saudi tail and the American dog
That Israel is the tail that wags the dog of American Middle Eastern policy is a given. Often, however, we overlook the fact this particular dog has two tails. The…
Koch Brothers’ Tar Sands Waste Petcoke Piles Spread to Chicago
After using Detroit as a toxic waste dumping ground, the billionaire industrialist Koch brothers are now piling their petroleum coke from tar sands oil refineries in Chicago. Kiley Kroh of…
This *not* just in
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. UsedBy Permission This morning, federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney delivered what was called a “rich and gracious address” to a meeting of the Evangelical…
Snow in the Air? Finally It’s Getting Cold
This morning we turned the furnace on and when I went out walking it was shiveringly cold. I think that fall is finally upon us, and winter is not far…
Social Determinants: Poll indicates widespread support for indexing minimum wage
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce likely surprised everyone when they suggested in September the best way to adjust the minimum wage is to automatically link it to the cost of…
Historic Haida Gwaii totem raising celebrates protection from logging
A new video from Parks Canada follows the carving and raising of a 42-foot totem pole on Haida Gwaii this past summer. The first pole raising there in 130 years,…
A (re-)Introduction
We live in interesting, but not unprecedented political times. Darth Harper, the Controller-in-Chief, has done an admiral job of keeping things quiet, but the fruits of his autocratic nature are…
No Widespread Labour Shortage, widespread information gaps.
A TD Economics Special Report released on October 22nd debunked the popular economic myth spread by Minister Kenney that there are too many jobs without people. The report looks at…
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