noah richler on the language of war propaganda, and the dishonesty of present ideology
From Noah Richler’s What We Talk About When We Talk About War: We have a duty to be honest and rigorous, with ourselves and with others, and to be able…
November 2013
noah richler: canada was shaped by discussion and compromise, not through war
distorts and downplays the significant roles that Canadian politicians, diplomats, jurists and a variety of other civilians (such as artists) have had in shaping not just the domestic Canadian polity…
Don’t mess with the “ladies”
Justin Trudeau is a likeable politician, with popularity not seen since Trudeaumania swept the nation in the late 60s after his father became Liberal leader. For the battered Liberal party,…
Support for First Nations critical after Clark-Redford pipeline deal
Chiefs of the Tsimshian First Nation speak out against Enrbidge at a 2012 Prince Rupert rally You would have thought that they would have had the decency to wait until…
Dangers of eye witness testimony
R. v. Hay, 2013 SCC 61: The credibility and weight that should be given to eyewitness testimony is an issue committed to the ultimate trier of fact ― here, the…
Setting aside dismissal of appeal for delay
Bennett Law Chambers Professional Corporation v. Zareh, 2013 ONCA 686 It is common ground that the following factors are to be considered: 1) whether the appellant formed an intention to…
The Big Lobby by Big Oil Over Small Time Cash
The evidence continues to build that the oilsands are not only unsustainable to produce, but also unaffordable too yet Canadians just don’t seem to care, or understand, I’m not sure…
US Students Holding Howard Zinn Readings to Fight Censhorship
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger In spite of the advances of ultra conservative thoughts and deeds a breath of freedom and fresh air emerges from American colleges and universities. It really does…
By sea, by land, by air
Canada has operated internment camps for Japanese, Ukrainian, German, and Italian Canadians. These Canadian citizens and immigrants were accused of being saboteurs and spies and were forcibly removed from their…
South Portland Tar Sands Pipeline Defeat: Big Oil Outspends Local Grassroots 6-to-1
Of all the elections and ballot measures voted on around the country on Tuesday, perhaps the most egregious example of the fossil fuel industry’s money influencing an outcome was seen…
Water Sustainability Act and Groundwater
Friday, November 8, 2013 About one out of every four British Columbians relies on wells for drinking water. Groundwater is also essential to BC’s agricultural sector and is critical for…
RoFo 2014!! (This is your democracy on drugs)
What’s worse than having a crack-smoking, alcoholic mayor who hangs out with criminals and indulges in violent outbursts? Watching one get re-elected… Under siege This is your democracy on drugs.…
Shorter Christie Blatchford:
Blame the messenger! Unless I happen to the the messenger, of course. Really, I just don’t like that other paper that keeps scooping the Grope and Flail on these Rob…
Rob Ford makes international news again.
This time drunk out of his mind and making threats to kill someone. Read NBC news here.
Hal-con is on!
How do I know? I just walked through a impromptu photo-shoot featuring a woman I suspect was YaYa Han. Plus, there were a few people sporting costumes in Scotia Square.…
Job Market Stuck in a Rut
The words “little change” appear eight times in today’s Statistics Canada press release on the Labour Force Survey. The figures for October are indeed remarkably similar to September. This lack…
Justin Trudeau…Too Smart For Twitter?
So, Justin raised 25 large at that unplugged event last night. He also fielded questions. One was: Q. Which country’s government does the “future prime minister” most admire?A. You know,…