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R. v. J.W., 2013 ONCA 723: In the circumstances, I am satisfied that the application should be granted and an order should be made in accordance with the CSD policy.…
December 2013
Alberta politics 2013: Redford abandons her progressive coalition
Tweet“Not your father’s PC Party” was a key message the Progressive Conservatives directed at urban liberal and progressive voters in the 2012 election. The message was received and helped drive…
Leek and potato soup: simple, hearty and delicious
Articles on food and cooking are rare on this blog, but occasionally I like to share some musings on this realm. Food is such an important part of our lives;…
Infamous Family Radio founder Harold Camping dies
The end for a doomsday prophet came quietly this past weekend. Harold Camping, the founder of Family Radio, and a man who made international news with his false predictions on…
Seniors need exercise
Get ready to be hearing that line quite a bit in the next couple years. This Harper appointee has just put the Conservatives in mortal peril. In two sentences. Oh,…
Educating Kids in Science, Math and Reading–and Making Sure They Get a Good Start from the Beginning
The New York Times analyzes why American school kids performed in such a mediocre fashion on the recnet OECD school success rankings. Three regions are singled out for comment: Shanghai…
2013: We did all this together, Canada!
Here are just some highlights from our work last year: Standing up to Big Telecom: read more
Not all orders to non-parties are final
Ambrose v. Zuppardi, 2013 ONCA 768 Smerchanski was further weakened in the subsequent decision in Royal Trust Corporation v. Fisherman (2001), 55 O.R. (3d) 794 (C.A.), in which this court,…
The Staple Theory @ 50: Gerry Helleiner
One remarkable and gratifying aspect of our special series of commentaries marking the 50th Anniversary of Mel Watkins’ classic 1963 article on staple theory, is the interest and input it…
Let’s talk about solutions – for Canada’s broken telecom market
I have a lot of respect and admiration for independent telecom analyst and tech writer Peter Nowak. Peter regularly calls bull on Big Telecom’s misleading talking points, and backs it…
Groups decry proposed Fraser River toxic waste recycling site
When Chilliwack resident and conservationist Glen Thompson learned that city council had passed a bylaw amendment permitting a hazardous waste recycling facility on the banks of the Fraser River, alarm…
Keystone XL Fork in the Road: TransCanada’s Houston Lateral Pipeline
Only Barack Obama knows the fate of the northern half of TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. But in the meantime, TransCanada is preparing the southern half of the line…
PSW Strike: Funding restraint for wages a blunt instrument that is harming home care
Today striking Red Cross Care Partners personal support workers are at the door step of three government ministers – Deb Matthews (Health), Yasir Naqvi (Labour) and Charles Sousa (Finance). In…
Facebook Is the New AOL/Compuserve Big Brother
The evolution of the decay of Facebook privacy. The late, great Neil Postman once wrote that we’d more likely voluntarily embrace the fascism of Huxley’s Brave New World than Orwell’s…
Beer Brings Bonus to Businesses
Something exciting is happening in Cleveland and it’s that beer is bringing a bountiful amount of success to a failing neighbourhood. Great Lakes Brewing Company (not to be confused with…
No Federal Childcare Program: An Exercise In Strengthening Hegemony
Canada, a nation among the wealthiest in the world, cannot meet its daycare needs. The problem has grown to crisis proportions in the country’s largest cities. In Toronto there are…
West Coast and others pledge to hold the wall of opposition to Enbridge
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 On Thursday, December 5, 2013, members of the Yinka Dene Alliance, a group of six First Nations in northern BC who have banned the Enbridge Northern…
The high cost of subsidizing Wal-Mart’s profits
Reblogged from Systemic Disorder: Each United States Wal-Mart costs taxpayers nearly $1 million because of the miserably low pay at the same time that the four heirs to the Wal-Mart…
Dec. 18: I know how the Irving press could save big money.
Instead of delivering a newspaper in the morning, it could distribute earplugs with a recorded message built into them. “You are tired. you are very tired. You are getting sleee….”…
Undoing Border Imperialism with Harsha Walia
Harsha Walia is first-and-foremost an activist. Writing is simply another tool for her movement-building work, which spans over a decade with some of the most marginalised communities in Canada. While…