Northern Gateway Set To Heat Up
The National Energy Board (NEB) report on the project is set to be released by month’s end. All the media hoopla around the release will occur…wait for it...in Alberta, with…
December 2013
It’s official: The global banking cartel is a cartel
EU imposes record 1.7bn euro fines on major intl banks over rate-rigging “What is shocking about the Libor and Euribor scandals is not only the manipulation of benchmarks, which is…
Glenn Greenwald on the Complacency of Corporate Law Partners
Journalist/lawyer Glenn Greenwald, with observations on the leadership of America’s corporate law firms, from his early days as a BigLaw associate: There’s a huge dichotomy between people who grow up…
The Montreal Massacre and the Con War on Women
In my sadness over the death of Nelson Mandela, and because I'm so tired, I forgot that Friday was the anniversary of a monumental Canadian tragedy. That on a snowy…
Musical interlude
Protoculture – Cobalt
Solidarity forever
My reaction to the news that Conrad Black says he might endorse Rob Ford for mayor is: It takes one to know one. Honestly, Toronto, haven’t you reached your gag…
Check out all the citizen letters about TPP Internet censorship publish by local papers in Canada
Secrecy. If one word could sum up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), that would be it. The U.S. lobbyists and bureaucrats behind the TPP know their Internet Censorship proposals are so…
Redford’s Christmas cabinet shuffle
TweetAs reported yesterday on this blog, rumours that Ms. Redford would shuffle her cabinet before the Christmas break began to intensify this week. Today, those rumours proved to be true.…
Mark Driscoll plagiarism debate twists and turns
I got an email from a reader today with the comment that this is usually something I’m on top of. BREAKING: Janet Mefferd Removes Tweets and Blog Material Regarding Mark…
Friday night solo blues blogging
Rory Block is a country blues guitarist who mixes original material with a lot of covers of traditional blues musicians. Here she is with Robert Johnson’s If I Had Possession…
Dear Pierre, Alan and Bjorn
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Guest Blog by Will Fox: The Internet is no longer a luxury – It’s time for free public Wi-Fi
Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for some of the worst Internet service – service that often comes with disrespectful customer assistance, inadequate Internet speeds,…
Why I am Supporting Brian
As the Organization VP for the BC Women’s Liberal Commission, I am very pleased to support Brian Rice for the Liberal Party President in 2014. Brian has worked his way…
Rob Anters still no fan of Nelsant Mantdela
Inspired by these headlines: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rob-anders-still-no-fan-of-nelson-mandela-1.2454052 http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/calgary-mp-rob-anders-booted-off-veterans-committee-1.1290073
American fracker wraps divisive seismic work in Elsipogtog territory
Members of the Elsipogtog Nation and RCMP clash at a recent protest over fracking in New Brunswick REXTON, N.B. – SWN Resources Canada says it has wrapped up seismic testing…
Flaherty’s Funny Math with the EI Surplus
The Parliamentary Budget Office has come out with a report, suggesting that the Conservatives will likely balance the budget ahead of schedule. But, and it’s a big but, if there…
Large US companies preparing to pay a carbon tax
Read this Dec. 5 story from The New York Times on a new report by the environmental data company CDP which shows that at least 29 large American companies are…
TPP lobbyists are meeting – let’s keep saying NO to Internet Censorship!
As industry lobbyists meet to push through the secretive and extreme Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in less than 24 hours, let’s send them a strong message. Nearly 125,000 people have said…
#ReformAct Problem — Caucus Initiating Leadership Reviews and the Coyne Amendment ( #cdnpoli )
In response to a tweet I had sent out that summarized my opposition to the Reform Act, Andrew Coyne pointed me to his article that suggests an amendment that could…
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Backing Mitch McConnell, Other Coal Candidates In 2014
Republican Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is facing an uphill battle for reelection in next year’s midterms. But luckily for McConnell, his powerful allies in the dirty energy industry have…