I spent much of last week in Alberta which, as anyone who has traveled across Canada knows, is a very different place from BC. While there, it became increasingly clear…
Idle No More Is An Independent Movement The Idle No More Movement was the expression of concern of four Saskatchewan Native Woman had over the Stephen Harper Government’s plans to…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – George Monbiot reminds us that the mere fact that neoliberal economic theory has failed by any rational measure doesn’t mean there won’t…
INDIGENOUS PROCLAMATION 2013 Mohawk Nation News http://www.mohawknationnews.com MNN. Jan. 12, 2013. This Indigenous proclamation supercedes every Royal Proclamation because this is all our land. Natural law will be the legal…
Stephen Harper’s feelings were hurt when some Chiefs of First Nations demanded that they would meet Harper only if the Governor General was there as well. Harper considers himself P.M…
You’ve got to love George Monbiot, the UK author, journalist and activist. His engaging BLOG is high on our list of regular must-reads. This is how George describes his role:…
I’m not going to link to it. But one of the central criticisms in the piece, to my understanding, is flat-out wrong. I know for a fact that Harinder Takhar…
The UK is looking into ways to make their power grid more environmentally sustainable and being an island nation they have looked into using tides. Tidal flows are predictable and…
Following up on yesterday’s introductory post, here are my first candidate rankings for the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race. 1. Ryan Meili (–) Lest there be any doubt, there’s still plenty…
This morning my younger daughter asked me if I was cross. I said no, then yes, and explained why. She told me to blog about it. This is what I…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, January 15, 2013: Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Arrest of Prime Minister B.C. enables paralegals, takes bold step…
How do I know this? “Wynne likely did not help herself with comments over the weekend that Ontario might soon have its first female premier. Maybe so, but the other…
We’re now down to the stretch drive in the OLP leadership sprint, with the following (still unofficial) delegate count after this weekend’s round of voting: Pupatello 506 Wynne 468 Kennedy…
Shawn Atleo stepped down as head of the Assembly of First Nations yesterday, a victim of the norovirus which has been ravaging North America’s population. His absence, we were told,…
By Greg Crone, who has forgotten more about the Ontario Liberal Party than I’ll ever know. The definitive take on the OLP leadership race so far. I’ve added bolding on…
Son One took my keys. I’m locked out of our Yorkville offices. So I’m walking Roxy, waiting for a staffer to show up. (They don’t get in as early as…
The Kelly Gang was notorious, not only for their 1905 pancake rampage through East Ham, but for their queer genetic makeup. In the back row, you can make out the…
From the government presser to their Venture Capital Action Plan: $250 million to establish new, large private sector-led national funds of funds (a funds of funds portfolio consists of investments…
Whether you agree with Andrew’s points or not, I sensed that he was trying to be positive, which readers often say they want from writers. So, he’s being positive: thank…
