Teachers Political Protest Not a Strike and Not Illegal
First of all it is not a strike because it is not part of the collective bargaining process because with a government imposed contract, imposed under a draconian law whose…
2013
Lawsuit For Price-fixing Continues Against Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, Agrium And Mosaic Corp In US Courts
Two foreign fertilizer companies have agreed to turn over information about an alleged price-fixing cartel and pay nearly $13 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit over potash. A federal judge…
Hey Steve Harper – Crunch These Numbers!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Canadians are all going to be affected by the Harper Government handiwork on many levels. In the news right now of course the Chief Theresa Spence…
Rumeur Du Jour
I’m hearing that signature sheets are being circulated for a Martin Cauchon Liberal leadership run. If this is true, he’s cutting it close – the deadline to enter is this…
Idle No More “Our Last Best Hope”
Kevin Logan-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Kevin Logan contributes posts to Cowichan Conversations occasionally and they are most appreciated. In the following piece Kevin provides an in depth look at the Chief…
Are You a Burlington Ontario Liberal Member?
Yes? Well, if so, I’d really appreciate your support to become a delegate for the Wynne campaign. That’s Kyle Hutton, with two t’s. If you don’t like me for whatever…
On Prorogation: A Solution To Hand The Power Back To The People
By Joe Fantauzzi jjfantauzzi@gmail.com | @jjfantauzzi When a minority federal government facing a confidence vote over a rejected economic update suspended Parliament in 2008, a constitutional expert told CBC News…
Letter Reveals Harper Government Granted Oil and Gas Industry Requests
According to a document obtained by Greenpeace Canada through an Access to Information request, the current overhaul of Canada’s environmental protections doesn’t just look like a gift to the oil…
Yukon court decision could force BC to overhaul its antiquated mining laws
Thursday, January 10, 2013 The decision of the Yukon Court of Appeal in Ross River Dena Council v. Government of the Yukon – delivered just days before the end of…
Mystery solved: Caplan joins Team Pupatello!
TORONTO – Ontario Liberal legend Elinor Caplan has declared her support for leadership contender Sandra Pupatello. Caplan, who had previously been associated with Glen Murray, today said she has today…
A New Year | Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hello and Happy New Year! Here’s Lindsey with your first update of 2013: read more
Wine and Cheese tasting with Tom Mulcair January 24, 2013
To celebrate the wonderful momentum of the NDP and to get ready for the battles to come, the NDP Outremont riding association invites you to an evening of wine and…
Stephen Harper’s New Hairdo :)
To attract younger voters.
Climate Change Explained
By Bob McDonald, Quirks & Quarks The end of the Kyoto Protocol, and our inability to do something about rising carbon emissions, is like arguing over rising water in the…
Klout in the Classroom: A Valuable Grading Tool?
As I continuation of my writing about Klout in hiring I wrote about its use in the classroom by different professors. Here’s part two. Editor’s note: This is the second…
Mystery tweet by Sandra Pupatello
Whatever does it mean? Stay tuned!
Postmedia Continues Its Failing Failure
TORONTO – Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.A) had $8.3 million of net income and $26.7 million of operating income in its latest quarter, both down from a year earlier. The…
A plea to the OCDSB…
… even if the teacher’s action tomorrow is declared illegal, do NOT reverse yesterday’s decision to close all elementary schools. And here is why: Student safety – if told to…
Material variation rule does not apply where contracted out
Fifth Third Bank v. O’Brien, 2013 ONCA 5 holds the material variation rule vacating a guarantee does not apply where the contracts supporting the guarantee contracts out of the rule.…