Court documents prepared by RCMP investigators state that Harper Senate appointee, Pam Wallin, committed fraud and breach of trust in connection with her Senate expense claims. Senator Pamela Wallin used…
Stephen Harper doesn’t give the impression that he’s in dire straits but then again, when you’re surrounded by jackals of your own making, it’s a bad idea to let them…
And there is singing and dancing chez les Soderstrom! Lee, who hadn’t seen the cover, says, somewhat hopefully, that maybe it will be considered pornographic and will sell well. I…
At this point, I really don’t give a damn if Toronto Mayor Rob Ford did drugs. If he did it certainly hasn’t impaired his performance as a politician. What I…
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. An item from the British newspaper The Telegraph’s “Whaaa?!?!” file. A church in Canton, North Carolina, which is “King James Only”…
Xeni Gwet’in Chief Roger William is celebrating a scathing new environmental report on a proposed mine in his territory A second, damning federal report on a proposed mine west of…
Colby Cosh of Maclean’s muses how the cold winter weather of Edmonton produced the “cradle of leadership” in Canada. He bases this on a study out of Japan which claims…
…but not in any of the Irving papers. So let’s start with some interesting stuff. Yesterday, the TandT carried a front page story on how a young girl went from…
Watching the Senate scandal slowly unfold has been a strange experience for those of us who have always despised Harper and his government. One the one hand, we are gratified…
Hear what Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart has to say about how the government performed when it comes to handling our private, sensitive information.
The following cowboy has succeeded to turn me off of politics – Senate scandal and now his buddy Rob Ford is in the news again. This time the video, Ford…
Only in Cameron Conservative Britain. There the government wants to ‘reform’ the legal aid system to set defence counsel against their clients by making it lucrative for lawyers to enter…
Happy Friday! Today’s Band of the Month is LadyFace. A charming, guitar driven Toronto four-piece, who’s hooks are dead set on having you singing them in your sleep. Chalk full…
You would think these would be the best of times for community health care providers. The Wynne government is freezing base hospital funding and telling Ontarians that they can instead…
Your news links for today: Federal Court Orders Bell to Pay $20,000 in Damages Over Privacy Violation (Michael Geist) Consumer-friendly cellphone rules coming in Ontario (Toronto Star) Info sharing between…
From her Facebook page. Boy oh boy, it is so refreshing to hear from someone who conducts herself like a leader should, eh? Dear friends, I believe in restorative justice.…
(h/t Andy Skuce) Andy also highlights some key points from the video which are worth highlighting: (more…)
CBC’s Peter Mansbridge examines what went on behind closed doors on two key dates that led up to the current Senate scandal. If you are following the Senate Scandal ……
Assorted content to end your week. – David Green asks whether decades of corporate insistence on “flexible” labour markets (i.e. ones which offer no stability for workers) have resulted in…
