Of Gas and Quakes
It’s often interesting when two inter-related news stories come out on the same day. There were two such reports today. One conveyed a warning from Canada’s insurance sector that a…
2013
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Senate reform still desired over Senate abolition or status quo
Despite the Senate scandal deepening, it appears that for now, Canadians still prefer reforming the Senate over abolishing it, as indicated by this Ipsos-Reid poll from a couple of days…
Residential Needs of Adults with Severe Autism in New Brunswick Are Not Being Met
Autism parents, and some supporters, conducted protests in front of the Centracare pyschiatric hospital in Saint John 10 years ago advocating for better, autism spectific, care for a man with…
Naming the Dead: a new project by Bureau of Investigative Journalism identifies people killed in drone strikes
*You may need to raise volume to improve audio quality on this video The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has launched a new project – Naming the Dead – that aims…
Global carbon budget is a harsh reality check for Canadian investors
The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should be a wake-up call for Canada. With a development model based on ever more fossil fuel extraction, Canada’s…
The Economics of Climate Change.
This is an eye opener. From the CNBC business desk: Around one-third of the world’s economy by 2025 will be based in countries at “high” or “extreme” risk from the…
in which i survive three days without internet, or how rogers (maybe) punishes former customers
Sometime late on Thursday night into Friday morning, our internet went down. This is the worst possible time for such an event, as internet is our lifeline to baseball, and…
Japan to remove perilous Fukushima nuclear fuel rods
1,500 spent fuel rods remain precariously perched atop the badly damaged Fukushima Reactor 4 TOKYO – Japanese regulators on Wednesday gave final approval for removing fuel rods from an uncontained…
Rick Mercer’s Disgust With Harper
The following video is self-explanatory, but if you would like to read more about it and the Harper clan’s seemingly endless capacity to not answer questions, check out this link…
A Government All Canadians Can Be Rightly Ashamed Of
Harper’s Trained Seals Even stalwart Conservatives have every reason to consider the Harper government a genuine disgrace and a blight upon our country. Remind me, what is it now? Going…
Our Democratic Deficit Begins In Canadian Newsrooms
We have to recognize that Canada’s democratic deficit will not be made right until we tear down the corporate media cartel. Right now, government and journalism are in bed. That’s…
Ex-Japanese PM calls for end to nuclear power following Fukushima
Naoto Kan testifying at a Japanese hearing to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2010-2011) addresses the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis which happened on his…
Senate scandal is now a full-blown government crisis for Stephen Harper
So I said on Sun News today. This isn’t going away and it’s going to deeply hurt the Conservative brand.
Say no to cosmetic pesticide use
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 It was only two years ago that Premier Christie Clark promised that the province would ban cosmetic pesticide use– pesticide use on lawns and ornamental plants.…
Closing In For The Kill
Anyone who has done much fraud litigation will be familiar with that moment, that sweet spot, where you get to close for the kill. You’ve given your target a pretty…
It’s Not the End of the World
His mind slid away into the labyrinthine world of doublethink. To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 30, 2013: Right group asks Supreme Court to fast-track assisted suicide case – CTV News BigLaw…