Ontario PCs war on public sector continues with Bill 113
For a guy who has spent most of his career working in the public sector, Conservative MPP Toby Barrett certainly has it in for public sector workers. Barrett has introduced…
2013
Behold: Rob Ford thug David Price’s destruction of public property
When you reward a thug psychopath who likes to hang out with criminals by electing him mayor, low and behold said thug recruits his thug friends and their destructive, impulsive,…
Vengeance Is Mine, Sayeth Harper Regime: An Update On Sylvie Therrien
This past July I wrote two posts on Sylvie Therrien, the government employee suspended because she leaked documents that revealed federal investigators were told to find $485,000 of Employment Insurance…
Unlocking the benefits of contract work and unpaid internships
I have outlined on several occasions why I believe a guaranteed minimum income would have an overwhelmingly positive effect on a range of economic outcomes. For instance I have argued…
Benjamin Perrin’s Awkward Situation
Former PMO chief counsel and Harper personal legal advisor, Benjamin Perrin, has been laying low since he abruptly left Ottawa and hightailed it back to the security of his teaching…
Video: No Prairie Pipeline
TransCanada Pipelines’ proposed “Energy East” pipeline project, which is intended to transport Alberta tar sands crude to eastern Canada, is meeting growing opposition from First Nations, environmentalists and citizens who…
Senate scandal, international edition
The newspaper of record notices. To wit: “It began as a seemingly mundane dispute over expense claims from four members of Canada’s Senate, an appointed body rife with patronage and…
Andrew Leach Lays Out The Odds
“We see Northern Gateway as the most vulnerable,” Samir Kayande, vice-president at ITG Investments, said during a panel discussion on the Financial Post website this week. “ Energy East and…
Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Halfway through the first quarter of last weekend’s contest against B.C., nobody would have been surprised to learn that the game would be decided by a team giving the ball…
Provocation and Air of Reality
R. v. Cairney, 2013 SCC 55: C shot and killed his long‑time friend F. At the time, C was living with F and R, who was C’s cousin and F’s…
On condoms and omnibus bills
Just like when using a condom, it’s good policy to check any omnibus bill for holes before using them. That is, unless you are our current government who expect Parliament…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, October 25, 2013
Your news links for today: Privacy Commissioner to investigate Bell Canada’s privacy policy changes (Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada) FINTRAC collecting too much info on innocent Canadians (CBC)…
Mike Duffy: Story becomes more misty
Harper has changed his tune. Now his position on the Nigel Wright and Mike Duffy money exchange story has changed. If you remember Harper initially said that “nobody” knew about…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Tom Bergin reports on a predictable corporate attack on the very idea of government sovereignty – as tax evaders are insisting that their…
#yegvote hangout – post-election “after hours” edition
Tweet Last night we hosted the final #yegvote Edmonton election Google Hangout. Not surprisingly, we had a lot of topics to discuss in our post-election “after hours” edition, ranging from…
Stylish Pocket Art
Canadian artist Gary Taxali has teamed up with fashion retailer Harry Rosen to create pocket squares focused on Canadian. This is good because it seems so rare that Canadians celebrate…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, October 25, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, October 25, 2013: In the Skakel Case, 2 Women on 2 Sides in an Endless Vigil F.…
Liberal Policy Proposal : Protect the Pickering Lands (#lpc #cdnpoli #NoPickeringAirport)
Excited that the Ajax-Pickering Federal Liberal Association has approved the policy proposal to protect the Pickering Lands. This policy was developed in consultation with Land Over Landings and is an…
So Flaherty’s spying on us too
FINTRAC collecting too much info on innocent Canadians Canada’s privacy watchdog is blasting a federal agency that is supposed to be gathering financial intelligence on suspected terrorists and money launderers,…
Guest Post – The Salamander
A frequent contributor of provocative analyses and insights, The Salamander left a comment on one of yesterday’s posts that I am taking the liberty of featuring here. I strongly recommend…