Prime Minister James Moore?
I’m not sure he wants or needs my thumbs up, but I agree with Tim’s piece in this morning’s Hill Times bulletin: James Moore would indeed made for a formidable…
2013
What is an Ontario Power of Attorney for Personal Care?
This week at Wise Law Blog, we are exploring Powers of Attorney for Care, and end-of-life care decisions, generally. Join us as Simran Bakshi, Student-at-Law, considers a the questions and…
Will Wallin And Duffy Sink The Ship?
Pam Wallin says she will challenge her suspension from the Senate. Mike Duffy has a doctor’s note to cover his absence. But several sources have reported that he is very…
Racism: Washington Redskins Football Team
Natives find the term Redskins highly offense. It has the historic background as follows: “Back not so long ago, when there was a bounty on the heads of the Indian…
The scientific case for Sunday Assemblies
I like to think that my drive to see The Sunday Assembly succeed is not driven by a religious fervour and blind faith but an argument, based on evidence, that…
Vale delays Long Harbour smelter… again #nlpoli
Earlier this year, mining giant Vale was saying they’d start production at the new Long Harbour smelter in 2013, but after a meeting with Premier Kathy Dunderdale in Brazil, the…
Stephen Harper and the Quebec Card
There are many things to worry about what Stephen Harper might do to Canada, especially now that he is desperate. From forcing through his pipelines at gunpoint, to threatening the…
Life In Scarborough Part Whatever +1: The State Of Coffee In Scarborough
Noticed today that the Coffee Time outlet next to Kennedy Avenue subway station had gone TU. It was obviously too upscale for this neighborhood. It’s been replaced by a pimply…
Thoughts on the Throne Speech: Part Two
After a bit of time, here’s the second post covering the recent Throne Speech. I think we should be able to get everything into this second post, so let’s get…
Thoughts on the Throne Speech: Part Two
After a bit of time, here's the second post covering the recent Throne Speech. I think we should be able to get everything into this second post, so let's get…
Thoughts on the Throne Speech: Part Two
After a bit of time, here’s the second post covering the recent Throne Speech. I think we should be able to get everything into this second post, so let’s get…
Campaign Diary Volume 18: It’s election day today, it’s important; please make sure you vote!
Today’s St. Albert voting locations. Today is election day in St. Albert, and it’s hard to imagine a more important election for our community in recent years. The intervention by…
Don Maroc Has A Message For North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure About The Somenos Marsh
Don Maroc Cowichan Conversations Contributor North Cowichan Mayor Jon Lefebure joined a couple of hundred constituents lining the hard-packed soil of the Dike that Jon Built along Beverly Street. The…
Sunday night blues. Sir Douglas pays tribute to Louis Reil.
Sometimes it takes a Texan to tell us who the real Canadian heroes are.
OpenMedia McGill: Why Privacy Matters
OpenMedia’s McGill Student Group is speaking out for our privacy. Thanks for writing this great piece, Max Honigmann! Article by Max Honigmann: As online life becomes more and more a…
OpenMedia’s Reilly Yeo and Steve Anderson’s Op-Ed in print!
We’re excited to see this in print! Check out the op-ed written by our own Reilly Yeo and Steve Anderson in the Ottawa Citizen as they discuss the new frontier…
Grand Chief: Unite in face of Elsipogtog, Harper’s ‘War on Mother Earth’
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip called for unity in the face of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s “War on Mother Earth” at a Vancouver rally this past Friday – connected to…
The Staple Theory @ 50: Marc Lee
As part of our continuing series of commentaries celebrating the 50th anniversary of Mel Watkins’ classic article, “A Staple Theory of Economic Growth,” we present the following commentary by Marc…
Anti-Abortion Banner Backfire
Why the tactics of the current anti-abortionists are making me pro-choice. Abortion has and always will be a sensitive topic and rightly so. How can we properly define something that…