OTTAWA — The New York Times editorial board is taking the Harper government to task for allegedly silencing publicly funded scientists, a strategy the Times says is designed to ensure…
Is it just my imagination or is Canada’s international reputation slipping into the sewer? The question seemed particularly pertinent this morning as I read an editorial in the New York…
Reblogged from Real-World Economics Review Blog: from Lars Syll One of the world’s most renowned game theorists – Ariel Rubinstein – gives his — affirmative — answer in this interview…
by: Obert Madondo Statistics Canada reported last week that Employment Insurance (EI) recipients dropped by 2.1% in July to 503 900 after the Harper government toughened the rules earlier this…
Mr. Alward and his merry men, especially Craig Leonard, have made much of their claim that Professor Lapierre was honoured by the prestigious National Academy of Sciences when it invited…
The civic election campaign is now officially underway, even though, judging from the thousands of signs that are now mostly knocked down along city boulevards, it has been on unofficially…
Environmental consultant Jessica Ernst on her land in Alberta (Colin Smith photo) ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Alberta resident Jessica Ernst is warning Newfoundland about the risks of hydraulic fracturing, saying…
Canada’s got some pretty hardcore fossil fuelers from Steve Harper to Alberta’s Alison Redford and British Columbia’s Christy Clark. Waiting in the wings to join them are Tommy Mulcair and…
I just– just–had one of those painfully awkward thirty-something moments when I realized that Atheist’s breakthrough sophomore full-length, Unquestionable Presence, is now a robust 22 years old (insert pimple-faced nostalgia…
I just– just–had one of those painfully awkward thirty-something moments when I realized that Atheist’s breakthrough sophomore full-length, Unquestionable Presence, is now a robust 22 years old (insert pimple-faced nostalgia…
A 2012 CN derailment near Calgary OTTAWA – CN Rail, at the urging of Chinese-owned Nexen Inc., is considering shipping Alberta bitumen to Prince Rupert, B.C., by rail in quantities…
Along with Kate MacEachern and The Long Way Home and Robin & Stewart’s Marathon for Veterans we have another action in support of PTSD and Veterans, this time including service…
Here are your daily news links: JPMorgan initiates coverage of Big Three telcos as U.S. threat fades (Financial Post) Here’s the list of bidders for the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum…
Stephen Harper pro-rogued the Parliament for a reason. He needed more time to have fun with his friends.
One of the main selling points of PR is the idea that a party must get 50% of the vote to get majority power. This number is about 39% under…
It’s for the best that the idle speculation and gossip about a single point of policy difference between Thomas Mulcair and Linda McQuaig have been put to rest. But let’s…
OpenMedia_Logo.png Spectrum Auction registrations show that Big Three will likely continue to act like gatekeepers and price-gouge Canadians unless the government takes action to open networks to more affordable providers…
Maybe. Got this email from officer Ian Shardlow this morning: The estimates that I have received is that we destroyed approximately 3-4000 lbs of ammo and now have approximately 2-3000…
He wonders if she can see him. Perhaps if he showed up to the restaurant she was at with her lover, she would just look right past him and not…
George W. Bush spread ‘democracy’ in Afghanistan. Now Obama is spreading ‘democracy’ in Afghanistan. Some of that ‘democracy’ has spilled over into Pakistan. Violence has become norm in Afghanistan and…
