Tuesday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Obviously Friday’s result against Calgary wasn’t what the Saskatchewan Roughriders hoped for – particularly since it means having only one game of separation from third place in the CFL’s West…
2013
Ontario’s Sousa is searching for solutions.
It’s a daunting task and we can only hope that Finance Minister Charles Sousa is up to it. He is travelling Ontario searching for solutions to Ontario’s economic malaise. Needless…
Greenwashing Concerns Mount as Evidence of Fracking’s Climate Impact Grows
Several years ago, Utah public health officials realized they had a big problem on their hands — one with national implications as other states were racing to increase oil and…
What’s a Point of Corporate Tax Worth?
Tom Mulcair’s recently reiterated unwillingness to raise personal tax rates puts the spotlight on corporate taxes. But how much revenue is at stake? Three and a half years ago, I…
So you want to be an Edmonton election candidate?
TweetThe City of Edmonton’s Elections Office is hosting an information session tomorrow for residents planning or interested in standing for office in the October 21, 2013 municipal election. According to…
A Timely Message Important To Everyone
The video that follows was made by Canadian Doctors For Medicare, who are advocating for a national pharmacare program, something that a country as rich as ours could well-afford. It…
It’s Who They Are
It’s not just the $140,000 in illegitimate expenses — which Stephen Harper is on record as saying are “comparable to any parliamentarian travelling from that particular area of the country.”…
Engineering an obesity epidemic
How would you react if I told you it wasn’t your fault you’re fat? Not entirely, anyway. Not the way that the medical profession or society at large would have…
Chickens roosting day, etc.
Harper’s chickens, that is: “Senator Wallin audit details set for public release.” One upside for Wallin, she has one of the best litigators in Toronto representing her (pictured in the…
Chickens roosting day, etc.
Harper's chickens, that is: "Senator Wallin audit details set for public release." One upside for Wallin, she has one of the best litigators in Toronto representing her (pictured in the…
Chickens roosting day, etc.
Harper’s chickens, that is: “Senator Wallin audit details set for public release.” One upside for Wallin, she has one of the best litigators in Toronto representing her (pictured in the…
The Bones Left After The Best Meat Is Taken
Some things haven’t changed in centuries. Photographer Aaron Huey’s compelling TED Talk from 2010:
Nalcor’s Complaints to the Regie #nlpoli
Last week, the Quebec Superior Court dismissed a motion to hear an appeal from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro over decisions taken by the Quebec’s energy regulator in 2010. As NTV…
Stats Canada Regrets…
OTTAWA – In a highly unusual move, Statistics Canada has delayed the release of a major set of data from the 2011 National Household Survey by a month. Data on…
Responding to Hate Speech With More Hate Speech? Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That!
Yesterday we received a tip about someone we had never heard of. As we were busy with another project we didn’t get to it in a timely manner. Seems we…
Ottawa desperately trying to kill the housing Frankenstein
Remember that literary classic, Frankenstein? Scientist Victor creates a monster, then realizing the mistake he has made tries desperately to kill the beast. Seems an apt description for Canada’s housing…
Ottawa desperately trying to kill the housing Frankenstein
Remember that literary classic, Frankenstein? Scientist Victor creates a monster, then realizing the mistake he has made tries desperately to kill the beast. Seems an apt description for Canada's housing…
Ottawa desperately trying to kill the housing Frankenstein
Remember that literary classic, Frankenstein? Scientist Victor creates a monster, then realizing the mistake he has made tries desperately to kill the beast. Seems an apt description for Canada’s housing…
Under FPP, conservatives call the shots: ask Mulcair
Our primitive voting system, FPP, breaks down when there are more than two parties. In the 1990s, the Liberals had an unfair advantage due to center-right vote splitting. Now a…
In Tuesday’s Sun: in defence of Laura Miller (and not a few other women)
It was a little thing, apparently. A tweet, a bit of digital detritus, something that comes and goes, with little or no attention paid. Happens all the time. What made…