Conor’s Happy 17 Birthday Smurfday
Conor is 17 today! It’s his birthday Smurfday as we ordered a birthday cake at the local Superstore featuring the Smurfs, currently his favorite movie which we have recorded on…
2013
When Will the CON-Job End?
It seems to me that a growing number of Canadians are finally waking up to the fiscal incompetence of the Harper cabal. It doesn’t take the Economic education of Jim…
Audio: Damien Gillis Talks Private River Power, Fracking, LNG, BC Election
The Common Sense Canadian’s Damien Gillis and Vancouver Co-op Radio’s Imtiaz Popat discuss a range of topics relating to water and energy in advance of BC’s provincial election, scheduled for…
A parcel description of a property – including an incorporated reference plan – is not definitive of the boundaries or the extent of the land
MacIsaac v Salo, 2013 ONCA 98 is a remarkable decision that, among other things,holds aparcel description of a property – including an incorporated reference plan – is not definitive of…
Campaign Update: An Interesting Development
A media release went out today with regards to a joint announcement from Ryan Meili and Erin Weir coming tomorrow morning. Needless to say, this has started the speculation wheels…
Lindsey Amplifies Canadian Voices at the CRTC Hearing
Check out some highlights from Lindsey’s presentation at the CRTC cell phone rules hearing last week as she amplifies your voices using your stories. read more
Joyce Murray’s electoral reform proposals are the most democratic of all leadership hopefuls
Joyce Murray – She walks the talk Joyce Murray’s electoral reform proposals are the most democratic of all candidates for leadership. Unlike the others who are simply practising old-style top-down…
Reports: Shale Gas Bubble Looms, Aided by Wall Street
Two long-awaited reports were published today at ShaleBubble.org by the Post Carbon Institute (PCI) and the Energy Policy Forum (EPF). Together, the reports conclude that the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) boom…
Just How Small Are You, Really?
On a clear, moonless summer night I like to sit out in the backyard and gaze up into the heavens. I realize that the lights I am seeing come from…
The Resurgence of an Evolving Climate Movement, Part 2
Ken Wu is executive director of Majority for a Sustainable Society (MASS) and co-founder of the Ancient Forest Alliance. For Part 1 of this article, click here. In the first…
SGI Bike Uprising
Doesn’t SGI know it’s not cool to cause an uprising amongst those most likely to ride motorcycles up and down the streets of SGI brass? The increase in motorcycle insurance…
How Harper Was Conned
Who says you can’t bullshit a bullshitter? Don’t tell that to the procurement wizards at our Department of National Defence. They’ve been pulling the wool over the eyes of our…
Dual Senate Polls Show Canadians Prefer Reform Over Abolishment
The National Post has been crowing today about a poll done by Ipsos Reid, which shouts that “more than one-third” of Canadians want the Senate abolished, a headline which is…
America’s Dangerous Hyper-Nationalism
We’re Number One, We’re Number One! No you’re bloody well not, no you’re bloody well not! The United States is many things but it’s not the greatest country in the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Jim Stanford points out that any “bitumen bubble” will only get worse if the Cons and their provincial cousins get their way…
British Prime Minister Dismissive of BBC Strike
David Cameron says there were no grounds for a strike by BBC journalists because the corporation remains well-funded after a license-fee deal in 2010.
British Prime Minister Dismissive of BBC Strike
David Cameron says there were no grounds for a strike by BBC journalists because the corporation remains well-funded after a license-fee deal in 2010.
Feb. 19: Well, it could have been a big story….
The lead headline is that lots of babies were born in Moncton Hospital on Valentine’s Day. Now, what does this mean? How does it change our lives? Well, it could…
Skateboarders Help Transform Urban Environments
Skateboarding culture is often (wrongly) lumped together with criminal behaviour amongst youth. To those that still think that way, you should check out a study in the most recent Local…
Human Rights Watch report confirms sexist and racist violence endured by Aboriginal women
By Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres | Feb. 18, 2013: “This (Human Rights Watch) report confirms frontline evidence of sexist and racist violence endured by Aboriginal women. Frontline centers…