Rafe Mair Took A Spill Downstairs and Broke His Neck-But Not His Spirit!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Yes, it has been sometime since we heard from one of BC’s frontline voices and advocates but Rafe took a spill downstairs and broke his neck.…
January 2014
Gay Rights – Is a Quebec-style Charter a Template?
I know, as a liberal, that I am supposed to be infuriated by the Quebec Values charter. I am supposed to be incensed that people’s religious rights are being impinged…
Cultural Misunderstanding: From "How are You?" to Body Language
What do you expect to hear when you say “How are you?” Most of the time in North Amreica’s it’s “Fine.” But in Russia, apparently, what you’ll get is a…
The only Canadian news story that is of any significance today
If (a) this is accurate and (b) it holds up, get ready for a lot of long-yerm instability and chaos, folks. Leger isn’t Forum. Those guys are the real deal.…
Canadian Support for Keystone XL Pipeline Wavers
52% of Canadians still register support for the Keystone XL pipeline but that’s down 16-points from the 68% approval we gave it in April. Opposition to the pipeline during that…
Our 150th birthday bash … all about war
If there was any remaining doubt that the Conservative government has a militaristic view of history, check out Canada 150, the website for Canada’s 150th anniversary. Note that the only…
Harper Overseas
Harper took some good buddies along on our dime. Julius Suraski, the guy behind Highway 400's giant "FORD NATION" sign, is with Stephen Harper in Israel right now: scribd.com/doc/200760944/…— David…
Fear And Loathing In Peace River
While the Harper cabal proceeds full-tilt with its tarsands advertising campaign, the details of which Canadians are being denied, a game of inconvenient truth versus consequences is being played out…
Jan. 20: Hallelujah!
They’ve done it. An Irving paper with real editorial and op ed pages, with well-written opinion columns that actually have something to say. And there’s not a stinker in the…
Privacy expert Ron Deibert will speak in Vancouver on January 23, 2014
One of Canada’s foremost experts on privacy and surveillance is coming to Vancouver, and you don’t want to miss what he has to say. Bonus: Our own Steve Anderson will…
Did Harper actually say criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic?
In fairness to him – and, for what’s worth, I kick the Hell out of the Conservative leader and Canada’s conservative Jewish leadership in tomorrow’s Sun papers – I don’t…
Langley council mulls joining Kinder Morgan pipeline hearing
Oil pipeline construction in rural Alberta LANGLEY, B.C. – Langley council is mulling over whether to directly take part in regulatory hearings into the proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion that…
Sometimes the Low Numbers Matter Too
2013 was the hottest year in Australia’s recorded history. We know that the country is setting new records this year. Sometimes, though, there’s as much to be learned by looking…
You’ll Pay For Climate Change One Way or The Other.
One thing climate change will probably bring you is higher insurance premiums. Last year Canadian insurers forked over $3.2-billion in payouts, a record. For the first time, flooding-related claims exceeded…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, January 20th, 2014
Your news links for today: The strange connection between the NSA and an Ontario tech firm (Globe and Mail) Harper must address online surveillance in Canada, says advocacy group (Global…
Crown required to produce legible notes as part of disclosure
R v Lalani, 2014 ONCJ 10: 57: "….in my view, the provision of a typed version of one of the investigative officer's notes where that officer's handwritten notes were illegible…
China Says Arctic Up For Grabs
When it comes to the South China Sea, as far as Beijing is concerned, it’s China’s. Ask Japan or Vietnam or the Philipinnes. When it comes to the Arctic Ocean,…
4 Theories Why US Teenagers Are Driving Less
Cars are horrible for the environment and car infrastructure can have very negative impact on local economies so it’s nice to see enthusiasm for driving diminishing in younger generations. American…
Has the white supremacist EDL got friends on Harper’s Israel junket?
Sun News has reported the names of those who make up Harper’s huge entourage to Israel – and one of them, says the eagle-eyed BCL – appears to have unsettling…
Boats in Arctic Bay, Nunavut
A brisk minus 34 outside