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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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