Vancouver Island vs Texas Frackers
Don Maroc Cowichan Conversations Contributor The frackers are moving closer. We may have a front row seat to learning what the Peace River farmers and Alberta ranchers have been living…
January 2014
The magic of minimum wage and inflation hocus pocus
Amazing. After 6 years of non-recovery recovery the answer on how to “save the economy” has been stumbled upon by a senior business journalist: raise the minimum wage. How did…
Do NOT mess around with our drive home!
Politicians get away with it most of the time. I’m not talking about corruption, just the usual stupid stuff. Though journalists often try to call out rank incompetence — and…
Five ways to save the Senate of Canada
Tweet Is the Senate of Canada broken? And if so, is it worth saving? Here are the positions held by Canada’s federal political parties: 1) Abolish the Senate The New…
Harperland: Where Big Brother Meets You at the Airport
You've just got back to Canada. You have some time to kill before your connecting flight.You whip out your mobile phone to check out the web, using the airport's free…
AUPE Court Appeal Victory
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Enbridge’s GTA pipeline project gets greenlight
The Ontario Energy Board gave approval late Thursday afternoon to Enbridge Gas Distribution’s $686.5 million GTA Project aiming to carry natural gas across the top of Toronto. The project, consisting…
Australian Report Trumpeted By Coal Bosses Does Not Say What They Want You To Think It Says
WHAT follows are some thoughts about coal from a report just published in Australia. A longer-term concern relates to the environmental impacts of large-scale coal use, especially its climate consequences….…
David Suzuki: Citizens asked to help with Fukushima radiation research
An Internet search turns up an astounding number of pages about radiation from Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdown that followed an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. But…
Harper’s Short Sighted PMO
Canada is a diverse nation. Our population is made up of peoples from all around the world, and until recently, we were well on the road to respecting all of…
Dear Nathan – IMPORTANT INFORMATION
I got a phone message from Nathan! (The ‘consultant’ Ex Libris has assigned to my book.) It was the same voice mail that he’s left the past three or four…
We only have 24 hours to ditch the deadweight!
Time and time again, we have seen our community stand together and demand that decision-makers take notice. Together, we have made huge gains toward securing open and affordable Internet in…
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House Energy Committee Votes Down Climate Reality
The House Energy and Commerce Committee had the opportunity earlier this week to pass an amendment making it clear that the House accepts the scientific consensus that climate change is…
Ukraine and the rebirth of fascism
The violence on the streets of Ukraine is far more than an expression of popular anger against a government. Instead, it is merely the latest example of the rise of…
Forum Research Fucks Up, Admits Error
From ThreeHundredEight.com: UPDATE: As appeared to be the case, Forum Research has confirmed there was an error in its two reports that listed the numbers that should have been Trudeau’s…
BC’s Big Favour? LNG Exports and GHG Emissions
The hype on LNG has grown to staggering proportions. I have not had much time to debunk all of the government’s grotesque exaggerations and outright falsehoods. But Christy Clark’s claim…
The New Wave of Financial Instability
The New Wave of Financial Instability by MIKE WHITNEY Global stocks were hammered on Friday for a second straight day on news of a slowdown in China and turbulence in…
When Taking the Measure of Trudeau, Think Nigel Wright, Think Mike Duffy and All the Rest
Severing the bond between Canadian senators and their party apparatus and leadership is a long overdue reform and all the proof you’ll ever need is to be found in the…