CNT-F FACES EVICTION FROM LONG-TERM HEADQUARTERS The CNT-f is the larger of the two anarchosyndicalist/revolutionary syndicalist union federations in France. They have traditionally been called the ‘CNT-Vignoles’ after their headquarters…
Former U.S. defense secretary, Robert Gates, is firing broadsides in his tell-all book at seemingly every one he dealt with. One of his targets is Britain where cutbacks imposed on…
Allow me to present Robert Cray performing Love Struck Baby at a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Vince Gill brings Keb’ Mo’ to the Grand Ole Opry. The song is…
It sounds as though the Polar Vortex is returning for a two-week encore engagement. With any luck it won’t be quite as bad as the first bout, -20C for Toronto,…
Friday, January 17, 2014 Finding consensus among British Columbians on the controversial Site C dam that BC Hydro is seeking to build on the Peace River is challenging. But one…
Friday, January 17, 2014 Canadians may soon know more about the chemicals being used to extract bitumen from Alberta’s tar sands, thanks to West Coast Environmental Law and our colleagues…
Hardly a day goes by but we read of new studies and reports warning us of serious developments that are either underway or imminent that will transform Earth or our…
I was watching NBC nightly news and this piece was an eye-opener. If some people still don’t believe in climate change then I don’t know what will convince them. Visit…
An oil pipeline crossing the Tanana River in Alaska The federal NDP’s BC-based deputy fisheries critic is questioning a quiet deal signed just before Christmas that saw the Department of…
Looks like a cord of logs, don’t it? Ha! It’s a zombie-proofed cabin! Click here to see more. Problem with this one: when a horde of the undead comes after…
Bollman v. Soenen, 2014 ONCA 36: The trial judge’s determination of liability on informed consent was based on a misapprehension of the law. In the context of medical treatment, battery…
It’s not that all Conservatives are opposed to proportional representation. Senator Hugh Segal is onside and Conservative MPs Peter Braid, Stephen Woodworth and Scott Reid have presented Fair Vote Canada…
There’s a story on ipolitics that in part echoes my own thoughts about media and responsibility. Yet the author draws different conclusions than I believe I would have, were I…
…since native peoples asked Jacques Cartier to stay for supper. (I’m starting this one on the evening of Jan. 16 because there’s something I skipped yesterday to fit in the…
The details of the Progressive Economics Forum’s 2014 Student Essay Contest are now online. Please note the submission deadline of May 5.
My granddad is in this photo. He’s the kid perched on the plough. It’s his father driving the car. David Henry. My granddad ended up looking just like him. Uncle…
Cayoose Creek, where construction of a municipal water intake may be harming salmon habitat (Jim Upton) LILLOOET, B.C. – Members of a First Nation in Lillooet, B.C., have set up…
A leaked copy of the final report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reveals a stark warning – we either shift to a low-carbon economy now or prepare to…
Their talking points on this organization – which I know well, and which I know to be both moderate and law-abiding – are way, way, way over-the-top. Jason is going…
Your news links for today: WIND pulls out of spectrum auction, TELUS raises rates (Mobile Syrup) Why Canadian mobile users should care about the spectrum auction (Yahoo Finance Canada) Canada’s…
