by: Obert Madondo In this age of the Harper Conservatives and a rampaging fossil fuel industry, Canadian anti-fracking activism requires more than a sense of environmental and social justice. It…
Keystone XL access shut down by Lancaster County Judge Oil pipeline faces prospect of more delays because of staunch opposition.Now, unless the law is reinstated by a higher court, Calgary-based…
WHEREAS Canada is a net exporter of energy products and possesses a greater proportion of thorium to uranium;WHEREAS alternative forms of energy are quickly gaining traction in the world’s energy…
Hello fellow caregivers! I am taking a break with my husband to nurture ourselves and each other. I will still blog, but less frequently than usual over the next couple…
P.A.G., O.J. No. 5837 (OCJ, Fraser J): 104 In terms of the alcohol and drugs, I have one concern that although there’s some underlying suggestion that that’s an issue here,…
2387269348_477cf7209c.jpg Government must ensure more choice to save Canadians from price-gouging and disrespectful customer service FEBRUARY 19, 2014 – Responding to today’s announcement of the results of a crucial auction…
On Thursday the former National Security Agency official and whistle-blower William E. Binney and I will debate Stewart A. Baker, a former general counsel for the NSA, P.J. Crowley, a…
I have arrived in Montreal and have checked into my hotel. I’m staying kitty corner from the Montreal Convention Centre (Palais des congrès de Montréal) and I’m looking forward to…
We’ve had a lot of bloggers (both former and current) decide to drop their hat into running for both provincial and federal nominations for political parties, and on the eve…
In politics, meanness can go only so far. Ontario’s Mike Harris Conservatives discovered that — albeit only after Harris had stepped down as premier. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s federal Conservatives…
2329131 Ontario Inc. v. Carlyle Development Corp., 2014 ONCA 132: The motion judge correctly held that, as the parties were not ready to close on August 3, the appellants could…
Hudak says unions should compete for government contracts: The Progressive Conservatives want to force Ontario’s public sector unions to compete for contracts to provide government services in order to save…
You are an entrepreneur with a fantastic idea for a green startup. You go to the bank for funding but they turn you down. What do you do? Fear not,…
Fracking protest in New Brunswick (photo: Colin McPhail) It would be difficult to live without oil and gas. But it would be impossible to live without water. Yet, in our…
On December 18th, 2013, I sat in a stodgy IT classroom in Carleton University (Ottawa), surrounded by five extremely intelligent people (one via Skype) who were there to challenge, provoke,…
When a government mired in debt and deficits allows itself to become dependent on royalties from a non-renewable resource to make up 30% of its general revenues it might just…
Look out, folks. Bill O’Reilly is about to talk about global warming again on the O’Reilly Factor. Of course, he’s already reached his conclusion that “Nobody can control the climate…
Below is the recent submission of OCHU to the Standing Committee on Social Policy of the Ontario Legislature:The Ontario Council of Hospital Workers (OCHU/CUPE) represents 30,000 hospital and long-term care…
