West Virginia officials are reporting that, a coal slurry line at the Kanawha Eagle Prep Plant, which belongs to Patriot Coal, ruptured and spilled an unknown amount of the toxic…
As fallout from the largest economic crisis since the Great Depression continues, the federal Conservatives continue to take part in the global austerity Olympics with their 2014 budget, and people…
I understand these are embossed in gold in a certain someone’s office. Apparently some even have copies signed by Mr. Harper for services rendered. Recommend this Post
The Ontario Energy Board’s approval of three natural gas projects last week puts the province’s plans to significantly reduce Ontario’s carbon footprint in jeopardy. The ruling also gives Ontario the…
Either the Alberta Conservative MP has a thing for the late Charlton Heston or he has a love of a darker kind. Recommend this Post
There are at least two things that the anti-war movement in Canada needs to do a much better job of as we speak out against war and empire: We need…
The Israeli lobby and their rightwing stooges in governments in North America keep feeding us images of a nuclear-armed, Dark Ages Iran, steeped in Sharia law and bloodlust. Look at…
This morning, I was lucky enough to participate in an amazing virtual conference for family caregivers called IMPACT80. Denise Brown from Caregiving.com identified a starting point that will resonate with…
Volume, volume, volume. When you’re a surveillance state there are real economies of scale to spying on everyone. America’s security apparatus is said to keep tabs on about 315-million people.…
Statement by 70 Canadian Economists Against Austerity We, the undersigned, strongly urge the federal government to stop implementing fiscal austerity measures just to achieve its political goal of budgetary balance…
..and I beg him not to hit me. It’s not my fault this is a new keyboard, and I can’t figure out how to get the accent on the e…
Statement by 70 Canadian Economists Against Austerity We, the undersigned, strongly urge the federal government to stop implementing fiscal austerity measures just to achieve its political goal of budgetary balance…
It can now be revealed where he’s going. They’re damn lucky to have him. He may be 80, but he still works his ass off. Very sad, again, that Heenan…
Meet Eli and Nick, both 13. They’re outside Mayor Crackhead’s office today, along with others, to basically just say he no longer has the moral authority to govern. Say the…
Contrary to what our self-described economist Prime Minister would have us believe, the jobs that are being created in Canada today are but a pale echo of what once existed.…
New documents have revealed that government spy agency CSEC is collecting hugely sensitive information and monitoring the movements of thousands of law-abiding Canadians. The government won’t provide the details but…
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas appears before the Standing Committee on Social Policy this morning in Kingston. The Queen’s Park Committee, made up of MPPs from all three parties, is…
February 12 is international Darwin Day, the day when we collectively celebrate science and reason. And, of course, we recognize Charles Darwin’s birthday: February 12, 1809 (the same birthdate as…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, February 11, 2014: Former senior Crown attorney charged with harassment, assault NS cyberbullying law faces first court…
It is law that you cannot be a registered charity and indulge in strictly political activities. Back when that law was passed by a Liberal government, it was met with…
