Energy East pipeline would be for export, not local refining
Most of the oil from the proposed Energy East pipeline would be destined for export, says a new report by Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press CALGARY – The proposed Energy…
March 2014
Alison Redford will go down with the ship
Alberta politics is all a-twitter these days about the future of the Princess Premier, Alison Redford. Two MLAs have resigned, bringing simmering discontent to the surface. Len Webber quit last…
Free shipping continues for just how long?
Free worldwide shipping continues at Society6 plus $5 off every item ordered. Check out my shop of great stuff http://society6.com/dougsamu Filed under: art
It’s Definitely Not Democracy
That’s the conclusion fundraising expert Harvey McKinnon draws in this interview during which he discusses the Harper regime’s targeting of groups that oppose the Tory policy of environmental despoliation, about…
Concerned Engineers Warn of Flaws in Enbridge Northern Gateway Tanker Plan
A group of engineers have released papers warning us not to trust the numbers provided by Enbridge when it comes to tanker traffic associated with the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.…
Would a Social Co-operative Work in the Cowichan Valley?
Robert Douglas-Cowichan Conversations Contributor More than two hundred unionized workers at Duncan’s Sunridge Place were recently given pink slips. This came after the owner of the seniors care facility reached…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Your news links for today: Why Are Canadian Wireless Carriers Increasing Prices? Because They Can – Michael Geist Wireless Carriers’ High Flying Prices – Angelus Novus (Updated) Mobile Wireless in…
Whose robocall are you?
A small change in a robocall the other day was an announcement of the name of a company responsible for the call and a toll-free number to verify the call.…
StatCan Reports Fewest Vacant Jobs on Record
Statistics Canada reported today that there were only 199,700 vacant jobs in December 2013, the fewest recorded since it first reported these figures for March 2011. Statistics Canada began tracking…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Andrew Jackson writes that increases in Canadian inequality have been the result of deliberate policy choices: In an important recent book, Inequality…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, March 18, 2014140
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, March 18, 2014: Athletes file class-action against NCAA Focus: Bankruptcy relief for assault convict rejected Twenty Oregon…
De Jaeger – no cross on character
R. v. De Jaeger, 2014 NUCJ 07 is a very strong decision refusing a Crown application to exam on prior criminal offenses. In giving its reasons the court held: An…
Crimea, Ukraine, and Western Hypocrisy. . .
I am glad that I am not the only one who is weary of the hypocrisy of Western nations in their reactions to the situation in Ukraine. Yesterday and today…
Harper’s Mephistopheles
Politics has always been a nasty profession. But Stephen Harper has brought a new viciousness to the way it is practiced in Canada. That viciousness, Michael Harris writes, has been…
TradeCity: A Game That Shows You Your Own City
TradeCity: Toronto is a new expeirmental art game made by Golboo Amani that begins April 1st (no fooling’) and runs to the 12th. The game is set in Toronto and…
A Record Year of Oil Train Accidents Leaves Insurers Wary
Spurred by the shale drilling rush that has progressed at breakneck speed, the railroad industry has moved fast to help drillers transport petroleum and its byproducts to consumers. Last year,…
Bye Bye, Zach
I have a busy day ahead, so for the time being I shall offer a brief update on the fortunes of young Zach Paikin, about whom I wrote earlier. It…
Star: Tory “less than inspiring, insipid, puzzling, strange, flat-footed.”
And that’s the NICE stuff said about Tory. Ouch. .