Days after another delay by the Obama administration on TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, members of the Alberta government are hitting the U.S. circuit to promote the oilsands and boost their…
We’ve been fighting hard to Stop the Secrecy at the TPP negotiations, and our efforts are having a strong effect. Over 2.8 million people have signed on to help us…
British Prime Minister David Cameron has put the cat among the pigeons claiming, perhaps unduly influenced by the Easter season, that Britain is a Christian country. In fact, he suggested…
Last month, more than 160 professors signed an open letter to express grave concerns about the damage to Canadian democracy that the “Fair Elections Act,” Bill C-23, would cause. Today,…
http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/04/24/inenglish/1398330641_511126.html Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, finance, neoliberalism, Spain
From a regular reader. This is fascinating: Hi Warren: Just thought I would give you a heads up about a slip up from the Tory web team. It seems that…
Sea ice in the Arctic Circle is currently melting at a pace far greater than scientists had originally projected. While this is bad news for the planet — sea ice…
Yet another report, this time by SFU Public Policy Professor Dominique M. Gross, finds evidence that Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program is bad for domestic workers. The report looks at…
Mel Clark, a long time trade negotiator for Canada, passed away on March 14. His Notice of Death in the April 24 Globe and Mail describes him as “an independent…
This video is about coal company culture and climate. Crude Language warning!
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/24/spain-restricting-protest-fines-harassment-excessive-force Filed under: Uncategorized
All the election talk raises the question of whether the opposition parties will pull the plug on the present minority government before passage of a bill that will ban paid…
Your news links for today: FCC plans net neutrality review to ensure open web – The Guardian F.C.C., in a Shift, Backs Fast Lanes for Web Traffic – New York…
Justin Trudeau made a bold move by coming out in favor of legalizing marijuana. But is he bold enough to follow through if elected? Mandatory minimums Although Trudeau said he…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Thom Hartmann discusses how Reaganomics were designed to crush the U.S.’ middle class – and have succeeded in that goal: Progressive taxation,…
Despite audio evidence of widespread illegal robocals, the Commishioner of Elections Canada has announced “no offenses committed”! @DonMartinCTV @nspector4 "We didn't find anything because we weren't allowed to find anything"….…
Beefing up protections against aquatic invasive species like Asian carp has taken a prominent place in the latest Canada-Ontario Agreement (COA) governing how both governments aim to work together on…
…and now you guys get it, too! It’s well done. (My earlier response, however, stands, and is here.) The Ontario Legislative Assembly, like the House of Commons in Ottawa and…
Linda McQuaig writes that there is no better contrast between what the Conservative Party used to stand for and what it stands for now than the contrast between Douglas Roche…
