Guest Post: The Salamander
Responding to a post I wrote this morning commenting on a Lawrence Martin article, The Salamander offered the following trenchant assessment of what he predicts will be the Harper ‘legacy.’…
April 2014
Toronto offering on-bill financing for home energy retrofits
A homeowner installing fiberglass insulation as part of Penticton, B.C.’s energy retrofit loan program. It might be time to replace that aging water heater in the basement. Or that thinning…
New Ontario Poll
New Oraclepoll shows Ont tied: Libs 35%, PCs 34, NDP 23. Sample +/- 3% fm March 21-30 (amid OPP news on 27th). Echoes recent Forum poll— Martin Regg Cohn (@reggcohn)…
CNRL pipeline leaks 70,000 litres near Slave Lake
An earlier CNRL leak in Cold Lake, Alberta (Chester Dawson / Wall Street Journal) SLAVE LAKE, Alta. – A pipeline owned by Canadian Natural Resources Limited has spilled 70,000 litres…
Arundhati Roy: A voice for women of colour; opportunity stifled?
“Incredibly disappointed with the organizers of Arundhati Roy’s talk…. did not allow Arundhati to bring out any of her work or political analysis in any meaningful way. The guy talked…
Toronto’s G20 Summit As A State of Exception
At Illuminated By Streets Lamps, I have posted a paper I have written on the security apparatus put in place for the 2010 Toronto G20 Summit. I argue that the…
Toronto’s G20 Summit As A State of Exception
At Illuminated By Streets Lamps, I have posted a paper I have written on the security apparatus put in place for the 2010 Toronto G20 Summit. I argue that the…
The Toronto G20 Summit: A State of Exception
By Joe Fantauzzi@jjfantauzziBetween June 26 and 27, 2010, thousands of demonstrators descended on Toronto, Ontario to protest while the leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies met behind a protective…
Garden Building Made Easy-Call Bill Turner And Get ‘Er Done!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I have always done fairly well in the garden plot. Well, that was until I tried to take on two rather large and overgrown salmon berry bushes.…
Harcourt’s Public Criticism May Actually Help The BC NDP. Adrian Dix Must Step Down Now!
Harcourt’s Play Could Force A Shake-up Former BC NDP Premier Harcourt has publicly expressed his frustration and annoyance over Adrian Dix’s stupid handling of the 2013 BC Election campaign. Many…
David Suzuki: Don’t blow off wind power
I have a cabin on Quadra Island off the British Columbia coast that’s as close to my heart as you can imagine. From my porch you can see clear across…
Alberta Energy Regulator Report Links Oilsands Emissions to Negative Health Impacts in Peace River
Families forced to evacuate their homes in Peace River, Alberta due to toxic fumes from bitumen development have finally received official recognition of their plight. This week an Alberta Energy…
Dim? Really? Justin Trudeau, intelligence and plain speaking
I just posted this in response to a comment from a troll about Justin Trudeau being “dim” on an Andrew Coyne Facebook post about Justin’s appearance on Strombo. I really…
Going, Going ….
And soon gone, would be my guess. Read this CBC report and watch the following video, both of which suggest to this observer that Eve Adams is not long for…
UnFair Elections Act
Sent by email to pierre.poilievre@parl.gc.ca Dear Mr. Poilievre: I’m very disappointed with the proposed Fair Elections Act. I agree with experts like the CEO who says Canadians will be disenfranchised…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines for Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, April 2, 2014: Ontario court gives another overtime class action the green light Changes to the Canada…
April 2: Watch your schools…
….the Irving press is on the warpath – and that means the Irvings have something in mind.but first…..__________________________________________________________________________Page A1 has another winner of the Who Would Have Guessed? trophy. “Plow…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Your news links for today: Illegal Spying: BCCLA files class action lawsuit against Canada’s electronic spy agency – BC Civil Liberties Association Class-action lawsuit would let Canadians with cellphones sue…
#CancelColbert and ‘Radical Choices’ Re: Rhetoric
This: The #CancelColbert supporters have a very valid point in arguing that radical action and racial outrage should not require that people of colour temper our actions and reactions to…