It looks like the rumble against the government’s Online Spying Bill C-13 is turning into a roar. Leading Conservative elder statesman Stockwell Day has joined the growing chorus of Canadians…
Shortly after the 2014 Ontario Election was called, I said that progressives – whether nonpartisans like myself or NDP supporters like some of you – should take yes for an…
When I first met Nick, up-and-coming game developer, he struck me as what most people would consider to be the “typical gamer”: someone slight in frame with glasses and a…
Thousands of you have participated in our crowdsourcing project for sharing and collaborating in the 21st century – and we want to say a huge Thank You from all of…
A big problem with New Brunswick politicis, I think, is that politicians get their news from the Irving press. So just to pep up the range of topics for election…
Or maybe the “Harris-Hudak Conservatives”, hmmm? In desperation, Hudak and his merry men have taken to referring to the OLP as the “McGuinty-Wynne Liberals”. I for one find this consistent…
The public private partnership (“P3”) hospital scandal in Montreal is getting even worse, if that is possible. As reported earlier, a police corruption investigation showed how SNC-Lavalin officials allegedly arranged…
Aka Why cyclists should be able to roll through stop signs and ride through red lights. It’s not totally nuts you know. I like the point tht it would put…
Written by Robyn Ladner Robyn Ladner-Teacher BC has the worst student-educator ratio in Canada. BC has the 2nd worst per student education funding in Canada. BC’s Education funding is $1000…
The most quoted number for the cost of the Ontario Liberals moving two natural gas power plants away from urban locations in order to win a few more seats is…
The old adage that nothing is certain but death and taxes, was first used by author Daniel Defoe, but in a different context. In his The Political History of the…
For those who missed it, here’s the podcast from the Fisheries Broadcast for May 22, complete with your humble e-scribbler talking about politics and the fishery. -srbp-
For those who missed it, here’s the podcast from the Fisheries Broadcast for May 22, complete with your humble e-scribbler talking about politics and the fishery. -srbp-
A new Ipsos Reid poll released today shows 76 per cent of Albertans are in favour of stronger greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulations for industrial facilities. The federal government has…
Let me tell you why this bleeding heart plant is my hero. Five or six years ago, I planted this little beggar as a seedling. I watered him and fertilized…
Quebec’s Premier Philippe Couillard has introduced a new era of “fiscal rigor,” the new code word for austerity. His inaugaral address when the legislative session opened this week was full…
Please take a look at my overview and commentary on rankandfile.ca of the current strike in BC: The ABCs of the BC teachers’ fight
Yesterday I wrote about a fund-raising plea that the Harper machine has sent out to its true believers with deep pockets; the missive stressed the need for big dollars to…
Subscribe to our free e-newsletter HERE. This piece was originally published in The Bullett. The private media and important actors both at home and abroad including Washington have downplayed, and…
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