They’re still doing the calculations, but: Peroni says the party’s numbers “are indicating very minor numbers in job loss here in the city… what we’re really after are the high-paid…
While federal and provincial politicians continually fail to reach international and national agreements to fight climate change, some civic governments are already beginning to deal with the biggest challenge facing…
The federal government, that is Stephen Harper, is expected to announce its long anticipated decision on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline sometime in June. The decision could well determine whether or…
The Ontario government has frequently looked to England in setting the course of health care reform. From public-private partnerships to “commissioning” of private clinics to deliver public care, the model…
D.G. v. A.F., 2014 ONCA 436: In my view, the test to apply to the applicant’s request for an extension of time should be the same as the test on…
Your news links for today: Stephen Harper nominates top public safety lawyer for privacy watchdog – Toronto Star New privacy watchdog slammed by critics – The Globe and Mail CSEC…
Inspired by these headlines: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canadian-economy-starts-2014-with-weak-gdp-gain-1.2659284 http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/28/3442208/meteorologists-climate-change/
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-A Fracking Political Post A Texas jury decision could be the sign of things to come after a Texas family was awarded 2.95 Million following the terror of…
Send the teachers and administrators home for causing a distraction. Mistaking 2014 for 1914, they sent young women (and even a couple men) home for wearing clothing that showed some…
Assorted content to end your week. – Joseph Stiglitz offers his suggestions (PDF) for a tax system which would encourage both growth and equality: Tax reform…offers a path toward both…
Saskatchewan’s New Democrats are holding their annual convention this weekend in the friendly city of Moose Jaw. Party Leader Cam Broten has signaled that New Democrats are ready and able…
It’s not like it comes as a big surprise that the Harper Government is nasty. But the extent of their vileness continues expand. First, the Harper Government seems to have…
Former Agriculture Minister Pat Pimm is drawing fire for racist comments about First Nations Read this May 28 Globe and Mail story by Justine Hunter and Mark Hume on a…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 30, 2014: My post this week @SlawTips: The Law Office Backyard Retreat You can’t base a…
Lisa and Bob Parr (Photo: Wise County Messenger / Joe Duty) Read this April 23 story from the LA Times on the groundbreaking award of nearly $3 million in damages…
Yes, Babel-on-the-Bay promised not to talk about the Toronto mayoralty until September. So, we lied. When your hobby is politics, you do pick up some political traits. What we did…
Pictures above and below: Inclusion done right at Leo Hayes High School Resource Centre Pictures courtesy of Steve at the LHHS Resource Centre Inclusion done wrong is inclusion as advocated…
If Stephen Harper isn’t ‘feelin’ the love,’ it is a situation of his own making. Two brief excerpts from Tim Harper’s column in today’s Star, entitled Stephen Harper’s slide into…
This. I don’t believe it, myself, but it’s fun to play with I guess. My take, in easy-to-digest bullets: No one is paying attention at all. The people who are…
