Sidewalk Sale
A few from over the weekend in Verdun.
June 2014
Sidewalk Sale
A few from over the weekend in Verdun.
Questions Raised About Integrity of Keystone XL’s Southern Route After Conditions Added for Northern Leg
The Keystone XL pipeline’s southern route passes under Eleanor Fairchild’s Texas property, so she got angry when she learned that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has added…
300 scholars to Harper: Enbridge recommendation based on junk science
In an open letter, 300 scholars poke holes in the Joint Review Panel’s recommendation of the proposed Enbridge pipeline, urging PM Stephen Harper to reject its final report. May 26,…
June 2 oilpipelines are perfectly safe…
So don’t you even bother looking up the recent one in Alberta which broke, spilling a half million liters into a nearby river. But it was a human error. So…
Economists aren’t buying Tim Hudak’s Million Jobs Plan
Ontario Conservative Leader Tim Hudak (Photo: Facebook) Finally, a mainstream media story that puts some of the extraordinary job claims made on the campaign trail under a microscope. Read this…
Is silver safe as a medicine?
The short answer to that headline question – based on everything I’ve read of late – is no. It’s not that silver has no medical uses – one form has…
On the good news front—Experimental Lakes Area is open for business
Of all the victims of the federal government’s suppression of science, the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) was perhaps the most important. The ELA, comprised of 58 freshwater lakes along with…
Statutory Interpretation
R. v. Montague, 2014 ONCA 439: The Supreme Court of Canada most recently re-stated the modern approach to statutory interpretation in Marine Services International Ltd. v. Ryan Estate, 2013 SCC…
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Three Decades and Counting: How B.C. Has Failed to Investigate Alternatives to Site C Dam
Thirty-one years ago, when the Site C dam in B.C.’s Peace Valley was rejected for the first time, BC Hydro was told to investigate alternatives sources of energy, specifically geothermal…
We couldn’t have done this without you
A few years ago, we at OpenMedia began to realize that fighting against efforts to shut down the open Internet wasn’t enough – we needed to clearly articulate what we…
By Stephanie Hannah
According to the Alyshah Hasham of the Toronto Star, Paul Martin, the Canadian man who was acquitted of criminal charges by a Jamaican jury in 2011 is currently facing both…
Kingston hospital project to cost $164.9 million more under privatized deal
Ontarians are paying a premium of $164.9 million to replace Kingston’s mental health and rehab hospitals with a public private partnership. That’s nearly 38 per cent more than the public…
why I’m not supporting boycott2014
“I don’t need to spend this morning rethinking my view on violent overthrow of the government, do I?” I teased my husband as he prepared to leave for work. My…
RoboCalls vs SnailMail…..No Traction without Distraction…
NDP mass mailings broke House rules, Speaker confirms House administrators to advise all-party Board of Internal Economy on possible remedies By Kady O’Malley, CBC News Posted: Jun 03, 2014 9:39…
After The Elections The Real Battle For Europe Begins
After The Elections The Real Battle For Europe Begins. by Thomas Fazi Taking stock of the results of the recent European elections is not an easy task. Many commentators have…