Addressing Global Warming is an Economic Necessity
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. Those who don’t outright deny the existence of human-caused global warming often argue we can’t or shouldn’t do anything about it because…
July 2014
The Great Toronto Storm, A Year Later
These words seem to have held up pretty well. May they cheer any fellow Torontonians who suffered a loss during that horrible day. Like having their Lamborghini flooded.
Hilarious. Tom Flanagan frets about ‘moral panic’ of prostitution law.
No words could do this one justice.
Tweet of the day
CTV has a story titled Best Twitter reaction to Germany’s 5 goals against Brazil but they missed this one: This won’t be the first time that thousands of Germans will…
How To Reshape News in Canada
A simple recipe for giving Canadians control over news. For good.
When does a limitation start to run?
Longo v. MacLaren Art Centre, 2014 ONCA 526: The relevant provisions of the Limitations Act, 2002 are as follows: 5. (1) A claim is discovered on the earlier of, (a)…
America’s Dairyland Turning to Petrostate: Wisconsin Oil-By-Rail Routes Published for First Time
DeSmogBlog is publishing the first documents ever obtained from the Wisconsin government revealing routes for oil-by-rail trains in the state carrying oil obtained via hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in the Bakken…
July 8: Wow! Big story! Nothing happened….
There’s a big picture on the front page of police in bullet-proof vests, and one of the them carrying a rifle. The big story? Nothing. There had been a false…
The Harper Regime Receives Another Judicial Rebuke
Things continue to go from bad to worse on the judicial front for the Harper regime. Funny how those pesky laws get in the way of government ideology, isn’t it?…
Alberta Tory MLA arrested in U.S. prostitution sting? Not a problem, apparently…
Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Tory MLA Mike Allen: Excited to be back in the Tory caucus. (Dave Cournoyer photo, used with permission.) Say what you like about the many flaws of…
RiverBlue doc asks: How dirty are your blue jeans?
“How dirty are your blue jeans?” That’s the question posed by the forthcoming, Vancouver-produced documentary RiverBlue. The film examines the pollution produced by the blue jean manufacturing and tannery sectors,…
Warren strikes a pose, loses all dignity on the dock
Photo by Lala. She dumped me two seconds after she took it. .
Five ways extreme copyright rules can be used to censor the Internet
Guest blog by Cynthia Khoo Imagine finding that your favourite music blog, political forum, or video remix has disappeared overnight. What happened? It may well have fallen victim to censorship…
Foresters, biologists, planners take on the “fundamental impacts” of Climate Change
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Governments and businesses rely heavily on the advice of professionals on a wide range of environmental, resource management and land use planning decisions. That’s why it’s…
Pope Francis a Powerful Voice For Climate Change Action
Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, has taken a very strong stance recently on the need to address climate change, to protect the environment and respect “God’s creation.”…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Your news links for today: Why the Latest Canadian Wireless Policy Move is More Shakeup Than Shakedown – Michael Geist Next spectrum auction paints a big bullseye on Wind and…
Colonist Editorial Nails It-Provide Homes for the Homeless
It is encouraging to read commonsense and compassionate words from the mainstream media. The Victoria Times Colonist Editorial Department is one of the most progressive and responsible in the country.…
False hopes or political strategy?
This discussion was originally published in the Socialist Project. There are two points of common agreement amongst almost all sections of the Left. We are in the midst of a…