Hard Times on the Miramichi
When we think of a good run of sockeye salmon on the Fraser River, numbers of 20 to 30-million come to mind. That’s one run of one species of salmon…
September 2014
BC Teachers Should Reject Tentative Settlement
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger While initially enthused about the marathon bargaining sessions with the experienced Vince Ready mediating, the reality is beginning to sink in. This is not a good deal…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Your news links for today: Supreme Court ruling hasn’t stopped police from warrantless requests for data – Toronto Star Warrantless Subscriber Disclosures and the CBSA: The Missing Transparency Report –…
BC Hydro vastly underestimates loss of farmland to Site C Dam
At a recent press conference in Vancouver, renowned agrologist Wendy Holm and lifelong Peace Valley farmer Renee Ardill spoke to the vast, quality farmland that the proposed Site C Dam…
Our City, Our Choice
Today doctors at Mt. Sinai hospital will update Toronto on the health of Rob Ford. There are reasons to think the news will not be good, perhaps even gravely so.…
Another Part of the Puzzle – Our Warming Oceans
The playpen of climate change denialists is on temperature change. They like to cherry pick statistics, sweep the bulk of the data under the carpet, and declare that global warming…
Bomb Trains Keep Rolling While Congressional Committee Bickers About Bakken Crude
When DeSmogBlog reported last week that no actual petroleum scientists would be testifying at the congressional science committee’s hearing on the characteristics of Bakken crude oil, we knew the hearing…
The Emperor’s (ap)Prentice Magically Transforms First Nations Support
Jim Prentice says many Alberta First Nations are behind new pipeline projects ‘Amongst the strongest allies that Alberta has at the table are the First Nations of this province’ CBC…
Will the Education Fund improve classroom conditions?
The tentative agreement negotiated this week includes an Education Fund which replaces the Learning Improvment Fund (LIF). Will this improve classroom conditions? Not much, if at all. The BCTF did…
Will the Education Fund improve classroom conditions?
The tentative agreement negotiated this week includes an Education Fund which replaces the Learning Improvment Fund (LIF). Will this improve classroom conditions? Not much, if at all. The BCTF did…
Will the Education Fund improve classroom conditions?
The tentative agreement negotiated this week includes an Education Fund which replaces the Learning Improvment Fund (LIF). Will this improve classroom conditions? Not much, if at all.The BCTF did an…
Will the Education Fund improve classroom conditions?
The tentative agreement negotiated this week includes an Education Fund which replaces the Learning Improvment Fund (LIF). Will this improve classroom conditions? Not much, if at all. The BCTF did…
RCMP’s War On Canadian Environmentalists Escalates
A newly-released RCMP report wants Canadians to believe that “environmental extremists” pose a “clear and present criminal threat” to Canada’s tar sands-dominated energy sector. The post RCMP’s War On Canadian…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 17, 2014: Harper suspended Commons committee reviews of Gascon’s Supreme Court appointment in June: House documents…
Mistaking Malevolence For Moral Clarity
http://www.smh.com.au/ Stephen Harper is a nasty piece of work. Just how nasty was made clear recently when he refused to allow wounded Palestinian children into Canada for medical
Go Ahead, Get Rid of it
There is just too much stuff in our lives nowadays. Victorian era maximalism got turned up to 11 thanks to globalization and hyper-capaitlaism. Odds are you have useless items around…
Eleven Years Later: Who’s Remembering the Iraq Protests Today?
Tell me, everyone, where are the people in the streets protesting the Canadian government’s slip into conflict in Iraq? Remember the massive protests in 2003, including 200,000 in Montreal on…
Blowing the whistle on the Fraser Institute.
Fair’s fair. Babel-on-the-Bay would like to file a complaint with the Canada Revenue Agency. The complaint is against the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute and its offices in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.…