Tentative agreement – Yes or No?
Despite what I know was a herculean effort on the part of our bargaining team, I very much hope that BC teachers will vote no to the tentative agreement. After…
September 2014
Two Anti-Muslim Incidents in Alberta
Last Friday Syed Soharwardy, a well known Calgary-based imam alleges he was twice struck by a car driven by a woman who also shouted anti-Islam epithets at him. Soharwardy wasn't…
Implied terms of contract
Rankin Construction Inc. v. Ontario, 2014 ONCA 636: Terms may be implied in a contract based on: (1) custom or usage; (2) legal incidents of a class or type of…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Babied cats.
Why Stephen Harper is Terrified of Mike Duffy
It's taken a long time, but Mike Duffy's trial process has finally begun, and you can be sure that Stephen Harper must be absolutely terrified.Especially after Duffy's lawyer said Harper…
Greater Sudbury Election Notes, Part 8: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The Good – Connecting Candidates and Voters 70 candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for 13 seats around the Council table (12 ward councillors and 1 mayor). Many…
AlphaBeatic: Guess which major Canadian ISP came last?
Netflix released new Canadian ISP speed rankings this week, and the results may surprise you. How did your provider fare? Article by Peter Nowak for AlphaBeatic Netflix has released its…
Privatization of Alberta’s air fleet will cost citizens money and change nothing
A typical government airplane explained. The politics and financing are more complicated. Below: Jim Prentice. Privatization of the Alberta government’s four-plane air fleet, announced this morning by unelected Premier Jim…
Le Devoir: La bataille mondiale pour la neutralité du Net persiste.
Les voies lentes d’Internet pourraient bientôt arriver au Canada si la neutralité du Net échoue aux Etats-Unis. Aidez-nous à battre: https://BigTelecomVsTheWorld.org Article par Fabien Deglise pour Le Devoir Si loin,…
UBC Students: don’t miss this great Democracy Week event
September 17th from 10:30 am to 2 pm at the UBC Student Union Building. Hear Alexandra Samuel, Aim Sinpeng, Matthew Wildcat, Grace Lore, and Chardaye Bueckert share their perspectives on…
Sept. 16: The new, reorganized Times and Transcript is even worse than the old one.
And the old one was wretched, indeed. I watch in amazement as blog readership climbs spectacularly in France, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Germany…. It must make them feel good to learn…
Over 400 Academics Request End to CRA Audit of Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
A group of 421 academics are requesting the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) end its audit of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), a group that describes itself as “an…
TechVibes: Change is blowing in the Wind
It’s a win for choice for Canadian wireless users. Wind Mobile is set to become Canada’s fourth major carrier. What do you think about the development? Article by Knowlton Thomas…
Liberal’s EI Plan Rests on Bad Math
Joe Oliver’s recently announced a Small Business Tax Cut, sorry, Job Credit. Economists across the ideological spectrum denounced it as poorly designed. This opened up an interesting opportunity for a…
Will Mike Duffy Call the Next Election?
Sure, it sounds far fetched, but the opposition parties had better be prepared for Harper to call a snap election. Word I’m getting from Ottawa is that the evidence in…
WHAT’S THE STATUS OF THE PC’S 2012 MANDATE
So, you’re a former capital region mayor, who was popular as mayor, has good progressive credentials and now finds themselves on the inside of provincial government. You might be looking…
No Surprise Here – Part Two
Given Stephen Harper’s most recent demonstrated indifference to climate change, I report the following with no surprise, only a degree of tired resignation: Environment Canada appears to have quietly ended…
Canada surpasses Brazil as global leader in deforestation
Clearing of “overburden” forests for oil sands development in Alberta Read this Sept. 3 story from the Washington Post on a new report suggesting wild fires and industrial activity are…
Future of Our Climate Depends on Next Fifteen Years of Investment, New Report States
Investments in renewable energies and low-carbon infrastructure can help the environment and the economy at the same time, says a comprehensive new report released Tuesday. The report — Better Growth…