There are more than 176 square kilometres of tailings ponds holding waste from oilsands development in the area around Fort McMurray, Alberta. According to new research released from Environment Canada,…
84 year-old retried librarian Barbara Grant getting arrested at Burnaby Mountain (Burnaby Mountain Updates/facebook) I’m inspired, if that’s the right word, from two quite irreconcilable sources. First, the Vancouver Sun…
A few years ago when the media started buying into the spindoctors’ PR BS about “Black Friday”, in the USA, I was severely disappointed. I’ve let that grow into a…
Photo: Jonathan Hayward/CP Read this Nov. 28 story from The Vancouver Sun on Kinder Morgan’s decision to pull its drilling equipment off of Burnaby Mountain one day after losing its…
Some voters might disagree with Horgan’s shout out to resource development By Vaughn Palmer-Vancouver Sun NDP leader John Horgan defended his decision to support the LNG tax legilation, saying, “I…
Recent revelations that the Walton Family, majority owners of Walmart, are funding attacks against the rooftop solar industry called into question the big-box retailer’s very public “100% renewable energy” commitment.…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger What a sad turn of events for British Columbians it is to see John Horgan, leader of the BC NDP, stand up and sing off the same…
With Grey Cup CII upon us, I thought this week I’d write something about the venerable old Canadian Football League, even though I know I risk losing most of my…
Conservative Minister Leona A. is a disgrace. That means she’s a fine representative of the Conservative Party of Canada. You may remember other Lying Leona blunders from such stories as…
As indicated in my previous post, there are very legitimate reasons to believe that prosecutor Robert McCullough purposely failed to secure a grand jury indictment against Michael Brown’s killer, Officer…
If oil prices continue their slide downward, the cancellation of high-cost oilsands projects are likely, but just because prices rebounded in the past and investment returned, does not mean that…
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Wilson v. Cranley, 2014 ONCA 844: As the trial judge noted, s. 128 of the CJA provides that a person who is entitled to an order for the payment of…
Your news links for today: The Price of Admission to the TPP Talks Revealed: U.S. Demanded Canada Pass Anti-Counterfeiting Legislation – Michael Geist White House Admits That It Still Supports…
Ottawa Citizen’s Glen McGregor has filed this story that has Elizabeth May calling for new investigation of 2011 robocalls. | Green Party leader Elizabeth May has asked the Commissioner of…
Photo by Luca Galuzzi After countless marches, arrests, Congressional votes, and editorials, the five-and-a-half year battle over the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is nearing its end. If a recent ruling…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, November 28, 2014: Criminal Defense Attorneys: The Michael Brown Grand Jury Was a Lie—via Is this a…
Lay not that flattering unction to your soulThat not your trespass but my madness speaks.It will but skin and film the ulcerous placeWhilst rank corruption, mining all within,Infects unseen. Hamlet,…
Photo by Letartean Quebec’s movement against climate disaster has been given a major boost by Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the former student leader who just received the Governor General’s Literary Award for…
