Charities And Political Activities
I am not a lawyer, but I post the following information for those who are, and for those deeply offended by the Harper government’s ongoing attacks on non-profits that dare…
November 2014
Five Tips for New Caregivers
By Jacob Edward As Americans, we tend to forget that care giving has existed for almost as long as humans have been around. Recently, with the recession in 2008, more…
A Swift Kick In the Nuts for Kinder Morgan
The worm has turned – for now. Pipeline giant, Kinder Morgan was in court today only to be sent packing. The court refused an application to extend the company’s injunction…
In Friday’s Sun: TV killed the radio star (and others, too)
It’s quaint, almost, the notion that other media are more important than television. Watching a CTV helicopter hover over King Street East in Toronto at lunchtime on Wednesday should have…
They Said What?
Funny how right-wing non-profits with charitable status can be political whenever they want with no fear of tax audits, whereas those with progressive credentials are singled out repeatedly by the…
Inukjuak, Resolute and Grise Fjord
Inukjuak, Quebec is tragically related to Resolute Bay and Grise Fjord, communities created 2000 km away in the High Arctic. In 1953 Inuit from Inukjuak were involuntarily relocated north by…
Nov. 27: The news and other bunk….
We’ll start with the news. A big story on A1 for Wednesday tells you all you need to know about the TandT. “Pup has dramatic recovery after being found abandoned”.…
Good read on Liberal MPP Milczyn’s private members bill to promote affordable housing
As Toronto and other Canadian major cities continue to grow, more and more density and population growth is certain to happen. With that in mind, policy makers need to consider…
Good read on Liberal MPP Milczyn’s private members bill to promote affordable housing
As Toronto and other Canadian major cities continue to grow, more and more density and population growth is certain to happen. With that in mind, policy makers need to consider…
Good read on Liberal MPP Milczyn’s private members bill to promote affordable housing
As Toronto and other Canadian major cities continue to grow, more and more density and population growth is certain to happen. With that in mind, policy makers need to consider…
Retail Canada.
I am taking myself off the telephone today. It is that, or throw it against a wall, and it really is not the phones fault. (And I would need to…
TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline Will Cost Quebec Economy $100M Annually, Says Provincial Gas Provider
Steven Guilbeault is co-founder and president of Equiterre, a Quebec-based social and environmental solutions non-profit supporting communities opposed to the expansion of the oilsands and construction of the Energy East…
Good read on Liberal MPP Milczyn’s private members bill to promote affordable housing
As Toronto and other Canadian major cities continue to grow, more and more density and population growth is certain to happen. With that in mind, policy makers need to consider…
CBC: Bell’s app ratings are too good to be true
Bell’s been caught red-handed trying to boost their ratings in the Apple app store by having senior managers write up fake reviews. Now they might get booted from the app…
Pipelines and the Erosion of the National Energy Board’s Credibility
This is a guest post by Karen Campbell, Ecojustice staff lawyer. The dramatic events unfolding on Burnaby Mountain — where more than 100 protestors have been arrested and charged with…
Want to Stop Climate Change? Here’s How.
Easy as pie. Easy, peasy. All we have to do is tweak a few laws. New law. Matters relating to climate change and including claims for consequential human suffering and…
Why Blockadia Matters
You may not be familiar with the notion of “Blockadia.” It’s an umbrella term for the loosely connected ‘web of campaigns standing up to the fossil fuel’ industry. The protesters…
The arbitrariness of detention is determined by what police did and not what they could have done
R. v. Stevenson, 2014 ONCA 842 Whatever lawful police power, apart from the arrest power, thepolice may have had to detain the appellant, they did not purport toexercise any such…