The Day the Con Clown Circus Became a Ghastly Freak Show
Well as you know, I have been calling the Harper government a Con Clown Circus.But I'm afraid I was wrong, and I want to apologize. To the clowns of the…
December 2014
A chilling non-answer #nlpoli
The fact that Premier Paul Davis refused to give a simple answer to a simple question should send a chill up your spine. MR. J. BENNETT: Mr. Speaker, at least…
What are Premier Jim Prentice and his three ‘agents of change’ planning for Alberta’s public service?
Alberta civil servants: do you get the feeling someone may have their eye on you? Below: Agents of change Richard Dicerni, Ian Brodie, Oryssia Lennie and Steve West. Premier Jim…
Conservatives approach a full-slate of nominated candidates in Alberta
TweetWith the next federal election less than one year away, the Conservative Party of Canada is close to nominating a full slate of candidates in Alberta’s 34 newly redrawn ridings.…
World AIDS Day 2014 has come and gone and something had me rattled
Here’s my Facebook feed today after I heard Shaun Proulx on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning today referring to his blog on HIV Divorce. I have AIDS, and have had for…
Cowichan News Leader Workers Are On Strike!
This just in. The picket lines are up at the Cowichan News Leader. Black Press is trying to impose a two-year wages system on new employees. Here is the CHEK…
Legal bills based on hourly rates not always appropriate; value not hours matters
Bank of Nova Scotia v. Diemer, 2014 ONCA 851: Having said that, it is evident that the fairness and reasonableness of the fees of a receiver and its counsel are…
Doug Routley’s Facebook Post Along With My Response
I started off the morning reading Doug Routley’s post on Facebook that had been forwarded to me. Now, while I am responding to Doug, he is not alone. These are…
A Dear John & Carole Letter-You Have Lost Me Now.
Dorothy Field Dear John and Carole, I have to say you’ve lost me now. There is already much study done on fracking and it shows it’s a bad idea –…
Michael Geist: Government transparency on the decline
Just how open is Canada’s new Open Government Action Plan? Article by Michael Geist Treasury Board President Tony Clement unveiled the latest version of his Open Government Action Plan last…
State Department Keystone XL Contractor ERM Bribed Chinese Agency to Permit Project
Environmental Resources Management (ERM Group), the consultancy selected by TransCanada to conduct the environmental review for Keystone XL‘s northern leg on behalf of the U.S. State Department, is no stranger…
NEB – not what government claims it to be
Greg Rickford, Conservative Minister of Natural Resources Canada, a lawyer with eight months experience running a department of government, spoke recently about the National Energy Board at the Economic Club…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-12-01 18:26:00
Today I turn sixty, Sixty, 60, for Christ sake’s how the hell did that happen. That’s when people turn old and gray, then they slowly become shadows and disappear Not…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-12-01 18:26:00
Today I turn sixty, Sixty, 60, for Christ sake's how the hell did that happen.That’s when people turn old and gray, then they slowly become shadows and disappearNot me Bucko.…
Ford Fin
Rob Ford is no longer the Mayor of Toronto. Not in name, not in law, not in anything but perhaps the delusional recesses of his brother’s mind. A quiet ending…
LPCO Team Trudeau Training in Hamilton, Santa Claus Parade in Brantford.
A rather busy weekend for me, I was up in Hamilton attending another LPCO event, which they billed as “Campaign College”. Basically, it was an expansion of the event that…
First Nations: NEB review of Kinder Morgan pipeline “fatally flawed”
In an open letter, 12 BC First Nations tell the Harper government the National Energy Board’s review of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project is “fatally flawed and superficial.” The…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-12-01 17:26:00
Today I turn sixty, Sixty, 60, for Christ sake’s how the hell did that happen. That’s when people turn old and gray, then they slowly become shadows and disappear Not…
In Tuesday’s Sun: courage and the NDP
“Courage, my friends: ’tis not too late to build a better world.” The New Democrats’ founding father, Tommy Douglas, said that. It could have been said by any one his…
Are Gore, Suzuki, and Neil Young Hypocrites for Using Oil?
No. They are victims of circumstance, and despite their wealth and fame, they alone cannot change ‘the system’. A voice from the Facebook-sphere intones: “I appreciate your commitment and respect…