Two big blows to the natural gas industry have come in less than 24 hours, with both the province of Quebec and New York state effectively banning shale gas extraction…
I thought I would be much, much older before so many of my friends died. I thought I had more time. That’s the thing, isn’t it? We always think we…
World War One, the “War to End All Wars” didn’t. Instead it begat World War Two which, in turn, begat the Cold War (that remained “cold” in large measure due…
A bridge built under the P3 model is likely to cost taxpayers more than a publicly funded one, says a new report Read this Dec. 9 story from The Globe…
This is not about the Irving press. And it is not about religion, though it may seem to be. It is about moral behaviour which, very often, has little to…
Austerity policies and trade unionism: A glance at Portugal ~ Global Labour Column. By Elisio Estanque and Hermes Augusto Costa Wage labour played and continues to play a central role…
wewinwithyou.png Following years-long campaign, CRTC is now empowered to levy financial penalties against telecom providers who mistreat customers December 17, 2014 – This morning’s announcement of new powers allowing the…
I’m heading over to Sun shortly to talk about my picks for 2014 with Warren. Here are my picks: BEST MOVE: Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers saving the lives of countless politicians…
Several news outlets and the Twittersphere are abuzz with the news that New York State is set to ban fracking in 2015. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration announced the…
Last week’s massive email leak at Sony revealed a number of unsavoury things about the company from the racist comments of Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal, to the company’s scramble to…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Mariana Mazzucato comments on the role of the innovative state – and the unfortunate reality that we currently lack anything of the sort…
Reading the notice of appeal below that was filed this week by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, one might assume that this federal agency is questioning the somewhat lenient…
Reading the notice of appeal below that was filed this week by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, one might assume that this federal agency is questioning the somewhat lenient…
As a followup to the Star Phoenix’s article on the hugely expensive, and (public) money losing CCS plant at Estevan, comes word of further cost overruns. The overruns, in the…
Your news links for today: Statement from Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC, on monetary penalties and paper bill fees – Canada News Centre Shaw Cutting Internet Speeds? Wrong, Telecom…
Reading the notice of appeal below that was filed this week by the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, one might assume that this federal agency is questioning the somewhat lenient…
Lately, I’ve been redoing all the arrangements of songs I put together for the Collingwood Public Library Ukulele Group (CPLUG) this year, as well as arranging some new pieces for…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Christian law school to fight decision to deny accreditation Ontario fails to track complaints against Crown attorneys – Toronto…
http://www.sodahead.com/ Scott Clark and Peter DeVries ask the question the majority of Canadians are asking: Why do the Conservatives govern the way they do? Why do they treat so many
You may recall the protagonist of Orwell’s 1984, the records clerk named Winston Smith whose job it was to continually rewrite history so that it accorded with the constantly-changing imperatives…
