Sick of Enviro Documentaries? Why You Should Still Watch Disruption
This is a guest post by Zach Roberts. As a documentary producer, I watch more than my fair share of environmental protest documentaries — probably about 20 a year. And…
2014
Good riddance to former Liberal MP Tom Wappel
The fact that guys like Tom Wappel could not only reside within the Liberal Party of Canada, but get elected to represent Canadians as a Liberal MP has always irritated…
Rafe: Christy Clark should try being more leader, less cheerleader
BC Premier Christy Clark dons Canucks jersey during 2013 election campaign (Andy Clark / Reuters) Nowhere in the appalling record of the Liberal government in Victoria has its shortcomings been…
The Union May Survive Intact but Cameron Is Seriously Wounded
According to The Guardian, late polls show Scotland will stay in the United Kingdom. As Scots went to cast their ballots the No side was up six points, 53 to…
Gretzky wrong to call Harper “one of the greatest prime ministers ever”
Wayne Gretzky, “The Great One,” endorsed Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s leadership, called him “one of the greatest prime ministers ever.” The post Gretzky wrong to call Harper “one of the…
Let’s Not Get Too Gushy About Rob Ford
I get it, he’s got cancer. With the sludge that guy has pushed down his gullet and snorted up his nose, quelle surprise! As our friend, The Salamander, pointed out,…
Is the Internet making us stupid? Or just shallow?
In my never-ending search for some bit of knowledge one day, during a mix-and-match of search engine terms while looking for classical writers’ views on death and dying, I stumbled…
What, Were They Completely Out of Helicopter Gunships?
Alright punks, recess is over! Think of your gradeschool principal. Now visualize that principal clad in body armour, kevlar, clutching a grenade launcher and perched behind the wheel of an…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, September 18, 2014
Your news links for today: Ottawa admits to tracking hundreds of protests – Toronto Star An Inconsistent Mess: Government Documents Reveal Ineffective and Inconsistent Policies Amid Widespread Demands for Subscriber…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Linda McQuaig discusses how a politically-oriented audit of the CCPA fits with the shock-and-awe part of the right’s war against independent (and…
New column day
Here, on Justin Trudeau’s remarkable demand that Stephen Harper set up a federal shun registry to make life easier for Trudeau politically. For further reading…– Trudeau’s Question Period interview is…
Will Gordon Dirks become the latest inter-provincial political jumper?
TweetThe controversial appointment of unelected Gordon Dirks as Education minister caught many Albertans by surprised this week. As the former chairman of the Calgary Board of Education, he is well-known…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 18, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 18, 2014: Legal observers worry future judicial appointments will be done in secret Lawyers and Pricing…
Former health services chief says privatization among reasons Alberta health costs so high
The former head of Alberta Health Services says there are several reasons why Alberta consistently has the highest health costs and worst outcomes in Canada: provincial wealth, politics and privatization.…
Hailing the Hair’s homecoming.
They were all in Ottawa for the opening of parliament. They were the Conservative Commons and Senate parliamentarians, the Prime Minister’s and ministerial staffs, MPs’ and Senators’ staffs, local Conservative…
Harper’s War On The CCPA
http://deslibris.ca The Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives is in Mr. Harper’s sites. Linda McQuaig writes: Of course, we’re all familiar now with how Stephen Harper
Workers at Fracked Wells Exposed to Benzene, CDC Warns Amid Mounting Evidence of Shale Jobs’ Dangers
For years, the oil and gas industry has worked to convince Americans that the rush to drill shale wells across the country will not only provide large corporations with lavish…
Battleground: “At the end of the day, Rob Ford is also a human being”
…and some discussion of Brian Gallant’s “re-do” mess. Will John Tory continue to make jokes, now, about the Ford being “joined at the hip”? I wouldn’t be surprised.
No Surprise Here- An Update
Tuesday’s post discussed the apparent disappearance of a committee made up of representatives from Environment Canada, the Alberta government and oil and gas companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from…
Ukraine and Neo-Nazis
Photo by Yury Kirnichny (AFP – Getty Images) Ever since serious protest broke out in Ukraine in February the Western mainstream media, particularly in the United States, has seriously downplayed…