NDP pocket-book populism great idea
For decades, the NDP has sat on the sidelines watching Conservative and Liberal governments tear down a Just Society. The neo-cons come in with reckless tax cuts that primarily benefit…
2014
Stephen Harper: Canada and Australia Not Avoiding Climate Action
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Australian Prime Mininster Tony Abbott took turns Monday criticizing efforts by governments to make polluters pay for greenhouse gas emissions. Abbott, who is visiting…
Bill C-36, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act: an overview
I recently asked whether the vague definition of “sexual services” and definition of the Internet as a public space could be used to make the anti-prostitution Bill C-36 ban pornography…
Bill C-36, the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act: an overview
I recently asked whether the vague definition of “sexual services” and definition of the Internet as a public space could be used to make the anti-prostitution Bill C-36 ban pornography…
Watching Moncton, remembering Mayerthorpe. And why we still love the RCMP.
While watching the coverage today of the funeral of the three Mounties killed in Moncton, I was transported back to those bleak days in March 2005, when little Mayorthorpe was…
The end of efficiency – will appropriate care become the new system of rationing hospital services?
The relentless pursuit of efficiency may be coming to an end for Ontario hospitals. Thank goodness. As former OHA chief Tom Closson said today at Longwood’s Breakfast With The Chiefs…
Take a Narrow Health Site Survey
This sort of survey isn’t going to make the best website possible for our country. I found the survey easy to take, but the results will be skewed toward the…
Todd Bentley denies God’s omnipresence?
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. One of the tenets of charismatic theological thinking is that the Holy Spirit may work today as He did in the…
Ottawa South 2014 – John Fraser deserves the MPP gig
Predicting election results is a mug’s game. Any prediction of a result outside one’s own riding relies on an analysis of someone else’s polling results. And these have been, um,…
Guest Speaker on Canadian Health Care System
The Cowichan BC NDP has invited Guest Speaker Dr.Damien Contandriopoulos to speak on the Canadian Health Care System today. Dr. Contandriopoulos is an associate professor at the University of Montreal…
B.C. Business Community Slams ‘Astronomical’ Cost of Building Site C Dam
Major industrial power users in British Columbia fear that if the proposed Site C dam becomes a reality, rate hikes could put mills and mines out of business while saddling…
I’m on the radio today at 5pm 101.9FM-Tune in
I will be on the radio with other Ricochet Media editors Jahanzeb Hussain and Derrick O’Keefe today- 5pm, CiTR radio 101.9FM (You can also stream this online here) We will
Justin Peters and Todd Bentley, mano a mano
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission It was second time lucky for evangelist Todd Bentley as he appeared on the *second* episode of Miracles Decoded last week.…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Your news links for today: For Netflix, a fight over the need for speed | The Globe and Mail Supreme Court to release warrantless ISP disclosure decision on Friday |…
Obstruct Justice
R. v. Lohidici, 2005 ABPC 171: On the meaning of “obstruct”, the Criminal Code does not assist us. As is the case for many of the Code’s other terms, no…
The Language of Care – Have We Lost It?
Recently, a friend and colleague railed at our collective lack of empathy for homeless people living on the street. “What kind of a society do we live in where we…
Disappointment in Liberal candidate’s Negative Ad Campaign
I had respect for Andrew Olivier, candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party, going into this election, partly because of his willingness to fight the Liberal status quo for a nomination…