Cindy Blackstock is an advocate with the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society. After filing a Human Rights complaint against Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, she discovered that she…
"I'm speaking with you as a human being and you're talking at me as a politician."— Melissa Fong (@internationalmf) April 21, 2014 When you ask me to open up
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A couple of days ago, I was wandering around my local grocery store when I happened to notice a young man in a wheelchair. He was smiling and chatting with…
Mayor Bill Streeper (image: Youtube) Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Mayor Billy Streeper has publicly called out the local Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN) over its repudiation of government officials at…
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mcdonald-s-canada-ceo-calls-foreign-worker-controversy-bullshit-1.2621151
Bill Routley speaks out about safety int he Forest Industry Bill Routley speaks out about mismanagement of BC Ferries Bill Routley speaks out about Skills Training and Foreign Workers Bill…
Put the (now much-read) email up this morning, here. People said I should go to the cops, sue, etc. Instead, I figured I’d give the John Tory campaign an opportunity…
This is a guest post by Brad Johnson, cross-posted with permission from Hill Heat. In a New York Times Earth Day story, the usually excellent Coral Davenport grossly misrepresents the…
A potential new ruling from the FCC threatens to destroy net neutrality, marking the beginning of the end of the open Internet. Check out what our own Steve Anderson had…
When Stephen Harper tried to go about his ideas about Senate reform, his belief was that one could have Senate elections and fixed terms without the consent of the provinces.…
Together, over 50 international organizations and 2.8 million people have united behind one of the largest online campaigns in history. And, make no mistake, our call to stop the secrecy…
It is always difficult to know what to publish on Earth Day. It’s been around for 34 years, which means that much of what’s worth writing about has already been…
A series of five extensive audits of TransCanada Pipelines Management Program by the National Energy Board came back with only minor issues the regulator is asking the energy giant to…
Both Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau believe that getting Alberta’s bitumen to the US Gulf Coast and China is in our “national interest” and is the “Canadian economy’s future.” Not…
At least that might seem to be a reasonable inference to draw given people’s increasing capacity not to answer questions that make them uncomfortable or expose a weakness in their…
In the 19th century, the British and Russian empires’ strategic rivalry for supremacy in Central Asia was referred to as the Great Game. The game has never really ended as…
Quote: “Today, Hot Nasties are probably best known as Liberal Party strategist Warren Kinsella’s old band or that old Canadian punk group UK upstarts Palma Violets covered. But they were…
Look for the column by Michael Bliss “Why is Canada sending fighter jets to Poland?” This is what news is – not just about scribbling down whatever some politicians say.…
