2014
Automatism and Mental Disorder
R. v. S.H., 2014 ONCA 303: (1) The Nature of Automatism Automatism is a state of impaired consciousness in which a person, though capable of action, has no voluntary control…
Plan 9 from Columbus Drive #nlpoli
Some enterprising political science graduate student will be able to write a brilliant doctoral dissertation a few years from now on the parallel ideas in provincial politics and popular situation…
Jason Kenney’s Other Big Foreigner Problem
Well surprise, surprise. I see that Jason Kenney has stopped bragging about how he plans to fix the foreign workers problem, after the tragic story of that waitress in Weyburn,…
Help Conservative Senators Stop Harper’s Banana Republic
Emperor Stephen Harper and his double double. Interesting times indeed. 8 Conservative senators have decided that Emperor Stephen Harper has no clothes. The Emperor has whipped and intimidated his backbench,…
Thanks to Tom Lukaszuk’s memo, Albertans know it wasn’t just Alison Redford with the entitlement problem
Members of the Alberta government’s Public Affairs Bureau spin a good yarn in response to freedom of information requests filed ages ago by Alberta journalists, opposition politicians and other busybodies.…
Todd Bentley: I need $10,000 NOW!
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission Well, perhaps it wasn’t stated as bluntly as in my headline. But Todd Bentley put on the pressure a couple hours…
Stephen Harper and the Scandal at 24 Sussex Drive
Well compared to all the other scandals he is facing this may not be the biggest. Paramedics were called to the Prime Minister’s official residence in Ottawa over the weekend…
Only With Political Will Can We Avoid The Worst Of Climate Change
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. It’s fitting that the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report was released during Earth Month. After all, the third chapter of…
The Change Within: The Obstacles We Face Are Not Just External-Naomi Kline
Naomi Kline once again shares her eloquence and understanding of the challenges facing us on what is the threatened condition of ‘Planet Earth’ The climate crisis has such bad timing,…
‘Straight from the Horse’s Mouth’: Former Oil Exec Says Fracking Not Safe
The pressure is mounting as it well should be. The unconventional pursuit of gas and oil is a crime against nature and humanity. Water is more valuable than gas or…
Burning Swastika Found in Edmonton
Any information from our readers would be welcomed: Burning Swastika Spotted In Edmonton The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted: 04/22/2014 11:36 am EDT | Updated: 04/23/2014 4:59 pm EDT Edmonton…
My Jesus
Lisa’s, too (and who just became a Catholic, BTW). .
No, its not art. Its garbage
Critics trash environmental artwork This definitely falls into the “don’t piss on me and tell me its raining” category. What an insult from our Visual Arts Placement Jury to a…
You Can’t Call It Momentum: Ontario Poll, Not Widely Circulated Yet
From “earlier this month”, no idea if that matters @natnewswatch: Nanos on Ontario election: Dead heat – Grits 36, PCs 36 NDP trailing at 22— Rob Silver (@RobSilver) April 23,…
Critics Concerned Pipelines, Tankers Reason for Downgrading "Threatened" Status of Humpback Whales
This week the federal government was legally obligated to establish protected habitat for threatened North Pacific humpback whales. Instead the Harper government suddenly moved to take the humpback off the…
Critics Concerned Pipelines, Tankers Reason for Downgrading "Threatened" Status of Humpback Whales
This week the Federal government was legally obligated to establish protected habitat for threatened North Pacific humpback whales. Instead the Harper government suddenly moved to take the humpback off the…
Shorter
Shorter statement from the Weyburn restaurant at the centre of the Temporary Foreign Worker program controversy: “It’s all the employees’ fault!” Darn it, that “restructuring” will just trip you up…
Open Letter: 400+ Academics Demand Withdrawal of Harper’s Orwellian Fair Elections Act
“Free and fair elections lie at the heart of our democracy. The government should not underestimate the commitment of Canadians to defend this fundamental principle.” by: Various | April 23,…
First Nations show Nancy Greene, Harper govt positive alternative to open net fish farms
Namgis First Nation-grown closed-containment salmon ready for market (Photo: Kuterra.com) Part 2 of DC Reid’s appeal to Canadian Senator and Olympic hero Nancy Greene Raine, who recently came out in…