Ask General Kang: If my foreign policy is a failure, do I have to admit it?
Hell no! If you can’t blame the failures of your policy on some flunky (or opposition party, if you’re unlucky enough to be ruling in a “democracy”) then what kind…
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140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, April 03, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, April 03, 2014: Unpaid interns dropped from Rogers-owned magazines Brazen 2 probe of Rob Ford and others…
Alexandra Hospital: Of truckers and outpatient labs
The Alexandra Hospital has a rather unique demographic. Located in Ingersoll, just off the 401 nestled between Kitchener and London, we’re told the hospital’s outpatient services are used frequently by…
…Gone?
The tale of Eve Adams gets increasingly melodramatic, and increasingly reminiscent of Helena Guergis. That she will suffer Helena’s political fate is looking more likely with each passing day. Readers…
But can we get President’s Choice Scotch?
Can you not just admire these Ontario politicians? They are so brave and forward looking that they are going to try some liquor kiosks in a few of the bigger…
The Purpose Economy
Triple-bottom line companies and other terms that describe companies that focus on more than just profit keep coming. The most recent is what is no referred to as the purpose…
John Tory’s New Policy Initiative: As Mayor, I Will Not Smoke Crack
…and he’ll force union/civic action lobbyists to register with the city. But that’s it. That’s today’s big policy roll-out. Oh how low has the bar been set!
A statement by the lawyer to my friend Laura Miller, who is smart, decent and honest, and doesn’t deserve the crap being thrown at her
Given that we’re paying attention to the OPP’s mistakes, this morning, this is appropriate: It has recently been reported that Laura Miller, a former Deputy Chief of Staff in the…
Sheer Stupidity
The Harperites have always insisted that their principal virtue is competent economic management. But, recently, Christopher Flavelle has been making the point that their record tells a different story: When…
What the front page of today’s Toronto Star means
What does the story there, about the OPP and the Toronto Police fighting about the Rob Ford investigation, right out in then open? 1. It means there will never be…
Eve Adams and the Trouble in the Garden Of Steve
Uh oh. Somebody call Jason Kenney or an exorcist.Or an embalmer.There is trouble in the Garden of Steve. Read more »
Enormous dividends #nlpoli
Back when he was in another cabinet job, Premier Tom Marshall made some comments about dividends from Muskrat Falls. Let’s take a look at them. (Read more…)
Is Your Union Job Fucking Up Your Life?
You don’t have to suffer economic equality alone. You don’t have to dread the reboot of the Occupy Movement tomorrow. Seriously, the 1% has your back: INTRODUCING ANTI-UNIONOLA NEW LONG-LASTING…
#Urbanarium2014: How to build a truly “Engaged City”?
“Engaged City” was unanimously passed yesterday, and it seems like the pundits are all out criticizing the process. … Democratization of the planning process is a fundamental problem with bureaucratic…
Should the Alberta NDP accept corporate donations?
TweetWith vibrant progressive campaigns winning on the municipal-level in Calgary and Edmonton, it is difficult to understand why there is not be a progressive party, or even a non-conservative party,…
NPR looks at Daystar TV and Kenneth Copeland – Can a Television Network Be A Church? The IRS Says Yes
In June of last year, Peter Youngren’s Grace TV announced it had entered into a partnership agreement with Daystar TV, one of the top three religious broadcasters in the US.…
A mystery that won’t go away: Why do Alberta patients still face such long waits for lung surgery?
A horse with a silver blaze, curried mutton and a dog that did nothing in the night-time helped Sherlock Holmes get to the bottom of a mysterious death. Will it…
Kinder Morgan review panel rejects 80% of applicants
A Vancouver rally against Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline (Photo: Damien Gillis) by Dene Moore, The Canadian Press VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board hearings into Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline expansion…
New York Times op-ed: Canada tarring itself with oil sands
Photo: 350.org Read this New York Times op-ed by Jacques Leslie on the black eye Canada is giving itself in its rush to develop Alberta bitumen. Start with the term…
Conservatives race to the bottom in Calgary-Signal Hill
TweetWith the race for the Conservative Party nomination in Calgary-Signal Hill in less than 10 days, the Rob Anders campaign has broadcast a new robocall praising the incumbent MP for…