Ezra Levant loses a libel lawsuit, again…
At this point it’s probably safe to say serial libeller Ezra Levant has been ordered to pay $80000 to a lawyer Ezra called “illiberal Islamic fascist”. Now this wasn’t Ezra’s…
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The Battle for Burnaby Mountain and Kinder Morgan’s Day of Defeat
They have gathered on Burnaby Mountain to try to prevent the giant energy company Kinder Morgan from drilling a hole through its heart.Dozens of young and old activists have been…
Kinder Morgan loses on injunction extension, civil contempt charges
Burnaby Mountain Caretakers locked to Supreme Court doors in Vancouver today (Burnaby Mountain Updates) Read this Nov. 27 story from CBC.ca on American pipeline giant Kinder Morgan’s rough day in…
Your Daily Ezra: Ezra Levant Gets Legal Ass Handed To Him
He’s going to be paying Khurrum Awan $80,000 for “reckless disregard for the truth”. I’ve read the decision, and will excerpt a bit tomorrow, and try to post it if…
ConCalls: May was never contacted about #elxnfraud complaint in #RoboCon
“If the Commissioner of Canada Elections is prepared to ignore the findings of two judges, I think that will speak very poorly of the powers of investigations we have in…
Charities And Political Activities
I am not a lawyer, but I post the following information for those who are, and for those deeply offended by the Harper government’s ongoing attacks on non-profits that dare…
Five Tips for New Caregivers
By Jacob Edward As Americans, we tend to forget that care giving has existed for almost as long as humans have been around. Recently, with the recession in 2008, more…
A Swift Kick In the Nuts for Kinder Morgan
The worm has turned – for now. Pipeline giant, Kinder Morgan was in court today only to be sent packing. The court refused an application to extend the company’s injunction…
In Friday’s Sun: TV killed the radio star (and others, too)
It’s quaint, almost, the notion that other media are more important than television. Watching a CTV helicopter hover over King Street East in Toronto at lunchtime on Wednesday should have…
They Said What?
Funny how right-wing non-profits with charitable status can be political whenever they want with no fear of tax audits, whereas those with progressive credentials are singled out repeatedly by the…
Inukjuak, Resolute and Grise Fjord
Inukjuak, Quebec is tragically related to Resolute Bay and Grise Fjord, communities created 2000 km away in the High Arctic. In 1953 Inuit from Inukjuak were involuntarily relocated north by…
Nov. 27: The news and other bunk….
We’ll start with the news. A big story on A1 for Wednesday tells you all you need to know about the TandT. “Pup has dramatic recovery after being found abandoned”.…
Good read on Liberal MPP Milczyn’s private members bill to promote affordable housing
As Toronto and other Canadian major cities continue to grow, more and more density and population growth is certain to happen. With that in mind, policy makers need to consider…
Good read on Liberal MPP Milczyn’s private members bill to promote affordable housing
As Toronto and other Canadian major cities continue to grow, more and more density and population growth is certain to happen. With that in mind, policy makers need to consider…
Good read on Liberal MPP Milczyn’s private members bill to promote affordable housing
As Toronto and other Canadian major cities continue to grow, more and more density and population growth is certain to happen. With that in mind, policy makers need to consider…
Retail Canada.
I am taking myself off the telephone today. It is that, or throw it against a wall, and it really is not the phones fault. (And I would need to…
TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline Will Cost Quebec Economy $100M Annually, Says Provincial Gas Provider
Steven Guilbeault is co-founder and president of Equiterre, a Quebec-based social and environmental solutions non-profit supporting communities opposed to the expansion of the oilsands and construction of the Energy East…
Good read on Liberal MPP Milczyn’s private members bill to promote affordable housing
As Toronto and other Canadian major cities continue to grow, more and more density and population growth is certain to happen. With that in mind, policy makers need to consider…