In 2013 Health Canada held a by-invitation-only roundtable on the issue of paid plasma donations following our efforts to raise concerns over the application by the private Canadian Plasma Resources…
It around midnight and was very quiet (as it is on Wednesday — we have a large trivia crowd that leaves right after trivia on Wed.) — around 5 patrons…
….if they could pay for it. About half my class could pay. That meant we got a bonus of two free milks to be given to poor kids. Each day,…
Bernard v. Canada (Attorney General) 2014 SCC 13 may be relevant to potential right to work legislation: Ms. Bernard’s freedom of association argument has no legal foundation. Her argument was…
Hayley Wickenheiser, Feist, Alison Redford, Danielle Smith, and a bunch of others. The men who went there? Aside from Tewksbury, Yip, and assorted athletes, not as notable.
What to do with the Community Care Access Centres? Yesterday’s Toronto Star column by Bob Hepburn suggests we should roll them into the Local Health Integration Networks and send the…
Friday, February 7, 2014 Tuesday night (February 4th) the City of Chilliwack passed a bylaw intended to allow the development of a controversial hazardous waste recycling facility immediately adjacent to…
A new report from Pembina Institute says that the proposed TransCanada Energy East pipeline could generate up to 32 million tonnes (Mt) of additional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the…
Kevin Logan- Cowichan Conversations Contributor British Columbians have been patiently waiting since before the Liberals were re-elected for an explanation of the financial terms that will deliver the much-vaunted 100…
On his last ever-show, Jay Leno goes out of his way to pay tribute to the Tonight Show’s workers – and makes a point to say how he’s proud to…
So we are in the midst of having our elections act changed by the very party that have been under investigation for committing election fraud, the ones that have most…
Does Harper believe in democracy? This does not sound like Canada, this sounds like an authoritarian state, where those who dare disagree with the fearless leader are demonized, investigated for…
Unlike our U.S. counterparts, Canadians have had comparatively little information about the mass, suspicionless spying efforts of their government. So on February 11, your OpenMedia.ca team will be joining thousands…
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that you are not still in Canada!
Okay everyone, back at work after several days away from the computer because of back/leg problems. Physio seems to have help a lot, as it has in the past. But…
John Tory does it again. Amazing.
Yesterday, the Harper Party moved to limit debate on its so called Fair Elections Act. Three days, they said, is all it should take to debate the bill. The reason…
If you are a member or supporter of the Harper regime, who is Thee? The list is long, but let’s start with environmental organizations that have previously been labelled as…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, February 7, 2014: Tennessee judge who ordered parents to change baby’s name from Messiah is out of…
There was a robocall from The Beer Store the other day. The cheap bastards would not spend a nickel to call in person. They sent a recording to do a…
