Melting sea ice a help and hindrance to Arctic drilling
Read this story by Bobby Magill of Climate Central on the double-edged sword that melting sea ice poses for tapping into the massive estimated reserves of oil and gas in…
2014
Goodbye Irwin Cotler
We are proud to have had you in the Liberal Caucus. I’m certain you’ll be missed. Wouldn’t it be cool if the other Trudeau boy took a shot at that…
Our own Steve Anderson took what you had to say
Thank you to everyone for sending in your concerns, questions, and feedback about the ultra-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations that will break our digital future. Our own Steve Anderson will…
Prostitution—keeping the state out of our bedrooms
“There’s no place for the state,” a prime minister once said, “in the bedrooms of the nation.” I hope Justice Minister Peter MacKay and his colleagues keep that sage advice…
Keystone XL’s Northern Leg: A Fracked Oil Pipeline Along with Tar Sands
On January 31, President Barack Obama’s U.S. State Department released its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the northern leg of TransCanada‘s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The State…
Poll Finds Most B.C. Residents Still Strongly Oppose Enbridge Oil Tanker and Pipeline Proposal
According to a recent poll commissioned by four environmental groups, nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of residents in British Columbia oppose Enbridge’s plan to transport crude oil through B.C. using…
No shortcuts to a new left
We are pleased to share the second installment in a series of online viewpoints about challenges and prospects for the left. In the coming weeks, we will present ideas and…
Costs in Estate Matters
Sawdon Estate v. Sawdon, 2014 ONCA 101: In Geffen v. Goodman Estate, 2 S.C.R. 353, at pp. 390-391, Wilson J., writing for the court on this issue, reiterated the long-standing…
Picard blames health professionals for slow pace of “reform”
How can we improve Canada’s health system? Blaming the professionals who deliver care defies logic. You may be very surprised to learn that one prominent journalist says the biggest obstacles…
Justin Trudeau’s Senate Move… a great political move or amateurish
Harper has been mired in embarrassing scandals concerning his Senators, from Wallin to Duffy to Brazeau. Justin Trudeau has responded with a move that some have called “bold” and “game-changing”…
Tax Cuts Come With A Price
Tax-filing season, everybody’s favourite time of year, is once again upon us in Canada. It’s that time of year that we get to see just how much of our money…
Another Conservative Against Tim Hudak’s Right-to-Work Gambit? ( #pcpo #onpoli )
Well, at least he used to be. Like Dave Brister and John O’Toole, the Conservative candidate for Niagara Falls, Bart Maves, likely has some reservations about Tim Hudak’s desire to…
Review: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson My rating: 5 of 5 stars A book people seem to love or hate. I did…
Tories seek to subvert Elections Canada.
Having crossed swords with Elections Canada in the past, it is easy to understand the Conservative disdain for the bureaucrats of Elections Canada. What we should question is the desire…
Cities Are The Key For Adjusting To Changing Climate
Readers of this site have seen lots of evidence that in the 21st century the best place one can live for a small carbon footprint is in urban areas. Things…
Postmedia Fires A Useful Guy
From J-Source: Postmedia Network is downsizing its parliamentary bureau and had laid off five parliamentary bureau staff.Three political reporters—Mike De Souza, Andrea Hill and Tobi Cohen—as well as planning and…
Falling loonie is actually a benefit for most Canadians
From 2003 to 2008 the loonie skyrocketed, rising 60% in value. If you were rich it was definitely time to break out the champagne. All your wealth magically increased by…
LPC national board candidate interview: Leanne Bourassa for national membership secretary
From February 20-23, federal Liberals will gather in Montreal, and one of their tasks will be to elect a new national executive. In the coming days, I’ll be publishing interviews…