Walton Family, Owners of Walmart, Using Their Billions To Attack Rooftop Solar
A recent trend has seen utilities deciding that since they haven’t been able to beat back the rise of rooftop solar companies, they might as well join them (or at…
2014
Sunday round-up: the confusing Horwath hangs on; gorgeous ‘Malificent’ star hints at bisexuality…
This Martin Regg Cohn opinion piece pretty much sums up most of my thoughts on Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, whose unfortunate leadership was renewed yesterday by skeptical NDP delegates…
Campaign for Harper’s climate change denier in Whitby-Oshawa now complains about political smears
It’s extremely rich of Harper Conservatives to be complaining about political smears coming from their political opponents in the Whitby-Oshawa byelection, which takes place tomorrow to fill the seat formerly…
Prosecution of Don Blankenship a Historic Moment for Coal Industry
This week’s indictment of former Massey Energy CEO, Don Blankenship, was as much a political turning point for West Virginia as it was a moment of reckoning economically for the…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Eric Reguly opines that the best way to ensure that banks (and other businesses) operate under the law is to make sure that…
Arms Race Update – US to Spend a Trillion Dollars on Upgrading Nukes
US Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, put it bluntly. “No other mission we have is more important.“ The mission Hagel was referring to was a trillion-dollar, 30-year programme to upgrade America’s…
The Humiliation of Tony Abbott
Hosting a G20 summit is supposed to be prestigious. You get the leaders of the world’s largest economies to come to your country, to gather in your town, to discuss…
North Cowichan Mayoral and Council Election Results
Mayoral Candidates Jon Lefebure-3234-Elected John Koury-3018 Damir Wallener-1411 Council Candidates Rob Douglas-3466-Elected Tom Walker-3391-Elected Al Siebring-3053-Elected Kate Marsh-2987-Elected Maeve Maguire-2485-Elected Joyce Behnsen-2277-Elected Paul Fletcher-2096 Greg Robson-2078 Dave Haywood-1981 Ron Waller-1729…
REASONABLE APPREHENSION OF BIAS
Hazelton Lanes Inc. v. 1707590 Ontario Limited, 2014 ONCA 793: The test for reasonable apprehension of bias is that set out in de Grandpré J.’s dissenting opinion in Committee for…
Why I will NOT vote NDP in the next Election. . .
If the NDP was looking to create reasons for us not for vote for them then their past year has been a resounding success both provincially here in Ontario and…
Apparently, Nothing Is Sacred To These People
Thanks to Ed Tanas for this: Ed asks in a tweet why the mainstream media aren’t covering this. A good question. Recommend this Post
City of Duncan Election Results
Duncan City Hall Mayoral Candidates Phil Kent-845-Elected Peter Lockhart-256 Councillor Candidates Tom Duncan-596 Elected Michelle Staples-587 Elected Roger Bruce-551 Elected Michelle Bell-526 Elected Sharon Jackson-498 Elected John Horgan-467 Elected Martin…
Cowichan Valley Regional District – Unofficial Election Results
Electoral Area Directors Elected and Acclaimed Kerry Davis M Electoral Area A (Mill Bay/Malahat) 520 Sonia Furstenau F Electoral Area B (Shawnigan Lake) 774 Matteus Clement M Electoral Area C…
The Consequences Of His Inaction
http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/ There are some who believe that the deal which the United States and China reached on greenhouse gas emissions will force Stephen Harper to act on climate change. But…
Juxtaposition
The minister responsible for the plight of Saskatchewan’s homeless people: In response to a CBC iTeam question about the waiting list for social housing faced by homeless people Harpauer said,…
A Stark Contrast.
I dont often comment upon the daily actions of politicians on this blog preferring to look at the broader picture of how their actions affect out democracy but one recent…
Joe Oliver’s Dangerously Reckless Budget Scam
Well as you know, I wasn't exactly impressed by Joe Oliver's totally political fiscal update, and by the way he is recklessly blowing the surplus.To try to buy votes and…
Can TD Bank help Ontario’s deficit?
If you are a TD Bank customer you should be concerned. Another interim report to the Ontario government has been received from TD Bank Chair Ed Clark. He and his…