Saving the Planet, One Meal at a Time
Photo by Jeff Vanuga My attitude toward becoming a vegan was similar to Augustine’s attitude toward becoming celibate—“God grant me abstinence, but not yet.” But with animal agriculture as the…
2014
Russia’s Vulnerability to the EU
Photo by Remy Steinegger Introduction The US-EU sponsored coup in the Ukraine and its conversion from a stable Russian trading partner to a devastated EU economic client and NATO launch…
Nisga’a Nation community members protest LNG deal
Petronas’ proposed Pacific Northwest LNG project – the source of partnership talks with the Nisga’a Nation Read this Nov. 10 Tyee story by Wawmeesh G. Hamilton on the grassroots cracks…
Lest We Forget
Brutality against women can come from those whose duty it is to protect and serve: A Winnipeg woman said this week that she had filed a complaint after an officer…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Shannon Gormley points out that human rights are meaningless in the face of a government which claims the entitlement to strip people…
Nov. 11: Avoiding the news….
Monday’s edition, page A1, has a classic of model of how to tell the news without really telling anything, and putting readers to peaceful slumber at the same time. “Derailment…
Imagine if Trudeau had hid in the cupboard
Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Making fun of Conservatives, Making fun of Harper
Where Ezra Levant wants to put your kids in the line of fire
Darling of the Canadian right wing, Ezra Levant, has sunk to an even new low. In Ontario a school board has responded to the legitimate concerns for the safety of…
Where Ezra Levant wants to put your kids in the line of fire
Darling of the Canadian right wing, Ezra Levant, has sunk to an even new low. In Ontario a school board has responded to the legitimate concerns for the safety of…
Kinder Morgan Oversells Benefits of Trans Mountain Pipeline, Underplays Costs, Says New Report
Kinder Morgan has significantly overstated the benefits of its controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion proposal while vastly understating risks associated with increasing the flow of oil to Metro Vancouver. That’s…
Where Ezra Levant wants to put your kids in the line of fire
Darling of the Canadian right wing, Ezra Levant, has sunk to an even new low. In Ontario a school board has responded to the legitimate concerns for the safety of…
War
In a weird, frightening way, we believe in violent death. We regard it as a policy option, as much to do with self-preservation on a national scale as punishment for…
War
In a weird, frightening way, we believe in violent death. We regard it as a policy option, as much to do with self-preservation on a national scale as punishment for…
War
In a weird, frightening way, we believe in violent death. We regard it as a policy option, as much to do with self-preservation on a national scale as punishment for…
I support turning Remembrance Day into a national statutory holiday
Canada’s Parliament has a private member’s bill going through Parliament right now that has government support into turning Remembrance Day into a national statutory holiday. It has a good chance…
War
In a weird, frightening way, we believe in violent death. We regard it as a policy option, as much to do with self-preservation on a national scale as punishment for…
Peabody Energy Goes On Offense With New PR Campaign Designed To Sell Same Old Dirty Coal
Despite what you may have heard about the death of the coal industry, Peabody Energy is ramping up mining activities and going on the offensive, pushing “clean coal” on the…
Lest We Forget
Each November we pause on Remembrance Day to stand silently in tribute to those who have served, those who still do, and those lost. Without words we say thank you,…
Canada’s Union of Federal Scientists Gets Political, Commits to Campaign Against Harper Government
In an absolutely unprecedented move Canada’s Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) announced it will engage in political activity in the lead-up to and during the next…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 11, 2014: South Korea captain in ferry disaster, crew members sentenced to lengthy terms Sick Kids…