The First Casualty
https://bcblue.wordpress.com/ Truth is always the first casualty of war. And no one should be surprised that it is the first casualty of Stephen Harper’s War. Michael Harris writes: The resolution…
January 2015
Last chance to weigh in
While there’s always reason to be skeptical of the Wall government’s consultation processes, there’s also plenty of risk in not participating – as a lack of expressed opposition will all…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – PressProgress notes that the Cons’ economic track record is one of eliminating well-paying jobs in favour of lower-wage, more-precarious work. And Jim Stanford…
A cheap shot from the cheap seats.
Remember recently when we reported on the Conservative “snore-fest” leadership race in Ontario. Can you guess who might have read our report and decided to liven things up? It’s that…
Divestment Insufficient Without Government-Sponsored Emissions Reductions, Says New Report
Ditching fossil fuel stocks and replacing them with green energy investments will have little effect on greenhouse gas emissions until there are government and institutional policy changes, according to a…
Federal Leadership Critical for Climate Action
This is a guest post by Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence. It originally appeared on the Toronto Star. It was troubling last week when Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau…
Stephen Harper and the Whispering Way to War
Golly. What a difference a day makes. On Wednesday Stephen Harper was loudly taunting the opposition.And all but inviting the terrorists to attack us.But yesterday he was suddenly more subdued,…
63 per cent of Canadians are traitors
When I told one of the advisers to Justin Trudeau why I supported the International effort against ISIS/ISIL – and when I pointed out that I agreed with right-wing extremist…
Bell’s Mobile TV Practice Violates Telecommunications Act: CRTC
In a decision likely to have implications for net neutrality, the CRTC has ruled that Bell and Vidéotron’s mobile TV practices violate the Telecommunications Act. The post Bell’s Mobile TV…
Gil Bennett: fact checker #nlpoli
Gil Bennett, Nalcor vice-president in charge of the Lower Churchill project, took some exceptions to comments in yesterdays posts on Muskrat Falls and electricity prices. Rather than go back and…
Stephen Harper: The Not So Great Economist Leader
Well as you know, Stephen Harper is desperately trying to convince us, and our falling loonie, that everything is under control.And that he is STILL a Great Economist Leader.But I'm…
CRTC Superbowl Decision
I add some personal context to the CRTC’s decision about simultaneous substitution, the impact on the ad agency world in urban areas and how Harper will turn it all into…
AlphaBeatic: The making of an Internet activist
Thanks to community member Ben Klass, the CRTC ruled that Canadian wireless companies can’t slow down competing services in favour of their own – a huge step towards securing mobile…
Striking a pleading for failure to comply with interim order
Koohestani v. Mahmood, 2015 ONCA 56: Notwithstanding the legitimate concerns raised before Spence J., my difficulty with his decision to strike the appellants’ defence is that he failed to apply…
A Costly Fix for One of the F-35’s Achilles’ Heels?
Two big drawbacks to the F-35 are its limited range and mediocre speed. It doesn’t go very far in stealth mode on its internal fuel and it is incapable of…
Hey Steve! Why Are You Spying On Us?
Harper cranks up broad surveillance spying on law abiding Canadians
Deep River faces Ontario’s plan for laboratory testing: pay more, get less
One of the last hospitals in Ontario to provide local outpatient medical laboratory testing is transferring the service to the private for-profit Lifelabs Medical Laboratory Services. The move will save…
Jan.29: Did you know that it snowed in New Brunswick on Tuesday.?
I sort of suspected it might be snowing when I looked out the window that day. But you know, it could have been just a big wedding with lots of…
In Nunavut civil matters cross examination may occur before affidavits served
Marion v KIA 2015 NUCJ 6: The plaintiff urges the Court to impose a general rule that all affidavits must be filed prior to cross-examinations and seeks to place the…