Will your private life be under the government’s microscope if the Secret Police Bill is passed? Don’t forget to speak out at https://OpenMedia.org/Spyonus Article by Press Progress Don’t worry. The…
It’s the bottom of the ninth, folks – time is running out. It’s do-or-die, the 11th hour, sudden death in overtime. If you haven’t heard yet, we’re taking the fight…
In early January, Council was presented with a report by outside consultants on the state of the shared service agreement between Collus/Powerstream and the town. The report, however, was rejected…
Alrighty, in the meantime while I debate with myself what to do with this blog I do have more stuff to say about things. Last night I accidently published this…
We posted an article on the blog earlier this month where we suggested that government legislation that would provide CSIS more powers wasn't in the best interests of the Canadian…
While the Harper regime always touts itself as a government that stands up for family vlaues, evidence once more indicates this is little more than rhetoric and rank hypocrisy, aided…
If there’s a positive connection between the Hillary campaign and Keystone XL, what does that say about donations made by Foreign Affairs (on behalf of Canadian taxpayers) to the Clinton…
But I know we’ll meet again some sunny day…” (What follows is a sort of comment in story form that explains how we got to where we are. It’s true.…
Germany’s New Far Right | Jacobin. by Anthony Fano Fernandez The gap between ideology and reality could not be any more jarring: according to a European Center for Economic Research…
Never In Living Memory Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Veteran councillor Sharon Jackson appears to have been on the warpath lately regarding the proposed development on the empty lot at Canada Avenue…
Stephen Harper announces the Government’s intent to support the creation of BC’s LNG industry in Surrey, BC (PMO) Prime Minister Stephen Harper jumped on the BC LNG ship this week…
Retail sales fell 2.0% to $42.1 billion in December. This was the largest decline since April 2010. A bad Xmas season means more layoffs at, closures, bankruptcies, and etc. You…
Do you know the difference between liberal democracy and illiberal democracy? It can be a complex issue. There are oodles of papers to read if you really want to get…
Regular readers of this blog will know that I have no particular use for Rex Murphy. Yet last night I found myself in total agreement with him as he offered…
There’s a bit of controversy brewing in the UK press, as a result of a letter from academics and activists (including noted LGB activist Peter Tatchell, as well as some…
There’s a bumper sticker line that could double for the provincial motto of Alberta: Dear God, Please Give Us One More Oil Boom and, This Time, We Promise We Won’t…
Why International White Trash Week only lasts one night.
By Nick Romeo A new book reminds us that Mark Twain would absolutely hate winding up on approved reading lists. Like his most famous creation, Huck Finn, he took a…
There’s a bit of controversy brewing in the UK press, as a result of a letter from academics and activists (including noted LGB activist Peter Tatchell, as well as some…
Your news links for today: The Great SIM Heist: How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle – The Intercept GCHQ and NSA Collaborate to Steal the Keys to…
