Harper breaks his own law… again
Stephen Harper who so desperate does not want to talk about the economy has decided the best diversion is to spin the actions of two lone troubled men last fall…
February 2015
This is what democracy looks like.
We had a great time in Barrie the other night. We would have liked to have federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his team there but we had to settle…
What, Me Worry?
H/t The Toronto Star According to Star readers, there is plenty that could go wrong. Here is but a sampling of their concerns: In his anti-terrorism speech, Stephen Harper said:…
Blast From The Past: What’s Andrew Lawton Up To These Days?
He’s having his show suspended from AM980 for Facebook posts like: “Emerging Leaders used a push poll to try to paint Londoners as intolerant of the LGBTQ community. Number of…
In Government We Trust?
As I review the actions of the Harper Regime since coming to power for my Harper History Series, an undertaking that one must take in very small bites if one…
The Lessons Of 2006 and 2008
http://www.counterweights.ca/ It’s hard to predict the outcome of an election. But this time around, if the Harperites receive a plurality of votes, Nelson Wiseman writes that 2006 and 2008 should…
Canadian workers have a constitutional right to strike: Supreme Court
In a recent 5-2 ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada declared that Canadian workers have a constitutional right to engage in strike action. The post Canadian workers have a constitutional…
David Bellamy Being Humiliated By George Monbiot Over Climate Change
The willfully ignorant will be offended, the critical thinker gratified, by this video: Recommend this Post
An injunction will be granted to protect a leasehold interest even if damages could suffice
In a decision that seems contrary to specific performance precedent the Ontario Court of Appeal has held an injunction will protect a leasehold interest even where damages would otherwise be…
Aussie Fireworks Rescheduled. The Spill Happens Monday.
Perhaps Tony Abbott hoped that moving his caucus ‘spill’ vote to Monday instead of Tuesday would leave his main leadership threat, Malcolm Turnbull, unable to make up his mind whether…
Duffster puff
I know everyone is hyping the Duffy trial, but I think its likely going to be a big pile of nothing.For the life of me, I cannot see how Harper…
Readers speak
I had planned today to relate a story from a few years back, about what might have been rockets passing just beneath the helicopter I rode on a harrowing flight…
Boehner Fooled Us. Bad Boehner, Bad!
Maybe this isn’t the best metaphor for an Abrahamic faith but they’re squealing like stuck pigs. They being the government of Benjamin Netanyahu are squealing over the prospect of Bibi…
Feb. 7: Back to the (ugh) irving press….
For Feb.6, section A news is as trivial as usual. The editorial is, as usual, pretty soggy, too. My it would be nice to have an editorial writer who could…
Australia Churns this Weekend
There’ll be few calm moments this weekend as Australians prepare for Tuesday’s “spill vote” that could see the removal of Tony Abbott as prime minister. Some Aussies are having a…
DeSmogCAST 10: California Fracking Waste, Keystone Climate Impacts and Energy East Pipeline
In this episode of DeSmogCAST our team discusses an ongoing investigation into hundreds of aquifers in California that may have been contaminated with fracking waste. We also discuss a letter…
Are We Really Willing to Go To War over Ukraine?
Would you be okay if it was your kids in uniform going off to a shooting war with the Russians over Ukraine? The whole idea seems fantastic, ridiculous. We tend…
Autism Disorders and the 1st International Epilepsy Day, February 9, 2015
Monday, February 9, 2015 is the first International Epilepsy Day, a joint initiative created by the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) and the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) scheduled to…
This Is Great!
It is a strange online world we have created for ourselves, as this video amply demonstrates. Enjoy! Recommend this Post
Anti-terror laws to be used against environmental activists?
We all know what the Harper regime thinks of environmentalists and environmental movements… With environmentalists being referred to as terrorists for opposing tar sands pipelines. Environmental organizations threatened with losing…