Lunney unleashed
Citing media “intolerance and bigotry”, anti-science Canadian MP James Lunney has quit the government caucus to sit as an independent. Among Lunney’s claim to the crown as Canada’s least scientifically…
March 2015
Provinces Call Environment Minister Out on Climate Consultation Claim
While the office of Canada’s Environment Minister is claiming it is consulting with the provinces on a long-term climate commitment, Quebec’s Minister of Environment says he hasn’t heard from anyone…
Pipeline Industry Promises to Review Disclosure Rules After Kinder Morgan Secrecy Scandal
The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) is working hard to undo damage caused by pipeline company Kinder Morgan’s refusal to release oil spill response plans in British Columbia. The company’s…
AlphaBeatic: A wolf in Fido’s clothing
Last week we wrote about new plans from Rogers-owned Fido to make competing apps and services more expensive (details here: http://bit.ly/1DgdmP7). Today, it looks like they are continuing on this…
Well, There Goes Europe.
Making sense of Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, was never easier. It’s all thanks to his revelation that Kim Kardashian is his 13th cousin. Suddenly it all falls into place.
Just In Case You Haven’t Figured Out How Dangerous and Senseless Our Air War on ISIS Really Is.
For your reading pleasure and edification, we have links. From the Georgia Straight, Gwynne Dyer explains why terrorism is overblown and why ISIS wants needs Stephen Harper to do exactly…
Progress on herring standoff but Area 7 gillnet opening remains contentious issue; talks continue today
A long-awaited face-to-face meeting between Heiltsuk Nation leaders and senior DFO management finally went ahead yesterday at the central coast fisheries office currently being occupied by Heiltsuk members. DFO Regional…
Alberta Provincial Poll: 30% PC, 30% Wildrose, and all sorts of weird.
Quito Maggi’s Mainstreet Technologies has put out the first poll in Alberta in over a month, also the first following the recent bringing down of Alberta’s deficit budget by the…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Your news links for today: We Can’t Hear You: The Shameful Review of Bill C-51 By the Numbers – Michael Geist Bill C-51 amendments seem unconnected to committee process –…
Another Route To Justice
Those that follow such things will know that proving police brutality is very difficult. Absent video evidence, the police narrative usually is that the one claiming to have been brutalized…
The Generals are Talking – That’s Rarely a Good Thing.
The top brass is getting restive and they’re looking for a bit of mass mayhem. This might be news to you but Russia has an Academy of Geopolitical Problems. The…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Kevin Carson discusses David Graeber’s insight into how privatization and deregulation in their present form represent the ultimate use of state power…
What’s New for Those Give and Receive Personal Support Care at Home
In my last blog post, I described the problems that make working conditions for personal support workers very, very difficult. I described the challenges for clients who need personal support…
A frolic of his own
Battistoni v. Thomas, S.C.R. 144: On the other hand, if the unauthorized and wrongful act of the servant is not so connected with the authorized act as to be a…
Don’t Call It The Conservative Party
https://addictionandrecoverynews.wordpress.com/ In Canada, Conservatism means Confrontation. It’s not about respect for institutions or the rule of law. It’s not about wise economic management. It’s about focusing on “the other” and…
Who leads Canada’s progressives?
Canadian media are a lazy bunch. They follow the paths of least resistance and false assumptions. Take this past week when some supposed progressives were gathered at the Broadbent Institute…
Liberals, leaders, lackluster-ness
From that Ivison column Grits are passing around: The Liberal sense of manifest destiny has taken a hit with a new poll that suggests the party has less than 30%…
The emperor wears no clothes, but the kids bow to him anyway
Driving in with Son Two, Arcade Fire’s ‘Ready to Start’ comes on. I personally think Arcade Fire are insufferably pretentious/precious, and Win Butler makes Billy Corgan seem shy and retiring.…
A Video Series That’s Fighting Obesity
The obesity problem in North America keeps growing larger and it’s within all of our interests to ensure that we trim the fat. An online video series directed at kids…