March 2015
Bill C-51 will allow police to “persecute First Nations protesters”: Chief
Chief Lloyd Oronhiakhète Phillips of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke last week informed Harper that Bill C-51 would be used “to brand legitimate protests by First Nations as acts of…
Vancouver mom’s outrage at airline for interfering with breastfeeding draws huge online support
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger United Airlines PR department must, or at least should be in high gear after this young mother complained in ‘Twitter’ that she was shamed by an…
Trudeau–Canadian Liberty and the Politics of Fear
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This is a significant speech the likes of which we have not heard in this country for some time. It runs for 43 minutes and for some…
Contesting Capitalism in the Eurozone
In light of the new Syriza government’s difficult struggle against the German dominated institutions of the Eurozone, I’ve revisited a little known book published ten years ago by political scientist…
Transit referendum and Pandora’s box
When financial numbers involve billions, many of us struggle to gain understanding and perspective. Usually, the beneficiaries of large scale spending are the worst sources of information. Here’s an example.…
Rebuttable presumption as to start of limitation period
Hodutu v. Bulger, 2015 ONCA 160 He noted that there is a rebuttable presumption under the Limitations Act, 2002that the limitation period starts to run when the impugned acts or…
March 11: … and 11 a.m. in the morning…..
…and my Times and Transcript still hasn’t arrived. I’ve been told to hope for it about noon. It’s been like that for over a week. The Irving press cannot find…
Two Plus Two Equals = You Really Don’t Want to Know.
Let’s do the math. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution our greenhouse gas emissions have warmed the atmosphere by 0.8 degrees Celsius. Emissions to date, even if we turned…
The Latest Example Of Tory Contempt For The Electorate
This is the ‘poll’ Conservative MP Lawrence Toet is sending out to his Winnipeg constituents: Federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair said on Wednesday the survey reflects a viewpoint pervasive in…
Yes, We Do Live on Different Planets
For your afternoon amusement, the FOX News crew weighs in on “the cow and the milk” thing or how marriage suffers from women who just “give it up”.
Two Way to Fight Bill C-51 and Shred Stephen Harper
With Stephen Harper's anti-terrorist bill now being rammed through a parliamentary committee.And the Con regime sounding ever more desperate. “The Holocaust did not begin in the gas chamber. It began…
Breaking: Ezra Levant to Appear at the Mike Duffy Trial !!
Golly. As if the trial of Mike Duffy wasn't big enough, with a cast of thousands from the Harper PMO.With Nigel Wright, Ray Novak, and Dean Del Mastro.I see it…
Some Interesting things i read in February
Mustafa Mattan Shooting: Muslims React To Murder In Canada ‘Ignored’ By Mainstream Media By Zoe Mintz, IB Times February 13 2015 The REAL ‘Lone Ranger’ Was An African American Lawman…