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This item was first published here July, 2009: Radio talk shows are often wastelands of puffery, babble and prejudice. Well conducted programs, with knowledgeable listeners, occasionally break through with moments…
This item was first published here July, 2009: Radio talk shows are often wastelands of puffery, babble and prejudice. Well conducted programs, with knowledgeable listeners, occasionally break through with moments…
Last night’s leader’s debate was the biggest opportunity for Progressive Conservative leader Jim Prentice to knock NDP leader Rachel Notley off-balance. Since the start of the campaign, the PC Party…
A new study reveals that tax cuts do indeed create jobs and boost investment. One little snag. It’s only tax cuts for the bottom 90 percent that benefit the economy,…
Tonight was Alberta’s only televised leaders debate, and it was an hour-and-a-half of nannering back and forth between four people, three of which are actually in the position to get…
The CEO of BC Ferries, the faux private corporation created by the BC Liberals from a crown corporation, hath spoken and it goes summin like this: BC Ferries CEO and…
A small group of hearty folks showed up tonight despite the cold and threat of rain. Every Thursday night at 7 until further notice. Quebecers protesting austerity. General event facebook…
parl_c51.png Parliament is set to debate Bill C-51 this morning (Friday), a day after a joint petition calling for the bill to be scrapped hit the 200,000 mark, making it…
The watchdogs for Canada’s spy agencies are being left out of the Bill C-51 talks. Article by Coleen Freeze for The Globe and Mail The watchdogs for Canada’s spy agencies…
I read on Twitter that some pundits and journalists are saying that we should ignore or, if not ignore, then now let go of Finance Minister Joe Oliver’s “gaffe” about…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Trish Hennessy writes that the Cons’ budget is based purely on wishful thinking and deliberate denial rather than any rational plan. PressProgress…
Internal documents obtained by B.C.’s Haisla Nation show the federal government had concerns about the consultation approach proposed for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline since at least 2009. The documents, requested…
Internal documents obtained by B.C.’s Haisla Nation show the federal government had concerns about the consultation approach proposed for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline since at least 2009. The documents, requested…
We know the Canada Revenue Agency was given extra money by Stephen Harper to go after the political activities of registered charities.We know that the agency seems to be targeting…
On May 7th, join us for a discussion of the role gender plays in workers’ exploitation and resistance in contemporary China, looking specifically at changes in the appearance of the…
On A1, “Fracking review terms released by Grits”. The Liberal government has appointed a commission to examine any possible dangers in carrying out fracking. They don’t tell us a whole…
For the first time in several years, carbon pricing in Canada is back on the national radar. Recently a group of more than 60 Canadian experts published a report, Acting…
For the first time in several years, carbon pricing in Canada is back on the national radar. Recently a group of more than 60 Canadian experts published a report, Acting…
Teddy here. I don’t have any deep analysis of the Federal and Provincial (Ontario) budgets, but the fact they were released so close to one another will certainly have impacts…
None of the amendments to Bill C-51 begin to address the fundamental threat on basic rights and freedoms, experts say. Article by Carmen Cheung for BCCLA This week, the Senate’s…