Yes. The government has big financial problems #nlpoli
Yet another academic paper emerged on Tuesday that pointed out that the provincial government has a big financial problem caused by following the flawed policy of spending all the money…
April 2015
The Painful Re-Education of the Con Clown Rona Ambrose
The other day I told you how the Con clown Rona Ambrose was causing a frightful scandal in Vancouver.Making herself look like an absolute idiot, by screaming that marijuana was…
In this week’s Hill Times: the campaign(s) against The Foreigner
When polled, voters will always say that they dislike attack ads. Always. But political attack ads are like car crashes on the side of the highway. Nobody likes those, either,…
Tribunal Hears Regulatory Capture Behind B.C.’s Decision to Increase Rio Tinto Alcan Pollution in Kitimat Airshed
The B.C. Ministry of Environment was too concerned with the interests of Rio Tinto Alcan when it granted the company a permit to dramatically increase the release of sulphur dioxide…
Tribunal Hears Regulatory Capture Behind B.C.’s Decision to Increase Rio Tinto Alcan Pollution in Kitimat Airshed
The B.C. Ministry of Environment was too concerned with the interests of Rio Tinto Alcan when it granted the company a permit to dramatically increase the release of sulphur dioxide…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats with toys.
Stephen Harper’s Grotesque Birthday Card to Himself
If we needed any more evidence that the Con regime is some kind of freakish cult, and that Stephen Harper is desperate, now we have it.On Thursday it will be…
Baltimore: read this
That said, my greater source of personal concern, outrage and sympathy beyond this particular case is focused neither upon one night’s property damage nor upon the acts, but is focused…
Canadian stranded in Nepal says Ottawa not doing enough to help citizens go home
It seems that ever since the mean spirited Steve Harper has been our Prime Minister Canadians who run into difficulty abroad are poorly served. Canada’s pride and generosity had been…
Contentious Jumbo Ski Resort in Limbo as Province Stops Rushed Construction in Avalanche Zones
A provincial stop work order on the only two buildings under construction on the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort site comes as no surprise to those familiar with the Jumbo Valley,…
Contentious Jumbo Ski Resort in Limbo as Province Stops Rushed Construction in Avalanche Zones
A provincial stop work order on the only two buildings under construction on the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort site comes as no surprise to those familiar with the Jumbo Valley,…
You don’t have to take income splitting. At least one guy hasn’t …
The income splitting option is not mandatory for those who qualify for it. Like any other tax credit, it’s optional. Tax software will flag credits to make sure you get…
You don’t have to take income splitting. At least one guy hasn’t …
The income splitting option is not mandatory for those who qualify for it. Like any other tax credit, it's optional. Tax software will flag credits to make sure you get…
You don’t have to take income splitting. At least one guy hasn’t …
The income splitting option is not mandatory for those who qualify for it. Like any other tax credit, it’s optional. Tax software will flag credits to make sure you get…
Koch-Funded ‘Think-Tank’ Traveling to Vatican to Convince Pope Climate Change Isn’t Real
In the previous post the matter of the Pope’s commitment to standing up for the environment and shining a light on the realities of climate change were raised. Cowichan Conversations…
Hot Docs 22: CanCon and BrandCon
North America’s largest and most sweeping doc-deluge, the Canadian International Hot Docs Festival, is once again in full swing, and the moment wouldn’t be complete, for me at least, without…
Unreasonable Verdict Appeals Rarely Succeed But Here Is A Case Where One Did…
R. v. Dodd, 2015 ONCA 286: The authority for a court of appeal to determine whether a jury reached an unreasonable verdict is found in s. 686(1)(a)(i) of the Criminal…
No meat on the bone – troubles for WildRump
Having puzzled over polls I’ve started to see some reality in the Alberta election. To best explain, I will take some lines from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce’s rating of…
What We May Never Know About Vancouver’s English Bay Oil Spill
Late Saturday afternoon, Transport Canada officially cleared the Marathassa to leave Canadian waters. As it slowly moves out of the Salish Sea, the bulk carrier leaves angry mayors, a combative…