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…
Greece: The Noose Tightens | Jacobin. There are only three options remaining for the Syriza government. by Stathis Kouvelakis Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Events in Greece have taken a…
If there is a Supreme Being out there in the multiverse, it’s probably a “mind-blowingly intelligent super computer.” Many scientists believe the human race is only decades away from being…
One would think that the question “How many jobs will be created by the federal budget?” when asked of the bloody finance minister who had just delivered the thing would…
Well this is bound to piss off David Cameron. Badboy Vlad Putin has inked a military pact with Argentine president Christina Fernandez backing her country against Britain over the Falkland…
Music industry lobby have been pushing the extension in spite of the absence of public consultation on the issue. Article by Michael Geist The government’s unexpected budget decision to extend…
A film about a B.C. indigenous leader torn between two worlds as his people grapple with the impact of hydraulic fracturing on their territory will premiere at the Hot Docs…
A film about a B.C. indigenous leader torn between two worlds as his people grapple with the impact of hydraulic fracturing on their territory will premiere at the Hot Docs…
All right, it looks like everything’s a go. Monday I signed off on the copy for the cover of my new novel River Music, and Alessandra Ferrari, Cormorant’s publicity director,…
R. v. Makpah, 2015 NUCJ 12: Defence of Person The law respecting the ‘defence of person’ defence, whether it be self-defence and/or defence of other persons, is clear. The Crown…
More than 10,000 people from 150 countries have signed up for a free online university course that aims to explain the science of climate science denial and give the public…
More than 10,000 people from 150 countries have signed up for a free online university course that aims to explain the science of climate science denial and give the public…
Climate Change concerns have been swept under the rug as much as possible by those despoiling our planet for profit. Resistance has been widespread and gathering credible currency as the…
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-baltimore-freddie-gray-20150427-htmlstory.html The above is a report from the Los Angeles Times (and other sources) on the rioting in Baltimore. It wasn’t important enough to make today’s Irving press – though…
Your news links for today: The Power of Backroom Lobbying: How the Recording Industry Got Their Copyright Term Extension – Michael Geist Terrorism top security issue, PM’s adviser says –…
Canada’s Auditor General may not be very good at casting bones and reading entrails at least not when the offal comes from Steve Harper. The AG is complaining that, “The…
The Liberals will win another majority government!!!! Okay, well, it isn’t that bold and is pretty much what everyone else is saying or will say on election night. If you…
Some nifty news out of Greenpeace’s PolluterWatch program and the Climate Investigations Centre. They have release an archive of documents that show the deceitful tactics used by climate change deniers…
(Your Punchline Here) The oh so Conservative Senate is trying to prevent the audit into senators’ residency qualifications from being exposed in court in the Duffy bribery/corruption trial. What’s that?…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Peter Ladner discusses why our tax and fiscal policies should be designed to reduce inequality – rather than exacerbating it as the…
