Letter to the City of Greater Sudbury Regarding the Keast Subdivision
The following is a letter that I provided to Greater Sudbury Council via the Clerk’s Office, related to a development proposal for a plan of subdivision in the South Point…
June 2015
Pope calls for action on climate change. Will the Canadian government respond?
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada responds to the Encyclical released yesterday by Pope Francis, addressed not only to the world’s Catholics but to everyone on the planet. * Pope’s call to…
Former Winnipeg Liberal candidate quits after party’s C-51 support
The list of Liberal candidates and supporters who “cannot abide the support for C-51” is growing rappidly. Who will be next? Article by Mia Rabson for Winnipeg Free Press OTTAWA…
UPDATE-2: Response to ‘Bill C-51 & Justin Trudeau’
I’ve been very pleased to see Canadians responding to Justin Trudeau’s support of C51. In the polls the Liberals are once again sinking, and on Twitter no matter what Trudeau…
UPDATE-2: Response to ‘Bill C-51 & Justin Trudeau’
I've been very pleased to see Canadians responding to Justin Trudeau's support of C51. In the polls the Liberals are once again sinking, and on Twitter no matter what Trudeau…
Response to ‘Bill C-51 & Justin Trudeau’
I’ve been very pleased to see Canadians responding to Justin Trudeau’s support of C51. In the polls the Liberals are once again sinking, and on Twitter no matter what Trudeau…
"Less is Moore": The best and the worst of the Honourable James Moore
As many of you have already heard, Industry Minister James Moore is leaving politics, today announcing that he will not be running in the upcoming federal election. Our community has…
The Con Clown James Moore Jumps Off the Harper Ship
Well the last time we saw James Moore he was bobbing up and down in English Bay claiming that the Con's pathetic oil recovery effort was "world class."But now I'm…
Wages: Up, Down, or Sideways?
We’re coming up to a Federal Election, and one where “The Economy” will likely be a central battlefield. As such, we’re going to hear many claims and counter-claims that support…
Pipeline Regulator Orders High-Pressure Safety Test of Enbridge’s Line 9B
The National Energy Board (NEB) ordered high-pressure testing of a segment of Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline before the line, a west-to-east oil pipeline, can begin operating according to a press…
Equal marriage supporter James Moore quits Harper government
Outgoing Tory minister and MP James Moore James Moore today became the latest in a growing list of Conservative cabinet ministers and MPs to bow out of federal politics this…
June 19: Before you read this…
…read the site below. http://business.financialpost.com/diane-francis/tax-avoidance-becoming-bigger-than-the-u-s-economy Many, many years ago, I often spoke with Diane Francis at CBC radio in Montreal as we both waited our turn to go on air.…
Another One Bites The Dust
Bye, bye, James Moore. Recommend this Post
Celebrating Fathers Day, 2015
This Sunday is Father’s Day. In the realm of disability and family, we talk most often about mothers. But today, I would like to say a few words about what…
Mr. Trudeau brings more good news on the democracy front
This is shaping up to be a good week for democracy. The new Alberta government’s banning of political donations by corporations and unions has been followed with a surprising and…
Harper says LNG tankers too dangerous for East Coast, but OK for BC?
I live on Howe Sound in lovely Lions Bay. I have lived my entire life in British Columbia, growing up in Vancouver and spending much of my boyhood on this…
Here’s why the NDP doesn’t need union money anymore.
The NDP government’s first bill is designed to renew democracy in Alberta. It must, right, because it says so right there in the title — An Act To Renew Democracy…
Reliability criteria for exception to hearsay rule under principled approach
R. v. Taylor, 2015 ONCA 448: The reliability requirement refers to threshold reliability, not ultimate reliability, and thus reflects the distinction between the admission of evidence and reliance upon it:…