One of the unitended benefits of this prolonged election is that it gives increased opportunities to scrutinize the leaders, their parties and the candidates. Today the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP…
Chevron Corp. v. Yaiguaje 2015 SCC 42 holds, perhaps surprisingly: I agree with the Ontario Court of Appeal and the motion judge that the approach favoured by Chevron is sound…
The Second King of Austerity? With the dog days of summer ending, and only 6 or so weeks left in the interminable campaign, one of the most interesting sites to…
Basement Jaxx feat. ETML – Never Say Never
Tsartlip Chief Don Tom opposing another unwanted project – construction of a luxury home on burial grounds The Tsartlip First Nation on southern Vancouver Island is weighing in on a…
When it comes to online data collection, children are the most vulnerable audience. Article by CBC News Most apps and websites for children collect personal information such as photos and…
So divided has SYRIZA’s youth wing become over the direction of Greece’s leftist party, that when its council planned to convene at the end of August, the meeting was abandoned.…
In the past decade, this Canada, the one that we have slid into- is a lot crueller, and a lot more mean spirited. What would happen to cause a country…
It is now 2:15, and my breakfast copy of the newspaper has still not arrived. I am told it may come at 3 p.m. It will not be delivered to…
Heroes, it sometimes seems, have been relegated to legend and myth. There are none left, none of the sort I used to associate with the name. Not in the media,…
Rafe Mair In 1914, the same year the Komagata Maru was expelled from Vancouver, my seven-year-old father, his two siblings, mother, father and two grandparents arrived in Vancouver by steamer…
Media Release Tsartlip First Nation responds to Malahat LNG proposal Tsartlip Chief Don Tom In response to the August 20, 2015 announcement made by Steelhead LNG and Malahat First Nation…
Last night, OpenMedia filed detailed and significant comments in support of a crucial challenge that will determine whether Canadians get access to new, independent wireless providers like Ting. If the…
For years it’s been claimed that there’s a 97% consensus among climate scientists that anthropogenic or man-made global warming is occurring. The consensus holds that the resulting climate change is…
You can just hear the water. It laps against the makeshift pier beating a slow, near silent rhythm in stark contrast to the rapid and seemingly thunderous beating of your…
Assorted content to end your week. – Kate McInturff puts forward some big long-term goals which deserve to be discussed as we elect our next federal government. And Leah McLaren…
