Reflections On The Post-Harper CPC
Whatever else you say about the results of the election on October 19, it was the end of Stephen Harper's career as leader of the CPC and Canada's Prime Minister.…
October 2015
Reflections On The Post-Harper CPC
Whatever else you say about the results of the election on October 19, it was the end of Stephen Harper’s career as leader of the CPC and Canada’s Prime Minister.…
Notes on the Political Economy of the Hydro One Privatization or: Why Isn’t The Ontario Business Sector Paying Its Fair Share For Infrastructure?
Ontario’s provincial government faces a massive public infrastructure deficit. The province’s own numbers estimate the deficit at “tens of billions of dollars.” Among the high profile components of this deficit…
Contempt available only on currently existing orders
Fiorito v. Wiggins, 2015 ONCA 729: The civil contempt remedy exists where a party fails to comply with a live or operative order of the court: Family Law Rules, r.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Lars Osberg discusses the positive effects of raising taxes on Canada’s wealthiest few. And Avram Denburg argues for a speedy end to income…
Saskatoon City Police Tell PM Trudeau To Shove His Pot Legalization Plans ‘you know where’ !!
Reasonable persons would look at the results of the recent federal election and determine that change is going to happen with Canada’s existing marijuana laws. These same reasonable individuals would…
Saskatoon City Police Tell PM Trudeau To Shove His Pot Legalization Plans ‘you know where’ !!
Reasonable persons would look at the results of the recent federal election and determine that change is going to happen with Canada's existing marijuana laws. These same reasonable individuals would…
Saskatoon City Police Tell PM Trudeau To Shove His Pot Legalization Plans ‘you know where’ !!
Reasonable persons would look at the results of the recent federal election and determine that change is going to happen with Canada’s existing marijuana laws. These same reasonable individuals would…
What the Internet Needs vs. What the TPP Demands Primary tabs
Who should make the policies that will determine the future of the Internet? A select list of corporate lobbyists and unelected government officials, meeting without public oversight or involvement? Or…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, October 30, 2015
Your news links for today: VICE News Battles Canadian Police Over Right to Protect Journalist’s Material – VICE News (UK) Police to be granted powers to view your internet history…
The Devil Canada Has Made A Deal With
Although it generated some heated discussion during the election campaign, don’t expect the $15 billion armoured vehicle deal the Harper government signed with human-rights-hater Saudi Arabia to be rescinded now…
It’s a Gas
CCS, what is it good for? Absolutely money. Not for you and I, no, it’s good for oil companies. We’re talking about this because the only “clean coal” plant isn’t…
The small thinking of the railroader.
It was a long time ago. When heading to Montreal for an important luncheon, we heard the Toronto airport had problems and instead of going west to the airport, the…
Election 42 Post-mortem. Good things ahead for Liberals nationally, and in Brantford-Brant
The campaign is over for the 42nd general election, and I will make a slow but gradual return to normalcy and to blogging. I have been notably absent from here..…
Aboriginal Canadians Want In
https://bethechange2012.wordpress.com/ The next parliament will be home to 10 First Nations MPs — eight of whom are Liberals. The Fair Elections Act was aimed at suppressing native voters. But, Michael…
It’s Time to Fire the Harper Cons at the CBC
For nine long years Stephen Harper slowly strangled the CBC, or bled it dry. He slashed its budget, he killed thousands of jobs, he turned it into the Conservative Broadcasting…
Party Finance, 2010 to 2014 #nlpoli
Elections Newfoundland and Labrador released the 2014 party financial reports recently. That let’s us take a look at trends over the past five years. The Conservatives have consistently been able…
Ontario defends freedom of expression, passes anti-SLAPP legislation
Ontario has passed a law to counter Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs), lawsuits often used by deep-pocketed businesses to silence debate on public issues. The post Ontario defends freedom…