"Radical" environmentalists proven correct
In 2009, the Wilderness Committee issued a press release. Gwen Barlee and Joe Foy were prescient: “Requiring BC Hydro to purchase power that it doesn’t need is an idiotic decision…
October 2015
Canada Election 2015: Where do the Parties Stand on Climate Change?
With only a couple of weeks left in the Canadian federal election, voters are starting to ask fundamental questions about where the major parties stand on important issues like climate…
Motion to reopen trial after judgment
Mehedi v. 2057161 Ontario Inc., 2015 ONCA 670: The test under rule 59.06(2)(a) to re-open a trial that applies after the judgment or other order has been issued and entered…
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
Highway of Tears Matthew Smiley 2014 Sean Carleton is a member of the CD collective and writes The Popular Front column on pop culture. Highway of Tears is an excellent…
Strategic-voting in Mississauga-Milton: vote Liberal
Mississauga Malton is a new riding in Ontario, which encompasses parts of what used to be three ridings—Bramalea-Gore-Malton, Mississauga-Brampton South and Mississauga-Streetsville—all of which voted Conservative in the last election.…
Anti-Harper vote settling on Trudeau? Polls show seismic shift
Photo: Canada 2020/Flickr CC licence Many a pundit has pointed out that the worst thing that could happen for Stephen Harper in the homestretch of the federal election campaign is…
Reasons I Can’t Vote Conservative
Originally posted on jadecypress: Some of you are aware that I am fairly active on Twitter, which is my social media of choice. (@CBCGardener, if you’re looking for me there.)…
Is the Canadian Government Misleading the Public on the TPP Copyright Provisions?
Why we need to see the full text of the TPP and not just the edited summaries that various governments deem us worthy to have. Written by Michael Geist for…
I Should Go Away More Often
It’s pleasant having a few days off, in this case for a daughter’s wedding. Let’s put it another way – no news is good news, at least every now and…
Destroyer Down – Again
Canada’s geriatric Atlantic fleet flagship, HMCS Athabaskan, is getting a reputation for impromptu port calls when its tired engines falter and fail. The old warrior was on its way to…
UBC-led panel tackles water worries, solutions
California’s Central Valley is facing record drought conditions Common Sense Canadian publisher and Fractured Land co-director Damien Gillis will join a UBC Dialogues panel this Wednesday evening titled “Water Worries:…
The Real Bruce Carson Scandal – The One You Paid For
Former Harper aide Bruce Carson had a one-day trial last month for illegal lobbying. That involved a water purification venture that he pitched to First Nations groups on behalf of…
How big is Big Telecom? Just how concentrated is the Canadian media landscape?
So, just how big is Big Telecom? Our friends at the Canadian Media Concentration Research Project, led by Carleton University Professor (and OpenMedia friend) Dwayne Winseck, have sought to answer…
RESEARCH – AN UNRECOGNISED SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVING FAMILIES
Can scientific research offer practical help to caregivers and our loved ones? You bet it can. I have the privilege of sitting on the board of NeuroDevNet, or NDN –…
Strategic voting in Fredericton: vote Liberal
We have seen that strategic voting could play a decisive role in several swing ridings in Winnipeg and Saskatchewan. Tactical voting may be useful several ridings in New Brunswick, including…
Putin Rides to the Defence of Westphalia
Few would dispute that Vlad Putin can be a little thuggish but, when it comes to Russian intervention in Syria, his arguments do hold some water. Putin points an accusing…
Everything you need to vote in the 2015 federal election
It’s finally here! After the longest campaign in Canadian history, it’s time to cast your vote. For some of you, this may be routine. But for others, this may be…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Your news links for today: Liberal Leader Would Change When Canada’s NSA Could Spy – VICE News CSE-related items in the Liberal platform – Lux Ex Umbra Is the Canadian…