Mark Jaccard is professor of sustainable energy at Simon Fraser University. The other day I heard an environmental advocate argue that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needed to make an ambitious…
It smelled from the get to. The economy was wallowing on the cusp of recession. World oil prices had tanked. Yet Shifty Steve Harper went into the last election telling…
Strange things have been happening to my computer in the last month. One of them is the tiny print on this page. All the problems are different, and all are…
EMPIREaccording to Hardt and Negri's Empire, the rise of Empire is the end of national conflict, the "enemy" now, whoever he is, can no longer be ideological or national. The…
For a long time, a unifying thread in many different-seeming activities that have filled my days has been the comp...
Now that the TPP deal is out, it's time for an open debate. Article by PressProgress What the heck is going on with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Do you know? If…
Friday, November 20, 2015 When Canada elected Justin Trudeau on a platform of change and open and ...
Syrian refugee family to benefit from couple cancelling big wedding Samantha Jackson, Farzin Yousefian accepted donations in lieu of gifts when they tied the knot at city hall CBC News…
Generally speaking reliability for purposes of the principled exception to the hearsay rule has been met by an oath. That is the concept behind the KGB Statement. In a surprising…
Friday, November 20, 2015 In September, the Fort Nelson First Nation won a major legal challenge a...
Civil liberty groups and experts are looking forward to an open consultation on C-51. Over to you, Minister Trudeau. Article by Ian Macleod for the Ottawa Citizen A coalition of…
This question has been in my mind since I was a child. To this day, I have not found the answer. I have read parts of the Torah, the Bible,…
In yet another example of pervasive misogyny in Canada, a new YouTube video shows Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski calling a provincial candidate an “NDP whore.” The post Conservative MP Tom…
He’s got a book out, and he’s talking to the media, too. Canada AM clip right here. Miss this guy. We had a great, great team, too.
Assorted content to end your week.- Roderick Benns interviews Scott Santens about the effect of a basic income:Benns: Why is the concept of a basic income guarantee so important at…
While I am hardly dismissive of those who are expressing concerns about the speed with which the Liberal government is planning to bring in Syrian refugees, those concerns, I believe,…
As you know the Cons, led by the flying chicken hawk Jason Kenney, have been trying to use the massacre in Paris to go after Justin Trudeau.Accusing him of letting…
Your news links for today: Will Canada actually have a "full and open" debate on the Trans-Pacific Partnership? - Press Progress Listen to Canadians before reforming Bill C-51, joint open…
Yeah, so the trial of the Cavendish Cottager has resumed. Who cares? Now with Stephen Harper sent packing and a new party with a secure-term majority, it doesn't seem to…
Photo by Colby Stopa Climate change is hitting home across Canada’s Prairies, whether you ski, skate, ranch, mill timber, or insure people whacked by weird weather. Scientists say a shift…
