Twenty-one candidates now running in Edmonton’s Ward 12 by-election
There are now 21 candidates who have registered their intentions to run in Edmonton City Council’s Ward 12 by-election, which is scheduled to be held on Feb. 22, 2016. I…
December 2015
‘Yarns of the Near East’
YARNS OF THE NEAR EAST BY BASIL MATHEWSThis was a weird one. I have quite a few folklore/classics/mythology books in my personal library, and I grabbed this one at random…
Does This Guy Look Familiar?
One of our readers asked to help identify this fine, upstanding, citizen who is currently being sought on assault charges.Not every bald guy with no neck wearing a black jacket…
Dec. 14: The U.S. needs Canada’s help! (Trudeau’s first, real test.)
Today's Irving press is thin, and full of bizarre stories, like the one telling us that people buy Christmas trees at this time of year. Who woulda guessed? In all…
Some days, I think it’d be better if a great big meteorite hit the planet and wiped us all out
Civilization, not just journalism, has reached its nadir. We are doomed. ‘Kim Kardashian to eat her placenta’ https://t.co/6OFcfAzlZ9 — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) December 14, 2015
The Paris climate agreement is signed, now the hard work begins
Monday, December 14, 2015 An agreement has been reached in Paris, and myself and West Coast’...
Two things about the coming Star Trek movie
One, it’s going to be way better than Star Wars. Two, they should have used the Cancer Bats’ cover of the Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage.’ It’s better than the original. Right…
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE, THE UNIVERSE & EVERYTHING!?
What if evolution looks like this.Sounds reasonable.
I Give Up. More of Us Should Follow Suit.
The world is moving much too fast today to entrust it any longer to people of my generation. It's time for political renewal, fresh blood. It's time to deliver the…
Limitation periods and misnomers
Stechyshyn v. Domljanovic, 2015 ONCA 889: On a motion to correct the name of a defendant on the basis of misnomer, as long as the true defendant would know on…
Tsawwassen LNG plant would harm Treaty 8 First Nations, northeast
A vote by Tsawwassen First Nations for a local LNG plant would not only pollute their own community, argues Keving Washbrook, but it would mean more fracking in Northeast BC…
A Helpful Blow to the Bitumen Boosters from America’s National Academy of Sciences
As though, following the COP 21 climate summit, there remained any argument for the continued extraction, production and export of the world's filthiest, costliest, most carbon-intensive unconventional petroleum. And, yes,…
Income, Class and Austerity in Southern Europe
Data from Southern Europe indicates a trend of wealth distribution to the top 20% of income earners since the onset of austerity. At the outset of the Global Financial Crisis…
Well, That’s Certainly Awkward
You're a struggling opposition leader, becalmed in the Sargasso Sea of politics, as you watch your rivals sail on by. Somehow you've got to get moving, you have to go…
Ted Cruz Surges to the Top in NBC News Poll
There's a strong new challenge to Donald Trump as Ted Cruz is now within striking distance to take the lead.American presidential race is becoming quite interesting. This is taking an…
Uber and the Luddites
The fight against the sharing economy, and Uber in particular, can be disorienting. Opposition is often painted as techno-phobia. The good guys in this story are Uber and progress; on…
Sunny Ways or Foggy Days?
One of the best lines in last week’s debates was delivered on Tuesday by Senator Batters (MB). In the midst of severely criticizing Prime Minister Trudeau’s promise to appoint non-partisan…
Sunny Ways or Foggy Days?
One of the best lines in last week’s debates was delivered on Tuesday by Senator Batters (MB). In the midst of severely criticizing Prime Minister Trudeau’s promise to appoint non-partisan…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Roshini Nair reviews Jim Stanford's re-released Economics for Everyone, with a particular focus on the need not to give up on the prospect of…
Sunny Ways or Foggy Days?
One of the best lines in last week’s debates was delivered on Tuesday by Senator Batters (MB). In the midst of severely criticizing Prime Minister Trudeau’s promise to appoint non-partisan…