The Debates: Who won, who lost, and why
Trudeau: The Fighter Let’s start with the view of how Tom Mulcair behaved in the Munk foreign policy debate, from Gerald Caplan: But if I remove my mask of detachment,…
2015
two tiered citizenship
Stephen Harper has taken another step in pandering to his racist base by choosing to use bill C 24 to revoke a Canadian’s citizenship during the election period. Zakaria Amara…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Slumbering cats.
Suzuki: Volkswagen cheated climate, people’s health
Photo: Ben Harrington / Flickr CC licence Volkswagen was caught cheating on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions tests by installing “defeat devices,” which allowed its diesel vehicles to pass nitrogen…
Environmental Issues Demand Work Across Party Lines: Interview with Aaron Freeman
Aaron Freeman has been working on environmental policy, in one fashion or another, in Canada for 25 years — long enough to witness what he calls the steady decline of…
Environmental Issues Demand Work Across Party Lines: Interview with Aaron Freeman
Aaron Freeman has been working on environmental policy, in one fashion or another, in Canada for 25 years — long enough to witness what he calls the steady decline of…
Obama’s Climate Legacy: An Arctic Interview with the Rolling Stone
Thank you Obama, for making climate change a priority during your time as president. I truly hope your successor is as aware of, and as willing to speak out and…
Financial fraud at BC Hydro?
What is a deferred expense? The term “deferred expense” is used to describe a payment that has been made, but will not be reported as an expense until a future…
GreenPAC Moves Beyond Partisan Divide With Endorsement of 18 Environmental Candidates from Across Political Parties
There are 18 political leaders notable for their contribution to the Canadian environment and worth voting for in the upcoming federal election, according to GreenPAC, a non-partisan political action committee.…
GreenPAC Moves Beyond Partisan Divide With Endorsement of 18 Environmental Candidates from Across Political Parties
There are 18 political leaders notable for their contribution to the Canadian environment and worth voting for in the upcoming federal election, according to GreenPAC, a non-partisan political action committee.…
Sept. 29: The big story that isn’t in the Irving press.
Harper has recently taken on a new campaign adviser. He’s worked for Harper before – and the two have much in common. Lynton Crosby is an Australian who has done…
Taking credit where it’s not due
On the election’s climate file, Prime Minister Harper has claimed that his is the “first government in Canadian history that has actually been able to see a reduction in our…
Time travel with the National Energy Board – Where 15 months can feel like years
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 On September 24, 2015 the National Energy Board (NEB) did something remarkable. They stopped time. More precisely, they traveled back in time, to September 18, 2015,…
Free Trade, CETA, TPP, and the US and Canadian Federal Elections: Some Critical Perspective
The following is critical to understand – for the people of Canada, the US, Europe and the world: “free trade” deals such those already signed (NAFTA), and those being pushed…
Harper election strategist Lynton Crosby linked to global tax havens
Lynton Crosby, the Australian political strategist Stephen Harper recently picked to reboot the Conservatives’ 2015 federal campaign, is linked to tax havens in Malta. Meanwhile, in 2014, Corporate Canada had…
Top secret
Without boring you with the details, I may be returning to the public airwaves soon. Horrifying, I know. But when and if it becomes official, I will officially have details…
Is an anti-Orange Wave rising in Quebec?
Abacus has a poll out on September 27 that has very bad news for Mulcair’s NDP. The NDP support in Quebec, its heartland, has plunged over the past week, dropping…
Is an anti-Orange Wave rising in Quebec?
Abacus has a poll out on September 27 that has very bad news for Mulcair’s NDP. The NDP support in Quebec, its heartland, has plunged over the past week, dropping…
Blue Rodeo Releases Song Slamming Stephen Harper-VIDEO
Another article from the National Observer Written By Charles Mandel Iconic Canadian country-rock band, Blue Rodeo, has released a protest song and video against Stephen Harper and his Conservative government.…