2015
Defendant has obligation to move civil litigation case forward
Carioca’s Import & Export Inc. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, 2015 ONCA 592 released today says that a defendant has a duty to move a case along. This is a…
The Power of Architecture to Enrich Lives – VisitAble Housing
Imagine this: You are a new mother and you visit your neighbor for tea with your baby in his carriage. The baby is sleeping, but the entrance is flat and…
The Malahat Nation People Have Been Hijacked And Are Without Representation.
Richard Hughes The Malahat Nation people have been hijacked, and are without representation. They are being taken for a ride by some very slick, bold and aggressive Steelhead LNG hustlers.…
Transparency?
I don’t think that word means what you think it means. We just passed the deadline by which First Nations bands are required by the Federal Government to disclosed audited…
Strong voter registration campaign could mean the end for Harper
The primary objective of Stephen Harper’s absurdly-named Fair Elections Act is to prevent hundreds-of-thousands of Canadians from voting for the NDP, Liberals, Greens, etc.The Conservatives are, in effect, “cheating” the…
National voter support campaign could mean the end for Harper
The primary objective of Stephen Harper’s new absurdly-named Fair Elections Act is to prevent hundreds-of-thousands of Canadians from voting for the NDP, Liberals, Greens, etc. The Conservatives are, in effect,…
All this Quebec candidate would ask for? A “cellphone, a penis and lots of chips”
All Bloc Québécois candidate VirJiny Provost would want in the event that she was the sole survivor of a catastrophic nuclear attack is a “cellphone, a penis and lots of…
Artist says Nope to Stephen Harper (again)
Four years ago, Bob Preston found himself in the same position as millions of Canadians: he desperately wanted to see prime minsiter Stephen Harper turfed from office. Influenced by Shepard…
Sept. 2: A bad day at the Irving press.
For an opener, this warning. The report that Russia is intervening in the Syria war has been denied by Russia – and has not been supported by any other news…
Prime Minister Harper’s Inaction on Climate Killed the Keystone XL Oilsands Pipeline
With U.S. President Barack Obama expected to deny a permit to the Keystone XL pipeline this fall, Canada’s oil industry is looking for someone to blame. The National Post’s Claudia…
Shifty Steve’s New Campaign Theme Song
A guy just has to have those lonely cowboy blues what with the battering of the Duffy trial, former insider and fraudster/jailbird Bruce Carson about to face justice – again,…
Watch Streets Evolve From Car-Focused to People-Focused
Streets were for people, then cars took over and ruined cities. For the last hundred years cities transformed themselves from walkable places to sprawling buildings which were designed for heavy…
2015 election needs to focus on our digital future
Do we really want to drive our local businesses out of town, by failing to provide the digital infrastructure, security and privacy safeguards that they need to operate in a…
We Need to Talk
Dear Tommy, Junior and, you too, Shifty: We need to talk. While you’re busy competing to come out on top in the October 19th election, you’re criss-crossing the country meeting…
David Suzuki: Climate Deniers All Over the Map
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. A little over a year ago, I wrote about a Heartland Institute conference in Las Vegas where climate change deniers engaged in…
Vote as Early as Today!
So you’re out of town or too busy on election day, Oct. 19th. Or perhaps you made up your mind long before debate season. Well here’s some good news: you…
How Harper Turned a Federal Blind Eye to Canada’s Lakes, Rivers and Fish Habitat
There was nothing accidental about it. This wasn’t oversight or even negligence. In his decade in power, Shifty Steve Harper has gutted, bit by bit, Canada’s fisheries protection regulations –…
Peel school board’s courageous stance against ignorance, bigotry and discrimination
In the face of very ignorant protests from parents and religious groups who want kids to grow up in a learning environment where LGBT people don’t exist, this is a…