Alberta Prermier Rachel Notley (Alberta NDP/facebook) In her speech on election night, Rachel Notley spoke of her ambition to diversify the economy of Alberta – including the energy sector –…
Attachment Size C500.T8TA to Bennett,1214.pdf 13.83 MB On January 17, 1961, Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and United States President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Columbia River Treaty. It was a…
There is only one item worth noting in today’s news section A. It’s an error in the front page headline.“Involve students in dress code talks, says teachers association.” Did you…
Starting June 3, three year contracts which have run or 24 months or more can be cancelled without any penalties. Together, we helped make this code of conduct happen by…
I added two posts today to my blog about Niccolo Machiavelli, the 16th century political philosopher. These are: Machiavelli: The Graphic Novel – a short piece about the recent publication…
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The fight to stop reckless Bill C-51 has reached a crucial stage: the final vote in the Senate is expected within days. A number of senators have spoken out against…
Time to get back to writing and ranting: last night my novel River Music was officially launched. It’s now available at good bookstores, and on line in Kobo and Kindle…
Forest fires covering 8,200 hectares of land in northern Alberta continue to burn out of control, spurred on by extremely dry conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures. The fires have forced…
Politician with Courage And not a moment too soon! The Liberal Party government of the province of Ontario deserves the congratulations of every Canadian for their bold step in dragging…
In 1935 the DuPont Corporation ran an ad campaign under the slogan “Better Things for Better Living… Through Chemistry.” Many of the vast number of synthetic chemicals introduced by industry…
Alan Sears’s Next New Left presents a unique analysis of the past, current and possible future Left, post social democracy. There are thoughtful and constructive components here, but there are…
Jeff Halper. Posted on screenbooker.com. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is currently in a process of collapse. So says Jeff Halper, an American-born anthropologist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, co-founder and director of…
Graphic from VHS jacket for the film Blockade: Algonquins Defend the Forest (1991). Written and directed by Boyce Richardson, the film recounts the struggle of Barrier Lake Algonquins to defend…
Photo from kommalika.se. Everybody wants the revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes … or the laundry … or the grocery shopping … or take out the trash. Specifically,…
E.P Thompson and the Making of the New Left: Essays & Polemics. Edited by Ca Winslow. Monthly Review Press, 2014 E.P. Thompson and the Making of the New Left: Essays…
PHOTOS: Uh-oh! Newly appointed NDP chiefs of staff start to check the books left by the now-departed Prentice Government, and they don’t like what they’re finding. Actual government political staffers…
Several Canadian law experts released this statement applauding the Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s snub of Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker expansion proposal The post Canadian law experts applaud Tsleil-Waututh Nation snub of…
R. v. Delchev, 2015 ONCA 381: The appellant asks this court to find that the evidence of the plea bargaining discussion was admissible for the purpose of alleging abuse of…
