Richard Hughes–Cowichan Conversations Cowichan Conversations is pleased to feature this post from Rafe Mair. Rafe has had a long and distinguished career that includes time as an MLA, Cabinet Minister…
Politics “is infected with a serious imbalance of power between elites and masses, a power which is the principal threat to our democracy.” – U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone North Van…
McClatchie v. Rideau Lakes (Township), 2015 ONCA 233: 9] Before turning to the trial judge’s decision and the issues raised by the appellant, I will briefly review the law of…
Two days ago, retired journalist and TV newsman Harvey Oberfeld headlined, “Bell Media President Brings Shame to CTV.” Today, the company reacted to disclosures Bell Media President Kevin Crull interfered…
It is being reported that Bell president Kevin Crull has stepped down after Canadians – including thousands of OpenMedia community members – used social media to stand against Big Telecom’s…
We can’t think of a time that we’ve seen Canadians from all political stripes so united. Tell the government to back down from secret police Bill C-51 at https://StopC51.ca Article…
Why is this witness not being called to authenticate his own handwriting? Otherwise, this document is an unsworn, unfounded, out of court statement. Because he is Stephen Harper, of course.…
On Thursday toxic oil was washing up on the shores of Kitsilano Beach and English Bay in Vancouver as cleanup crews tried to contain a sizeable bunker fuel spill surrounding…
Patrick Brazeau, ladies and gentlemen. Just one more thing that Stephen Harper is definitely not responsible for, because…? http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2015/04/09/former-senate-law-clerk-mark-audcent-to-continue-testimony-at-mike-duffy-trial/#.VSbKYU1OXIV
“Game merger could impact Moncton”. That’s the banner headline on the front page of today’s TandT. The correct word is affect as in game merger could affect Moncton. This misuse…
Here is a report from the Citizens Lexi Bainas
You may be surprised to hear this, but the history of charitable case law in Canada involves a little-known story about war, political deception and a group of ‘United Brethren’…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Alison picks up on Armine Yalnizyan’s important question as to whether the Cons have a Plan B other than hoping for factors…
Your news links for today: Congress must end mass NSA surveillance with next Patriot Act vote – The Guardian Data protection concerns 72% of Britons in post-Snowden world, research shows…
And who says there’s nothing to look forward to? Recommend this Post
So Jim Prentice was a virtual lock to win this election a couple of months ago… at least in the eyes of the pundits, particularly after Danielle Smith and half…
Here, discussing James Coleman’s research paper on the different messages corporations send to regulators as opposed to shareholders when it comes to proposed regulatory policies – and how it signals…
Here is a good news report from Sooke, another community standing together against the threat posed by cutting a deal with Kinder Morgan. SOOKE STANDS FIRM – Face to face…
I’ve done a bit of digging into the data behind Alberta’s polls. Before I go further, lets re-examine the recent polls: The most shocking was a recent poll showing the…
