Getting what you pay for
Moody’s upgraded the province’s financial outlook from negative to stable, saying, “The province has presented a credible plan of consistent balanced budgets with little risk that the debt burden will…
2015
2015, not 1815: this is truly shocking, and it happened in Canada
Quote: WINDSOR, Ont. — A black man found a noose on his truck and another near his work station at an auto plant that is being retooled in this southwestern…
This is Not a Poisson d’avril: The Rivers May Not Run Much Longer
Thinking about contact between humans and nature, particularly with the world’s big rivers. Kept coming across the important role they played in the peopling of the world, as highways for…
We’re having a ‘Be Kind to Stephen Harper Month!’
At a recent meeting of the Broadbent Institute supposed communication experts were telling the New Democrats that they should not keep up the incessant attacks on the Conservative government. It…
Ex Parte trial fairness
R. v. Irving, O.J. No. 1789: 14 The test for determining whether a trial justice’s interventions have compromised the appearance of fairness is an objective one. It is whether a…
Bill C-51 and the Fascism of the Harper Regime
If the Public Security Committee's hearings into Bill C-51 had ended today, some no doubt would have called it just another bad April Fool's joke.But Stephen Harper is so desperate…
Snap election called!
In a surprise shocker, Stephen Harper did the unexpected, and a snap election has been called. While the exact time of has been disputed, one thing is clear, and that…
Rumpole and the Judge’s Wage #nlpoli
How hard can it be to figure out what Provincial Court Judges should get paid to do their work dispensing justice all around the province? Apparently, it can be quite…
In this week’s Hill Times: scandals are boring, and Mike Duffy’s is no exception
In a week and a bit, the trial of Mike Duffy will commence. Official Ottawa will be agog, apoplectic and absorbed—via Twitter, via Facebook, via regular breathless and live televised…
Prentice to honour 2016 fixed election date, plans tough climate change targets
In a surprising reversal, Alberta Premier Jim Prentice announced that the next provincial election will be held in spring 2016, not in 2015 as many Albertans expected. “Three years ago,…
DFO clings to bad science, refuses to close herring fishery in Area 7
Despite harsh criticism from scientists and First Nations of DFO’s flawed forecasting methods for the health of herring stocks, the department’s Director General, Pacific Region Sue Farlinger acknowledged today that…
Sad announcement
I don’t want to make a big deal out of this, but I figured I’d let folks know that we have gone our separate ways. Have agreed to be friends,…
Nunavut’s Liquor Restriction Systems, Bootlegging and Substance Abuse
The Liquor Act (Nunavut) provides Nunavummiut with a ranked liquor restriction structure based on four systems, ranging from general access alcohol to total exclusion. Communities choose their system by local…
Green Groups Overjoyed by New Budget Bill, Contains Everything We Ever Wanted
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Media Release: Green groups across Canada celebrate the new federal omnibus budget bill, which makes sweeping improvements to environmental laws in Canada and rectifies all the…
Changes inevitable for Teck Resources
Teck Resources and its associates invested more than $2.25 million in contributions to political friends in British Columbia. That was a good deal for BC Liberals but, whether or not…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats in the window.
KC Adams: Perception, imagery and the fragility of prejudice
Perception • Photo by KC Adams “The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you; they are…
Canada’s Economy: Not Exactly Healthy
If you are a worker, you already know that Canada's economy is a mess. The only people who don't seem to know it are at the top. Press Progress published…