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…
2015
Tell Ron Wyden: Don’t Fast Track Internet Censorship
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It’s a Plane…It’s a Bird…It’s Pamela Wallin!!!
Well I knew it wouldn't be long before she was back in the news, and sure enough Pamela Wallin is back.And not in a good way. New court documents filed…
Canada Will Miss Its Climate Target And We’ll All Miss Out
I don’t think anyone in Canada expects our good country to meet its climate target — even with the imminent pressure of the UNFCCC meeting in Paris later this year…
Green Groups Overjoyed by New Budget Bill, Contains Everything We Ever Wanted
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
TechDirt: The TPP has set its sights on free speech and fair use
Fair use – the building block of remix art – is under threat. Article by Mike Masnick via TechDirt We’ve been writing a lot about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)…
March 31: Norbert Cunningham’s little thinking cap….
…put it on Norbert. In his column for March 30, Norbert writes (of the Atcon scandal in which the province gave away $70 million to a company against the advice…
Trans Day of Visibility!
On this ‘Trans Day of Visibility,’ I give you Laverne Cox. And a link to this nice story about Yasir Naqvi and Cheri DiNovo working together to fight federal Tory…
If you are Stephen Harper
…you know you couldn’t pay for coverage this helpful. Wow.
Furstenau–Shawnigan’s Contaminant Risk Will Loom Forever
Shawnigan’s CVRD Director Sonia Furstenau is on a mission to persuade the BC Liberal Cabinet to stand up for the Shawnigan comminities, watershed, lake, creek. aquifer and drinking water. This…
SYRIZA’s Two Months in Government: Difficulties and Challenges
Photo by Ben Folley The First Round of Negotiations Almost a month after the agreement of the 20th of February between the new Greek government, the European Institutions and the…
No One Is Free Until All Are Free
Illustration by Denitza Tchacarova This column is adapted from a talk Chris Hedges gave Friday night at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The scourge of male violence against…
B.C. Mayors Declare ‘Non-Confidence’ in NEB, Call on Feds to Halt Review of Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline
The mayors of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, City of North Vancouver, Victoria, Squamish and Bowen Island have declared their “non-confidence” in the National Energy Board’s (NEB) review of Kinder Morgan’s…
Lunney unleashed
Citing media “intolerance and bigotry”, anti-science Canadian MP James Lunney has quit the government caucus to sit as an independent. Among Lunney’s claim to the crown as Canada’s least scientifically…
Provinces Call Environment Minister Out on Climate Consultation Claim
While the office of Canada’s Environment Minister is claiming it is consulting with the provinces on a long-term climate commitment, Quebec’s Minister of Environment says he hasn’t heard from anyone…
Pipeline Industry Promises to Review Disclosure Rules After Kinder Morgan Secrecy Scandal
The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) is working hard to undo damage caused by pipeline company Kinder Morgan’s refusal to release oil spill response plans in British Columbia. The company’s…
AlphaBeatic: A wolf in Fido’s clothing
Last week we wrote about new plans from Rogers-owned Fido to make competing apps and services more expensive (details here: http://bit.ly/1DgdmP7). Today, it looks like they are continuing on this…
Well, There Goes Europe.
Making sense of Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, was never easier. It’s all thanks to his revelation that Kim Kardashian is his 13th cousin. Suddenly it all falls into place.
Just In Case You Haven’t Figured Out How Dangerous and Senseless Our Air War on ISIS Really Is.
For your reading pleasure and edification, we have links. From the Georgia Straight, Gwynne Dyer explains why terrorism is overblown and why ISIS wants needs Stephen Harper to do exactly…
Progress on herring standoff but Area 7 gillnet opening remains contentious issue; talks continue today
A long-awaited face-to-face meeting between Heiltsuk Nation leaders and senior DFO management finally went ahead yesterday at the central coast fisheries office currently being occupied by Heiltsuk members. DFO Regional…