Stand up with your fellow Canadians against C-51
Next Saturday, March 14 is the National Day of Action against secret police Bill C-51. Find out how you can get involved and stand up against this reckless law. On…
2015
Log exports still rising
The latest release from BC Stats demonstrate that log exports continue to rise. The volume (in cubic metres) shipped in January 2015, is 40% above the monthly average during Liberal…
It’s taboo to talk climate change at NEB’s Energy East hearings
By excluding climate change from the forthcoming review of the proposed Energy East project, the NEB is prioritizing Big oil’s anti-environment interests. The post It’s taboo to talk climate change…
A Punk/Metal Song I am Working on Lyrics For…
Climate Change Nationalists mobilizing Racism on high Disabled still not enabled And the question is “why?” Empowerment has come to but a few While others toil, not knowing what else…
A Punk/Metal Song I am Working on Lyrics For…
Climate Change Nationalists mobilizing Racism on high Disabled still not enabled And the question is “why?” Empowerment has come to but a few While others toil, not knowing what else…
A Punk/Metal Song I am Working on Lyrics For…
Climate ChangeNationalists mobilizingRacism on highDisabled still not enabled And the question is “why?”Empowerment has come to but a fewWhile others toil, not knowing what else to doIt’s time to join…
The Ottawa Gunman’s Speech Changes Nothing
RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson’s timing couldn’t be more obvious. Right smack dab in the middle of the controversy over the Harper government’s Bill C-51 Paulson dumps the video of Michael…
March 6: Guns, guns, guns….
recently, a gun strore has been putting illustrated ads in the Times and Transcript. I’m quite dismayed to see what can legally be sold in Canada. One of the ads…
A Punk/Metal Song I am Working on Lyrics For…
Climate Change Nationalists mobilizing Racism on high Disabled still not enabled And the question is “why?” Empowerment has come to but a few While others toil, not knowing what else…
Why are women leaving Canada’s workforce?
I started producing an e-weekly earlier this year, Eye on the Economy: making sense of recent economic events, as a more regularly complement to the quarterly Economy at Work I…
what i’m reading: stuff: compulsive hoarding and the meaning of things
Hoarding is a hot topic these days, and often approached through a lurid, sensational lens – eccentric recluses and their hoards of junk are exposed for public entertainment. You’ll find…
On whistleblowers and whistleblowing…
Remember when the Harper government™ created the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA), the supposed whistleblower protection law? Of course, the Harper government™ is keen on whistleblowers and whistleblowing… Allan…
Joe Oliver says fracking is safe, so it must be
Finance Minister Joe Oliver (Adrian Wyld/CP) I must apologize for being an alarmist. I now discover there is no reason for concern about hydraulic fracturing, commonly called “fracking”. I have…
In general prisoners are not to be handcuffed in court
R. v. Fortuin, 2015 ONCJ 116: If the Crown takes the position that restraints are necessary, it bears the onus of establishing reasonable grounds for their use: R. v. Wills,…
Harrison Ford Is Hans Solo.
When I looked at the wreckage of the Ryan PT-22 my first thought was, “wow, they should be able to rebuild that.” After that I got that good feeling from…
Hope Springs Municipal: How small towns are driving Canada’s digital future
This piece originally appeared in the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Monitor “If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself.” In a bold take on this…