PHOTOS: Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall (CBC Photo). Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott and B.C. Premier Christy Clark. Bottom: Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is either demonized…
One of the stated goals of austerity in Southern Europe is to weaken the employment protection that is characteristic of the so-called ‘Mediterranean model’ of capitalism. Employment protect refers to…
Edmonton City Council confirmed today that the Ward 12 by-election to replace former councillor Amarjeet Sohi will be held on Feb. 22, 2016. Candidates must submit their nomination papers in…
The number of workplace accidents registered in Spain during the first six months of 2015 grew by almost 7 per cent in comparison to 2014. As many as 218,019 “minor”…
Alberta (Attorney General) v. Moloney, 2015 SCC 51: A conflict is said to arise in one of two situations, which form the two branches of the paramountcy test: (1) there…
American actor Charlie Sheen revealed Tuesday that he has HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, during an appearance on NBC’s Today Show. The post Charlie Sheen reveals he’s HIV-positive: “I…
After years of refusal by the Conservative government, Canada is preparing to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) — a decision that could herald…
Kitchen cats.
…But controlling a mob isn’t something you can really predict. What’s the Saskatchewan Premier doing releasing an open letter to the Prime Minister calling for a “pause” and “delay” to…
What’s happening at Collingwood Airport? Or better yet: what’s NOT happening? And why isn’t it? Once touted as the role model for regional cooperation, and having the best potential for…
It began with the biggest foreign policy disaster of recent times – the U.S. and British invasion of Iraq. We have never been told the truth about why this was…
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency has released their latest projections for el Nino. At the bottom of this chart you’ll see a band of dark red that stretches…
It's hard enough for an adult to understand the horror of the Paris massacre. Or how some people can be so cruel and vicious.So imagine being a parent in that…
Toronto Pearson International Airport processed 38 million passengers last year. 23 million international and transborder, so that’s over 11 million arrivals per year, or 32,000 per day, all being security…
“The lobbyist” and “the lobby” are terms we often hear in political discourse and in the media. I don’t how many times I have listened to, or been involved in,…
There's lots to deplore about how (white settler) people in this country have responded to the Paris attacks and their aftermath -- racist assaults, racist politicking, racist vandalism, and a…
Canadians like to regard themselves as fair-minded people. It is for precisely that reason that we need to denounce strongly those who attempt to subvert those values by hateful speech…
Sadly, it hasn’t taken long for the spy agencies to start using the Paris attacks to push their anti-privacy agenda. Here’s why we shouldn’t let fear undermine our democratic values.…
There’s lots to deplore about how (white settler) people in this country have responded to the Paris attacks and their aftermath — racist assaults, racist politicking, racist vandalism, and a…
