‘Engagement’ can be an excuse for avoiding action #nlpoli
by Craig WestcottThe Ball administration is off to a shaky start. Actually, it seems afraid to start at all. Tuesday’s press conference announcing 15 months of public consultation on how…
January 2016
Really, When You Spent a Decade Fighting Harper Did You Imagine When You Finally Won You Would Wind Up Here?
I don't know. Maybe you just wanted a fresh coat of paint. Not me, I've got too much skin in this game. Fact is, you threaten my Canada as much…
Michael Geist: TPP puts global health at risk
Internet and E-commerce Law expert Michael Geist explains how the TPP’s protections of biological drugs "represent a significant problem for global health" by limiting access to cutting edge medicines. The…
On relativity
Since we're seeing another wave of hysteria about Tom Mulcair's support in the general public as the NDP's convention approaches, let's check in with the main poll being cited for…
Could the Fundamental ‘Right to a Healthy Environment’ Be a Gamechanger for Community-Led Battles like Shawnigan Lake?
Residents of Vancouver Island’s Shawnigan Lake are currently in B.C.’s Supreme Court fighting a waste discharge permit that will allow five million tonnes of contaminated soil to be dumped in…
The Ghost of Liberals Past Stalks Justin. Lloyd Axworthy Tries to Salvage Liberal Integrity Before It’s Too Late.
As Liberals go, there aren't many of the stature of Lloyd Axworthy, a stalwart of the era of Jean Chretien and a genuine progressive. Now Axworthy is calling out Justin…
Province Can’t Pass the Buck on Oil Pipelines: BC Supreme Court
Thursday, January 14, 2016 West Coast has previously suggested that, in spite of the Province of B...
Jan: 14 The world – for people? or for profit?
The Irving press headline screamed the news that we had heaps of snow yesterday. Gee! That explains why I drove through snow last night, and looked out to see my…
Nicely passive aggressive
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William Shatner’s Inaugural Address
(After Winning the First Post-Two-Party Presidential Election) Friends, Americans, Countrymen! Lend me your ears. I come to bury our two-party system, not praise it. I stand before you today, not…
Slaw Tips: Use A Screensaver to Protect Client Confidentiality
Legal professionals properly place high priority on securing our computer infrastructures to protect client confidentiality.Our desktop screens, however, are often overlooked, as a source of potential security breaches.Is your computer…
The old and the young
One is 23. One is 19. Something I rarely do is paint from a photo, but this scene was likely going to change quickly. So, yes, I traced over the…
I Don’t Want My Grandkids To Wind Up Stuck With Our Wars
Both my kids are of "military age" not that either would be seen learning how to slow march across a parade square. Still they are of an age in which…
Col. Chris Hadfield is a collector of art
colchrishadfield posts on his Tumblr: When children mail me their artwork, I always put it on the fridge. It creates a daily gallery of imagination, a reminder of purpose. And…
Why We (Still) Need To Change The Suburbs
The suburbs are massive urban design problem because they have a large footprint. The footprint is evident in the energy inefficiencies present in suburban design from sprawl to increased costs.…
Those At The Top Just Aren’t Doing Their Jobs – Part 2
Continuing with the theme of my previous post, another institution whose leadership frequently fails the public that it is sworn to protect and serve is that of law enforcement. Stories…
Oh, (un)timely death
David Bowie, George Jonas, Alan Rickman, Brian Bedford, Robert Coates, David Margulies, John Harvard, Robert Stigwood. And those are just the ones I can think of off the top of…
New column day
Here, on the appalling failure of both the province of Saskatchewan and the city of Regina to contribute a nickel to a long-overdue Housing First pilot project.For further reading...- D.C.…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Chris Harper highlights a few of the factors necessary to help boost the long-term health of children:First, Antonovsky found that whatever stresses you…
Will Kevin O’Leary Be the New Leader of the Cons?
Well now we know why Kevin O'Leary came charging out the other day.Claiming he was willing to invest a million dollars in Alberta's sagging oil industry if Rachel Notley resigned.And…