Favoured friends
After the Campbell Liberals were elected in 2001, influences of special business interests grew rapidly. Under Christina Clark's leadership, non-renewable resource companies wield great political power and they use it…
March 2016
In this week’s Hill Times: oink oink
The etymology of the phrase “lipstick on a pig” is politically timely. Bear with me, here. Pigs, it turns out, have been bandied about in human expression for a long…
Whatever the outcome, today’s Calgary-Greenway by-election is sure to be a spinner’s dream
PHOTOS: Some of the candidates in today’s Calgary-Greenway by-election. (CBC photo) Below: Manmeet Bhullar, the PC MLA for the riding killed in a highway crash last November, NDP candidate Roop…
Canadians United 4 Canada Founder Responds to ARC Articles
It was a matter of time:Oh, where to begin?Word of warning though. There might be a little bit of snark:Read more »
With Site C, LNG Trudeau govt already breaking promises to First Nations, environment
By approving Woodfibre LNG and refusing to cancel federal permits for Site C, the Trudeau government is showing that, when it really matters, its promises to First Nations and the…
Oil Sands workers call for training in Renewable Energy
A group of oil sands workers are calling on the Alberta government to support the training of 1,000 out of work electricians as solar specialists. With plans to facilitate the…
Manitoba Election: After 16 years the NDP can expect to leave office
A version of this has been cross-posted at iPolitics. Manitoba will elect a new government when voters go to the polls on April 19. Barring dramatic and unexpected developments during…
Manitoba Election: After 16 years the NDP can expect to leave office
A version of this has been cross-posted at iPolitics.Manitoba will elect a new government when voters go to the polls on April 19. Barring dramatic and unexpected developments during the…
Manitoba Election: After 16 years the NDP can expect to leave office
A version of this has been cross-posted at iPolitics.Manitoba will elect a new government when voters go to the polls on April 19. Barring dramatic and unexpected developments during the…
Tomato isn’t spelled tomatoe
…and it also is not a vegetable.
Is the Province of Ontario Funding the Destruction of Species at Risk Habitat?
Is the Province of Ontario funding the destruction of species at risk habitat? The answer is "Yes" - and the Province is urging the federal government to join in, and…
Is the Province of Ontario Funding the Destruction of Species at Risk Habitat?
Is the Province of Ontario funding the destruction of species at risk habitat? The answer is "Yes" - and the Province is urging the federal government to join in, and…
World Poetry Day
Today, March 21, is World Poetry Day. Do you care? Not that I’m cynical about poetry – I think it’s important stuff. Poetry is far more important than, say, hockey. The…
Robert Reich On Free Trade Past and Free Trade Present – a Huge Difference.
Robert Reich might just be the one American who best embodies the spirit of progressivism. His resume is daunting although today he's best known as Clinton's Secretary of Labor and…
March 21: Texas mother puts child in oven.
Two days ago, the CBC carried a story of some importance to Canada - and the world. Naturally, the Irving press has not picked it up.The U.S. government is giving…
Contaminated Waste Site Inappropriate for Shawnigan Lake Watershed, B.C. Supreme Court Rules
The steady stream of trucks filled with contaminated waste that have been making their way to the small community of Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island for the last 10 months…
Contaminated Waste Site Inappropriate for Shawnigan Lake Watershed, B.C. Supreme Court Rules
The steady stream of trucks, filled with contaminated waste, that have been making their way to the small community of Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island for the last 10 months…
CVRD Wins In Court-Bylaw Upheld-SIA Must Shut Down Their Contaminated Chaos In Shawnigan’s Watershed
Still awaiting details but the BC Supreme Court has recognized the supremacy of the CVRD bylaws that prohibited the SIA from hauling in a projected 5 million tonnes of contaminated…
A Dipper writes his party president re leadership
As one of those federal New Democratic Party members who feels we should stop floating across the political spectrum looking for a place to park that offers an election victory…
A Dipper writes his party president re leadership
As one of those federal New Democratic Party members who feels we should stop floating across the political spectrum looking for a place to park that offers an election victory…