The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that it will hear the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation's challenge to Enbridge's Line 9 tar sands pipeline. The post Supreme Court…
Things are getting plenty ugly in there, particularly whenever Trump is discussed. Vicious personal attacks, mysterious anonymous accounts, just general nastiness – on all sides. Enough is enough. This is…
One day, the crafty old crow was sitting in his nest while his pack of pet doves brought him breakfast and plucked out their own chest feathers to make sure…
The editorial in today's Washington Post laments the decline of democracy in many corners of the world.AFTER THE Cold War it seemed that democracy was spreading, dictatorships were tumbling and…
The headline in today's Irving press is a gripping of story of how somebody, maybe, is thinking about buying a piece of land in Dieppe (a suburb of Moncton) to…
Been 20 years since I lived in #Ottawa. All I miss: — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 14, 2016
It sounds as though we'll have to rejig the "bad Russian" narrative. Vlad Putin has directed his war czar (defence minister) to withdraw Russian forces from Syria. According to Putin,…
According to Chris Hedges, the scourge of neoliberalism is transforming even the United States into a political/economic apparatus increasingly akin to Mexico. The symptoms, each in varying degrees, can be…
The question of deficits dominated a lot of the economic debate in Canada during the 2015 federal election and even today. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party introduced a new fiscal policy…
City of Vancouver News ReleaseMarch 14, 2016 New grants for emerging artists spark creative projects The City of Vancouver is pleased to offer a new grant program for emerging artists,…
City of Vancouver News ReleaseMarch 14, 2016 New grants for emerging artists spark creative projects The City of Vancouver is pleased to offer a new grant program for emerging artists,…
Cowichan NDP MLA blows holes in the BC Governments contention that Science backs their stubborn refusal to act to protect Shawnigan. (Video)
Photo by US Embassy Canada The concept of nation-state sovereignty has a lot to do with what the public perceives to be the legitimate use of violent force (e.g., Canadian…
"We will make environmental assessments credible again. While governments grant permits for resource development, only communities can grant permission.''At least that was the promise Justin Trudeau made when he was…
Wonderful to see some good, old-fashioned investigative work again – the subject-matter being massive, bald-faced auto insurance fraud. Links here and here. Crazy stuff. Congrats, CTV (and Aviva, the company…
It seems we're being overtaken by events and far sooner than even the supposed pessimists had imagined.February, 2016 came in 1.35C above the average baseline temperature for that month. The…
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Jared Bernstein is hopeful that the era of expansive corporate rights agreements is coming to an end. Paul Krugman notes that there's no evidence…
Here is your daily Law Fact from Wise Law for Monday March 14, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by @wiselaw on Mar 14, 2016 at…
From time to time, I host guest writers on my blog. Today, young caregiver Henry Kingston shares his story. Thanks for reading and sharing! DonnaMY FAMILY STORYMy father was my…
Once again, just odd shapes and patterns, the odd shapes and patterns you see before knowing what it is you see.Filed under: art
