No, BC Actually Mentored Saskatchewan’s Poor-Bashing
Despite being Metro News, Emily Jackson’s great piece yesterday about how brutally cruel the Saskatchewan government is should make us mindful of a number of issues. Not the least of…
March 2016
Interim Supply 2016 #nlpoli
The provincial government can only spend money approved by the House of Assembly.In parliamentary language, the House grants supply to the government, as in a supply of money.Each year, the…
Steelhead LNG’s Howe Street Executive Demands Surreal Surrender By CVRD Elected Officials
The newly implanted CVRD CAO Brian Carruthers probably thought he finally arrived when his shop received correspondence from the infamous Howe Street, the Vancouver equivalent to Toronto’s Bay Street and…
Alberta Political Party Fundraising from 2004 to 2015
I was browsing through Elections Alberta Financial Disclosures earlier this week and updated some old charts I created in April 2015, mere days before last year’s election was called. The…
Canadians United 4 Canada vs. Canadians United For Canada: Splitters!
If there's one thing we come to expect when monitoring far right groups is that they inevitably begin fighting amongst themselves. The latest example is a squabble between the administrator…
Confront Racism
Last night Bernie Sanders got called out for sidestepping using the word “racist” on TV. He used “racism” on Twitter to describe Trump, however. @DesmondCole "Let's stop the racism. Let's…
130 scientists slam Lelu Island LNG report; last chance for public comment
Over 130 scientists are slamming the draft environmental report into a proposed LNG terminal on Lelu Island over salmon issues. Meanwhile, the public has until end of day Friday to…
Jindal May Be Gone But Brownback Still Has Work to Do.
As Louisiana tries to crawl out of the post-apocalyptic chaos left behind by the Bobby Jindal days, Kansas is still racing to the bottom.Like Jindal, Kansas governor Sam Brownback has…
Stephen Harper Joins the Oil Club
Well he's always been a member of the oil club. The grubby oil pimp who led this country to the verge of economic disaster.But now it's official. Read more »
President Trump, Prime Minister Poutine is on the line
Sigh. You can’t make this stuff up. Explains Trump, though, don’t it?
Guaranteed injury to BC taxpayers
BC Hydro is in a quandary.Premier Clark's Government requires the utility purchase increasing amounts from independent power producers. However, consumers of electricity, particularly residential and commercial users - the only…
Pick Me! (Or Not….)
Independent Senators form ‘non-partisan’ working group Move comes as Liberal government prepares to announce its first Senate appointments By Susana Mas, CBC News Posted: Mar 10, 2016 12:50 PM ET…
Why Do Banks Invest in Big Oil?
For profit, obviously. Divesting from fossil fuel would lose business and lower profits, so the thinking goes. But is this true? A study finds ethical banks are just as profitable…
Why Do Banks Invest in Big Oil?
For profits, obviously. Divesting from fossil fuel would lose business and lower profits, so the thinking goes. But is this true? A study finds ethical banks are just as profitable…
March 10: Time is running short
The cost of the war in Afghanistan has been wildly (under)estimated at something over a trillion dollars. Guess what the Iraq war cost. Start guessing at 3 trillion dollars. You're…
BREAKING: $4.2 Million Jury Verdict Against Cabot Oil & Gas in Dimock, PA Water Contamination Lawsuit
A Pennsylvania jury handed down a $4.24 million verdict in a lawsuit centering on water contamination from negligent shale gas drilling in Dimock, PA, a tiny town that made international…
All you need to know about LNG: Wade Davis, Dr. Eoin Finn, Damien Gillis panel discussion-VIDEO
Fractured Land LNG panel discussion feat. Wade Davis, Dr. Aion Finn and Damien Gillis from Fractured Land on Vimeo.
Big population growth means it’s time to redraw Alberta’s Electoral Boundaries
Alberta’s population has grown by 517,365 since the last time our provincial electoral boundaries were redrawn to reflect population growth. According to population estimates released on the provincial government’s Open…
BREAKING: $4.2 Million Jury Verdict Against Cabot Oil & Gas in Dimock, PA Water Contamination Lawsuit
A Pennsylvania jury handed down a $4.2 million verdict in a lawsuit centering on water contamination from negligent shale gas drilling in Dimock, PA, a tiny town that made international…