Is Christy Clark Selling Out British Columbia?
We thought the Northern Gateway pipeline initiative was dead. We thought that northern British Columbia was safe. Maybe not.Has Christy Clark cut a quid pro quo deal with Alberta that…
April 2016
DDD – Duffy’s Date with Destiny, But Who’s That Sitting Beside Him in the Prisoner’s Dock?
Mike Duffy isn't the only Conservative on trial today. With him in the prisoner's dock are Stephen Harper, Nigel Wright and the cast and crew of Harper's PMO.From the conflicting…
#Duffy Not Faulted For Listening To Harper
3 years ago, I explained what was happening with the Duffy trial. Today it came to a close. It's about the credibility of Duffy vs. the credibility of the Harper…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Owen Jones argues that public policy and social activism are needed to rein in the excesses of a corporate class which sees it…
New column day
Here, on how political fund-raising scandals in Ontario and British Columbia only highlight the complete lack of rules governing donations in Saskatchewan.For further reading...- SCOTUS' Citizens United decision is here…
Obama: On Bended Knee To The Saudis
I'll defer to others much better versed than I am in the vagaries of international politics to offer a more informed analysis, but the recent deference of the U.S. toward…
Boxed in
Snippet from next week’s Hill Times column. I’m getting…concerned. …here was the highest office in the land, issuing an official-looking media statement beneath the Great Seal of Canada, no less,…
How We Can Fend Off Drought
In this TED talk David Sedlak explores options that can be used to fend off drought in cities. The last century saw massive developments that treated water in a very…
LawFact of the Day: Civil Litigation
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday April 21, 2016. Today we are talking about Civil Litigation.A video posted by @wiselaw on Apr 21, 2016 at 6:12am…
Kathleen Wynne’s plan: An Incompetent Cabinet.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne seems to have figured it out. The more incompetent her cabinet, the better she looks. Take Madeleine Meilleur, Ontario’s new attorney general. She was a disaster…
New Pipelines Don’t Make Sense
"Tidewater." For the oil industry, that's Nirvana. Get Canadian oil to tidewater, the barons say, and our economic future will be rosy. But that argument no longer holds water --…
The Political Crisis in Brazil
Photo by Jordi Bernabeu Farrús Since the 1980s, Brazil’s Workers’ Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores, PT) has been one of the largest political parties of the left in Latin America. It…
After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians
Photo by taylorandayumi The Paris climate accords were strong on aspirations to keep the world below 2C temperature rise but very weak on delivery. Despite Trudeau’s claims that Canada is…
The Con Propaganda Machine’s Latest Assault on Justin Trudeau
It seems a long time ago since the days when the Cons were bombarding us with their foul attack ads.Attacking Justin Trudeau over and over again, with ads that always…
Offense and Defense #nlpoli
If you're not on offense, you are on defense.And in politics, if you are on defense, you are losing.The Liberals wound up on the defensive yet again Wednesday with the…
Alberta Advanced Education Ministry now maintaining close watch on Athabasca University
PHOTOS: A recent newspaper ad seeking a new board chair for Athabasca University. Below: Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt at the Legislature on Budget Day; Athabasca MLA Colin Piquette; and…
The Liberals and the Legalization of Marijuana
Wednesday was National Weed Day or 4/20 day, when all over Canada and the world people gather to celebrate cannabis culture and smoke up.So one has to commend the Liberal…
Trouble On Troy?
Walking down here yesterday and this valve thing started to blow. It’s a strange sight with pipes leading from one fire hydrant to another. The other side of the street
1000 world leaders, celebrities demand reform of global drug control policies
Over 1000 world leaders, celebrities and activists have signed an open letter to to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, demanding reform of global drug control policies. The post 1000 world…
Words to ponder
“America in the 1950s made the rich pay their fair share; it gave workers the power to bargain for decent wages and benefits; yet contrary to right-wing propaganda then and…