Trudeau’s Betrayal
To Murray Dobbin, Justin Trudeau is looking more and more like Stephen Harper with each passing month. C-51, BDS, the TPP and so much more. But it's the venal Saudi…
April 2016
Goofy sketchy cat
Being goofy in Sketches. I like the new pen. I wonder why I don’t use this app more often. Some nice watercolour tools.Filed under: art
Wow. Greenland’s Summer Melt Starts a Month Early – With a Bang !!
Imagine a cubic kilometre of ice water. That's a gigatonne, one billion metric tonnes of water. Here's the kicker - in a single day. It happened on the Greenland ice…
Trump Attracts Some Very Ugly Supporters
She came to America with her parents 26-years ago to escape from anti-semitism in Russia. Since then Julia Ioffe has established herself as a journalist writing for the New York…
Alberta PCs to debate leadership changes, including delegated conventions
Activists from Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party will be electing executive officers and debating amendments to their organization’s constituency at an annual general meeting on May 7, 2016 in Red Deer.…
Three houses destroyed or damaged in huge Cowichan Bay fire
Massive fire in the Khneipsen road area. This report was published in the Times Colonist. By Katherine Dedyna / Times Colonist A raging fire destroyed or damaged three houses on…
Dear Ms. McKenna, Don’t Be Shy, Spread the Word
Canadian EnviroMin, Catherine McKenna, is onto something. She says the key to dealing with climate change impacts on the Arctic is to have "real conversations" with the Innu who inhabit…
Beware of basic income
Wouldn’t it be great to get a cheque every month just for being you? This is the sweet, fuzzy vision the Ontario and federal Liberals, are counting on to sell…
Podcast returns soon
I’ve been very busy with writing and other things the past couple months, which has meant the podcast has unfortunately taken a back seat. There haven’t been new episodes for…
Supreme Court decision on Garofoli and O’Connor applications
World Bank Group v. Wallace, 2016 SCC 15:A Garofoli application is more limited in scope than a typical O'Connor application, relating as it does to the admissibility of evidence, namely…
Better than nothing, I suppose
But nothing is what they’ve been doing for more than a year. A year. Next week is going to be interesting. They may not like it. Statement by the Minister…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Michael Klare writes about the future direction of the oil industry - which looks to involve cashing out quickly than building anything lasting:At the…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Friday April 29, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by @wiselaw on Apr 29, 2016 at 6:29am…
Fighting Fascism by way of Understanding the Fascists
One of the common criticisms of advocacy films like Bully that I’ve heard and share is that the filmmakers narrowly focus on victims without ever exploring those who perpetrate. These…
Four Days In A Wild Weather Week
I admit I am a bit of a weather geek. To witness nature's fury and our powerlessness in its face is truly humbling. However, the other reason for my fascination…
Let’s Pause and Reflect on the Outrage at Canada’s Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
There is something heartening about just how much mainstream public outrage there is at the decision of the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau to finalize approval for the massive sale…
Let’s Pause and Reflect on the Outrage at Canada’s Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
There is something heartening about just how much mainstream public outrage there is at the decision of the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau to finalize approval for the massive sale…
Let’s Pause and Reflect on the Outrage at Canada’s Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
There is something heartening about just how much mainstream public outrage there is at the decision of the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau to finalize approval for the massive sale…
Stephen Harper and the Secret Society
Well no doubt Stephen Harper is waiting anxiously to see whether his lawyer's letter on the Duffy trial has convinced Canadians that he acted honourably.And helped repair his soiled legacy.But…
Donald Trump is still a long-shot.
When Babel-on-the-Bay put out a morning line on Donald Trump’s run for the Roses of the American Presidency, 25 to 1 odds was the best we could predict. Nothing has…