Everybody Knows But Not Everybody Gets It
The poor stay poor, the rich get richThat's how it goesEverybody knows (Leonard Cohen, Everybody Knows)Last weeks publication of the Panama Papers, a leak of more than two terabytes of…
April 2016
Everybody Knows But Not Everybody Gets It
The poor stay poor, the rich get richThat's how it goesEverybody knows (Leonard Cohen, Everybody Knows)Last weeks publication of the Panama Papers, a leak of more than two terabytes of…
what i’m reading: reckless: my life as a pretender by chrissie hynde
I'm a big fan of The Pretenders, but more than that, I'm a Chrissie Hynde fan. To me, she has always been the epitome of the female rock frontman. She's…
Underwater Art Gallery
Art galleries are great cultural institutions and seeing one underwater is magnificent. With each installation to the underwater gallery it gets better to explore and better for life. One of…
Corporate rights masquerading as trade (again)
Anti-democratic investor rights deals are in the news again, thanks partly to a Communications Workers of America & Trade Justice Network event that brought Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday April 7, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by @wiselaw on Apr 7, 2016 at 6:26am…
A Little Hard To Swallow
Despite the fact that I think and write a great deal about the disparities and inequities that plague our society, I am almost embarrassed to admit that until now, I…
Premier Wynne is learning to listen.
This is good news. Frankly it is a bit embarrassing how we are often critical of the Ontario premier. We are therefore quite pleased to have an opportunity to express…
Rehtaeh Parsons’ Dad
Three years ago, Rehtaeh Parsons ended her life. Her story is now ubiquitous, but the things we needed to learn about, the things we needed to change? Well, those things…
Justin Trudeau’s Plan to Turn the Liberal Party Into a Movement
Justin Trudeau has been underestimated from the moment he decided to run for office.And even after boldly moving the Liberal Party to the left of the NDP, breaking the deficit…
New Democrats missing the point, again
The Leap Manifesto After having a leader and a campaign that completely misread the electorate and botched their best chance at power in their history, some very smart people are…
New Democrats missing the point, again
The Leap ManifestoAfter having a leader and a campaign that completely misread the electorate and botched their best chance at power in their history, some very smart people are deciding…
New Democrats missing the point, again
The Leap ManifestoAfter having a leader and a campaign that completely misread the electorate and botched their best chance at power in their history, some very smart people are deciding…
Joining the access fight #nlpoli
As it turns out, the "commentary" on access from information and privacy commissioner Ed Ring is tied to a lawsuit coming from the province's teachers' union to block an access…
One More Reason Tom Mulcair Should Resign
I watched Tom Mulcair being interviewed by Peter Mansbridge last night, and I have to say I was not impressed.He still strikes me as more of a professional politician, than…
Brit says Canada a vision for progressives
Yes, an article by Gaby Hinsliff in The Guardian describes our native land as a progressive vision. The lady flatters us handsomely. I enjoyed her piece because it says nice…
Brit says Canada a vision for progressives
Yes, an article by Gaby Hinsliff in The Guardian describes our native land as a progressive vision. The lady flatters us handsomely. I enjoyed her piece because it says nice…
Brit says Canada a vision for progressives
Yes, an article by Gaby Hinsliff in The Guardian describes our native land as a progressive vision. The lady flatters us handsomely. I enjoyed her piece because it says nice…
Former Alberta Health Services CEO’s accusations of NDP ‘interference’ raise more questions than they answer
PHOTOS: Former Alberta Health Services CEO and president Vickie Kaminski, who was back in the news yesterday. Below: Former Progressive Conservative health minister Stephen Mandel; NDP health Minister Sarah Hoffman.…
Cast Off Discouragement!
I just watched Gordon Laxer give a talk on his newest book, After the Sands. I haven't read the book yet, but here are my notes from his speech. This…