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…
April 2016
Budget 2016: Is It The End of a Canadian Digital Strategy?
Internet law expert Michael Geist explains how "Canada’s long road toward a national digital strategy may have come to an end with Budget 2016." The post Budget 2016: Is It…
On performance reviews
Following up on this post, I'll weigh in with my own take on the federal NDP's leadership review - based primarily on the question of what Tom Mulcair seems to…
‘Failed Experiment’: Alberta Folds Oilsands Monitoring Agency
The Alberta government has shuttered its arm’s length environmental monitoring agency after a report concluded the program was a “failed experiment.” Minister of Environment Shannon Phillips announced Tuesday the Alberta…
Some I liked
Again, some random shots from recent months…
BREAKING: first poll on #CPC leadership candidate Kellie Whatserface
Accurate 21 times out of 19. You’re welcome.
April 6: What’s going to happen in passionless New Brunswick
For those who have wondered why so few Americans were listed in the Panama Papers as tax evaders, here's why.http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/06/panama-papers-us-tax-havens-delaware____________________________________________________________...
Can I get a peace bond?
If someone is harassing you it is possible, in some circumstances, to get what is known as a peace bond. That is a court order requiring that person to leave…
Know and ‘No’ to LNG
An articulate letter published by by the Terrace Standard, a Black Press property. Excerpts follow but I urge you to read the entire letter HERE: I was saddened to witness…
Know and ‘No’ to LNG
An articulate letter published by by the Terrace Standard, a Black Press property. Excerpts follow but I urge you to read the entire letter HERE:I was saddened to witness the…
Know and ‘No’ to LNG
An articulate letter published by by the Terrace Standard, a Black Press property. Excerpts follow but I urge you to read the entire letter HERE:I was saddened to witness the…
Toronto’s G20 Victims Win the Right to Sue the Police
They turned my neighbourhood and much of downtown Toronto into a police state.They arrested more than a thousand people most of them peaceful protesters.They kettled them for no reason.Read more…
A Modest Proposal for Speedier Justice
What do you tell victims of crime when they find out that because of delays in the justice system they will not get their day in court? What do you…
A Fine Bigger Than Most Crimes – #PanamaPapers
Canada’s rich and powerful do not fear the media, and they do not have their names in the newspapers (some owned by foreign investment funds) when fined more than a…
Will the Panama Papers Propel Bernie Sanders to Victory?
It's impossible to exaggerate the impact of the Panama Papers' scandal. It's impossible to predict how much it will shake up the world, or how many heads will roll. Now…
The Lord May Move In Mysterious Ways
... but I wish He would choose better messengers:Recommend this Post
Year Of The Outsider: Why Bernie Sanders’ Democratic Rebellion Is So Significant
Image from Public Domain 2016 was supposed to have been the year of Jeb Bush versus Hillary Clinton: the year when the established Bush dynasty confronted the upstart rival Clinton…
If Mulcair Survives Next Week’s Review, the NDP Is Doomed
Cartoon by Greg Perry Can the NDP see the writing on the wall? More than 1,500 delegates will be heading to the federal NDP’s Edmonton convention next Friday. Do they…
Why aren’t Conditions of Life for First Peoples a National Emergency?
Photo by Paul Lantz May of 2012, the U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Prof. Olivier De Schutter, visited his first NATO country, Canada. He found Canada’s poor…
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