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April 2016
Up All Night
If you follow us on Twitter, you may have noticed that our office recently had the opportunity to both attend and support the Up All Night event, held at Centennial…
Not ready for prime time
I’ve written before about the Ontario Landowner types, many times. Including in one of my books. Read here about reason #1,472 why the Ontario PCs made a big, big mistake…
Tuxedo cat and paw
Okay. I think I got it. A number of other in-process, well, maybe they were done, but, oh, I don’t know versions are viewable at samupressart Tumblr. All in various…
The Con Circus and the Return of Stephen Harper
As you probably know, the Con leadership race is slowly warming up, and the orthopaedic surgeon Kellie Leith has become the first to throw her cap, or a leg, into…
The Outrage Continues
In the weekend Star, Tony Burman gave five reasons that Canada should cancel the Saudi arms deal, an immoral agreement which the Trudeau government refuses to budge on. I will…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law forednesday April 6, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law.A video posted by @wiselaw on Apr 6, 2016 at 6:23am PDT“My…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- In the wake of the Panama Papers, Don Pittis writes that tax shelters serve only to ensure that the wealthy don't pay their fair…
Who will be the next President of the United States of America?
Increasingly, it is getting less clear. The proud residents of Wisconsin probably always thought they were important enough to affect the future of the planet. But, with the greatest of…
Tuxedo cat with paw.
I think this is maybe finally done. Procreate, Popsicolor, and bunch of other apps. Maybe not. That black is too…. too…… black.Filed under: art
Change The City, Not Your Fashion
Toronto runs ad campaigns that blame victims for being hit by car drivers, the campaign is so bizarre because it says it comes to pedestrian fashion choice. You’d think the…
The manipulation of preferential voting.
Back in the 1970s, we elected two aldermen (now called councillors) in each Toronto ward. The person with the most votes was known as the senior alderman and was given…
A mess in the government access and privacy world #nlpoli
Two recent stories about the province's access to government information and privacy laws.Both of them are essentially nonsense.Short version for the new administration: cock-ups in comms and access to government…
"A strong message…"
Canadian bank fined $1.1M for failing to report suspicious dealings, CTV News, April 5, 2016 The federal anti-money laundering agency has levied a $1.1-million penalty against an unnamed Canadian bank…
"A strong message…"
Canadian bank fined $1.1M for failing to report suspicious dealings, CTV News, April 5, 2016The federal anti-money laundering agency has levied a $1.1-million penalty against an unnamed Canadian bank for…
"A strong message…"
Canadian bank fined $1.1M for failing to report suspicious dealings, CTV News, April 5, 2016The federal anti-money laundering agency has levied a $1.1-million penalty against an unnamed Canadian bank for…
Acclaimed to party official’s job, social conservative activist Craig Chandler is sure to embarrass Ric McIver and his sad sack PCs
PHOTOS: Craig Chandler – about the closest thing there is to ballot box poison in Alberta. (Photo from Mr. Chandler via the CBC.) Below: Progressive Conservative interim Leader Ric McIver.…
No apologies: anti-racism, multiculturalism and violence (repost)
The far-right are mobilising yet again for a demo in Dover and yet again anti-fascists are heading to the south-coast town intent on stopping them. Read the rest of this…
Rethinking White Men Behind Bars: Incorrigible Supremacists or Allies in Waiting? (repost)
This original story saw the light of day thanks to support from readers like you. Help us publish more stories like it by donating to Truthout now! Moments after I…
With LNG in BC, Do Local Governments Matter? According to preeminent Lawyer Jack Woodward QC, you bet they do!
By CVRD Regional Director Lori Iannidinardo CVRD Director Lori Iannidinardo In August 2015 Steelhead LNG and the Malahat Nation announced an agreement-in-principle to bring a massive floating LNG export facility…