Why Austrians Nearly Elected a Far Right Candidate as President
Filed under: Eurozone crisis, Uncategorized Tagged: Austria, Austrian Freedom Party
May 2016
IMF-Eurozone Deal Hailed as a Breakthrough, But No Relief for Greeks
Filed under: Eurozone crisis, Uncategorized Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Troika
Media Captivated By Chicken Flap Gibberish
BREAKING: Residents are terrified as their beloved #KFCBuffet comes under threat. Premier steps in to help people #SkipTheDishes. .@CTVCally @ctvregina Fear of loss of chicken buffet is unbecoming of a…
Burying the hatchet: I’m going to Toronto’s Inside Out festival after all
Earlier this month, I posted about my decision to skip this year’s Inside Out LGBT Film Festival in Toronto. My short film Tri-Curious was rejected by them and I felt…
Burying the hatchet: I’m going to Toronto’s Inside Out festival after all
Earlier this month, I posted about my decision to skip this year's Inside Out LGBT Film Festival in Toronto. My short film Tri-Curious was rejected by them and I felt…
Burying the hatchet: I’m going to Toronto’s Inside Out festival after all
Earlier this month, I posted about my decision to skip this year's Inside Out LGBT Film Festival in Toronto. My short film Tri-Curious was rejected by them and I felt…
May 25: God bless Moncton’s economic leaders.
Let's see. Moncton wants to make its downtown core more active. One of the most active buildings in the downtown core is the public library. It's conveniently located for library…
Another First for the Athabasca TAR Sands
You knew they're grotesque. You knew they're dirty. You knew they create massive amounts of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. The Athabasca Tar Sands are an environmental calamity.All that and…
How Do You Go From Emperor to Shopkeeper? Harper’s AfterLife.
The rumour is everywhere. Shifty Steve Harper will resign his seat in Parliament this summer to pursue other opportunities.One theory is that he'll set up some sort of foreign policy…
Lone Pine, Company Suing Canada Over Quebec’s Fracking Ban, Aggressively Lobbying in Ottawa
In April and May alone, Lone Pine Resources Inc. — the oil and gas company that’s currently suing the government of Canada for $118.9 million in alleged damages — lobbied…
Lone Pine, Company Suing Canada Over Quebec’s Fracking Ban, Aggressively Lobbying in Ottawa
In April and May alone, Lone Pine Resources Inc. — the oil and gas company that’s currently suing the government of Canada for $118.9 million in alleged damages — lobbied…
Unrepentant Sinner of the Year
And the award goes to - Chevron CEO John Watson.While other top oil executives are on the run from angry shareholders and investors or snooping prosecutors, Watson says climate change…
Stay pending leave to appeal to SCC in a civil matter
Livent Inc. v. Deloitte & Touche, 2016 ONCA 395: This court discussed considerations on this kind of motion in Yaiguaje v. Chevron Corporation, 2014 ONCA 40. They are th...
NEW DRIVERLESS CARS COULD ENERGIZE THE ELDERLY
Maria is a frequent guest blogger here at The Caregivers' Living Room. Today, I'm thrilled that she's chosen to write about driverless cars, largely because my Mom wants one -…
NEW DRIVERLESS CARS COULD ENERGIZE THE ELDERLY
Maria is a frequent guest blogger here at The Caregivers' Living Room. Today, I'm thrilled that she's chosen to write about driverless cars, largely because my Mom wants one -…
Okay, Next.
The American press is all over the story of the successful drone attack on Taliban commander, Mullah Mansoor, whose car was reduced to scrap metal by a missile fired from…
Tony Blair Unveils His Defence
Tony Blair is looking increasingly nervous as he awaits the imminent release of the Chilcot Inquiry report into Britain's role in instigating and conducting the Iraq War that toppled Saddam…
Who earns minimum wage?
Minimum wages have been getting a lot of attention lately. And for good reason. Workers earning minimum wage often struggle to get enough hours, don’t have predictable schedules or advance…
Against empathy?
This short animation from The Atlantic highlights some of Professor Paul Bloom’s thoughts on why empathy—at least a kind of status quo mainstream empathy—isn’t really a good thing at all.…
Stephen Harper resigns: a highly-scientific™ poll
@stephenharper is resigning. #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 25, 2016