No, Justin, Don’t Screw With he Vets. Don’t.
I hope this isn't as bad as it sounds. From CBC News:The federal government is taking veterans back to court to try to block certain benefits for injured and wounded…
May 2016
The Wind at Our Backs
You can't do science with politics. Razors cannot slice glue. Science is a razor. Politics is glue. Everything, no matter how sharp, gets stuck in it.The "climate change debate" illustrates…
Are the Alberta NDP keeping their promise to improve ethics in government?
Days after the Alberta New Democratic Party was elected with a majority government in 2015, I wrote a column outlining the promises made in the party’s election platform to improve…
House price inflation and what to do about it
I have a new report out today on affordable housing in Metro Vancouver. While it’s mostly of regional interest, I think the analysis and framework for housing solutions could have…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Miles Corak reviews Branko Milanovic's new book on the complicated relationship between globalization and income inequality. Dougald Lamont examines the current state of inequality…
Alberta’s Top Court Shoots Down Trudeau Assisted Death Legislation
The Trudeau government's watered down proposal on assisted death isn't going to pass judicial muster. In fact, the Alberta Court of Appeal, the highest court in that province, has ruled…
CWAV Fundraiser – Wine- 3 Course Meal and Music By Ron Ingram’s Sweet Island Soul
June 4th, 2016, Doors open at 5PM Vinoteca at Zanatta 5039 MARSHALL RD, Duncan, British Columbia V9L 6S3 Come enjoy a 3 course meal prepared by Fatima at Vinoteca Restaurant,…
Nicolas Maduro Declares Emergency to Face Foreign Intervention
Photo by Joka Madruga The 60-day state of emergency will be used against threats of intervention by the United States and Colombia, among others, in light of the political assaults…
World Social Forum comes to Montreal
We invite social movements from around the world to make the next World Social Forum (WSF) a meeting essential for sharing our mobilizations and our resistance and for strengthening our…
Putting the “progressive” back in PC?
Interesting. That, clearly, is what newly-minted Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown wants to do: make the “progressive” part of their name a reality again. It’s fair to ask…
An Open Letter from the World’s MPs to David Cameron
The Panama Papers starkly revealed that Britain's Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies have become the venues of choice for the anonymous corporations that facilitate tax evasion, organised crime, and terrorist…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday May 18, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law.A video posted by null (@wiselaw) on May 18, 2016 at…
Concerns about Liberal Party hierarchy leaning on delegates over constitution.
I received this from a local Liberal Party delegate who is going to Winnipeg next week who is struggling over over the proposed changes to the Liberal Party Constitution and…
Parks Make Kids Smarter and Reduce Health Inequality
Urban parks can greatly improve the quality of a neighbourhood and it can improve the wellbeing of all people in the area. Of all the users of a park kids…
Welcome to our revolution.
Canadians seem to range from raging lassitude to constrained ennui. It is hard to get them excited or motivated over more than a hockey game. It is not that they…
Bitumen’s Days Are Over
These are hard days for Fort McMurray. But, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, there is another fire burning -- a slow burning one -- that will eventually bring the place to its…
Why the Cons Can’t Attract Good Leadership Candidates
Despite Rona Ambrose's desperate attempts to try to get more people interested in running for the job of permanent Leader of the Harper Party.So far her campaign has been a…
A dose of reality for Lorraine and her friends #nlpoli
During Question Period in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, Lorraine Michael asked the finance minister for the information that showed that 35% of the tax filers in the province…
What Is the CBC’s Con Board Hiding?
Well we know who they are, the members of the board of the Conservative Broadcasting Corporation.And we know that one of them, Brian Mitchell, just left to run for President…
What makes sense for pill presses in Alberta doesn’t make sense for firearms: Discuss
PHOTOS: An illegal pill press, with illegal firearms (Australian Broadcasting Corporation photo). Below: Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Ellis and NDP MLA Deb Drever (Edmonton Journal photo). Hmmmm… Canada’s conservative parties…