“Investment” versus investment
Surprise! A new investigation by the Toronto Star and the CBC found that recent treaties with tax havens like the Bahamas and Panama aimed at more “transparency” have just made…
June 2016
What I Learned From Being in a Focus Group Led by Bruce Anderson
By Laura Bouchard for CANADALAND. A few weeks ago, Bruce Anderson, a popular pundit and pollster, wrote an opinion piece criticizing the NDP’s Leap Manifesto as a clumsy political misstep.…
What I Learned From Being in a Focus Group Led by Bruce Anderson
By Laura Bouchard for CANADALAND. A few weeks ago, Bruce Anderson, a popular pundit and pollster, wrote an opinion piece criticizing the NDP’s Leap Manifesto as a clumsy political misstep.…
Farewell, Stephen Harper, we barely knew ye
And so it ends, not with a bang but a whimper. Unlike some folks, I don’t hate Stephen Harper. All of my five reasons are personal. When my Dad was…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Oxfam points out the latest World Wealth Report showing that extreme inequality and wealth continue to grow around the globe. And AFP reports…
New column day
Here, on this week's Canada Pension Plan announcement - and the Wall government's surprising decision to merely delay rather than outright obstruct a national boost to retirement security.For further reading...-…
No Need to Shower so Much
Showering is something that a lot of North Americans do everyday: and if you’re one of them then you should stop. Showering daily can actually do more harm to your…
LawFact of the Day: Civil Litigation
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday June 23, 2016. Today we are talking about Civil Litigation.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun 23,…
I’ve Seen Fire, And I’ve Seen Rain
I readily admit that I am transfixed, awed and horrified by these now-regular reports of unfolding climatic disaster. Yet our hubristic selfishness continues unabated. Why? Is this humanity's fatal flaw?Recommend…
Lucida Sans Unicode, the final frontier
How weird am I? This weird: the most interesting thing I’ve read in weeks is an analysis of the fonts used in Blade Runner. Story here. The subtitle reads WORLD WIDE…
Reform Party of Alberta now officially registered as a political party
In the midst the latest round of unite-the-right chatter, conservative voters in Alberta now have another party to cast their ballots for. The Reform Party of Alberta is now officially…
Donald Trump supporters discovered.
It has been written numerous times that the measure of a person’s intelligence is based on how much they agree with you. And having a political science professor agree with…
Restoring Faith In Environmental Assessments
By the time Stephen Harper left office, no one believed a word of any environmental assessment issued by the federal government. Jason MacLean writes: In 2012 the Harper government gutted…
The Cons and the Never-Ending War on the Poor
You might think Lisa Raitt and her Cons might stop attacking the agreement to enhance the Canada Pension Plan now that a deal has been reached.But no, Raitt is still…
The truth behind the key message #nlpoli
Paul Lane, left (not exactly as illustrated), says both the Liberals and Conservatives trained him to deliver scripted messages. People are tired of that, Lane says. "I believe people want…
A Brief History of Fossil-Fuelled Climate Denial
By John Cook, The University of Queensland The fossil fuel industry has spent many millions of dollars on confusing the public about climate change. But the role of vested interests…
A Brief History of Fossil-Fuelled Climate Denial
By John Cook, The University of Queensland The fossil fuel industry has spent many millions of dollars on confusing the public about climate change. But the role of vested interests…
Suspect in Attack on Muslim Woman in London, ON Arrested
In our previous post we had mentioned that, at least at the time of publication, there had not yet been mention of the assault on a Muslim woman in London,…
Suspect in Attack on Muslim Woman in London, ON Arrested
In our previous post we had mentioned that, at least at the time of publication, there had not yet been mention of the assault on a Muslim woman in London,…