Bill C-14 and the Liberals: What’s up with that???
I must say that this whole assisted dying brouhaha baffles me.First of all, it always baffles me when conservatives say that the courts are "making laws," as the 'seldom correct,…
June 2016
Bill C-14 and the Liberals: What’s up with that???
I must say that this whole assisted dying brouhaha baffles me.First of all, it always baffles me when conservatives say that the courts are "making laws," as the 'seldom correct,…
The Limits Of Technology
Conditioned as we are to be in the thrall of our machines, we find it hard to imagine there are some things they cannot fix. Humanity's hubris is such that…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Jim Tankersley interviews Joshua Bivens about the relative effects of economic growth and income inequality - and particularly his evidence showing that more people…
If It Sounds Too Good to Be True… Returning CO2 to the Stone Age
It's a fairly exciting breakthrough, if it's the real thing. In an Icelandic volcanic rock field, compressed CO2 was pumped underground. Just two years later the researchers found that CO2…
Nestlé Creating Shared Value Through Environmental Sustainability
. Nestlé mark their 150th anniversary with key commitments to creating shared value in Canadian society. I look into their goals and progress as well as how their strategy of…
Ontario’s Bait & Switch Climate Action Plan, Part II
When you pull apart the Ontario Climate Change plan, there's very little to it except for new taxes, bigger costs and massive transfers to companies that don't them. I really…
Michelle Rempel and the Referendum Nightmare
Yesterday I told you that I believed that Michelle Rempel's pathetic hissy fit in the Commons was not just a sign that she's losing her marbles.But also a sign of…
Trump: Fascist or Populist?
Mia culpa. It must be the arrogance of a commentator that afflicted us. We wrote a casual commentary about populist politicians and thought nothing of it. At least until we…
BREAKING: Canada’s highest court plumbs the lowest depths
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided animal abuse is okay. Seriously. If you can stomach it, more here. Justin Trudeau, we look forward to your first Supreme Court appointment.…
Conservative Hypocrisy
On Sunday, when NDP MP Nikki Ashton tweeted that she was heading south to stump for Bernie Sanders, Conservative commentators were up in arms. Michael Harris writes:But what (Conservative supporters…
Turning Point #nlpoli
The Great Filibuster of 2016 came to an abrupt end on Thursday after as the two opposition parties decided to pack it in, having gaining precisely nothing of any substance.The…
Party Business
– The Wildrose constituency association in Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills passed a motion this week calling for Brian Jean to face a leadership review at the party’s annual meeting…
I’m a patriot too
What is the matter with these people? In spite of all the positive talk at the Conservative convention, the Conservatives haven’t changed a bit.Harper isn’t at their head anymore, but…
I’m a patriot too
What is the matter with these people? In spite of all the positive talk at the Conservative convention, the Conservatives haven't changed a bit.Harper isn't at their head anymore, but…
I’m a patriot too
What is the matter with these people? In spite of all the positive talk at the Conservative convention, the Conservatives haven't changed a bit.Harper isn't at their head anymore, but…
Trudeau’s No-Win Dilemma
What to do, what to do? Trudeau's flawed (to the extent that being unconstitutional renders a proposed law flawed) assisted dying bill could become a millstone round the new prime…
Canada’s housing hotbed of denial
Writing about Canada’s housing situation is always a frustrating experience for me. For years many of us, sceptical of Canada’s debt-fuelled “recovery”, have said Canada’s housing situation is absolutely insane.…