Brexit: Norway option is most realistic hope for Britain
This opinion piece carried in the Irish Times brings up an optional strategy that would probably not please many of the ‘Leavers’ but it might be an option for those…
June 2016
June 28: New Brunswick = conformity=one hell of a price.
I begin my day checking out the news on CBC. No, not on television. My days on TV taught me that TV news is overexcited newscasters talking as fast as…
Canadian comic caption contest!
And, while we are on the subject, is that Gerald Butts and Katie Telford in his corner? And who is the big guy lurking overhead? Is that Dominic LeBlanc, perchance?…
Canada’s Fish Stocks in Danger of Collapse Without Federal Action: Report
A grim story of serial depletion of fish stocks, lack of accurate information about fisheries, overfishing and poor management is documented in a new study on the state of Canada’s…
A Post Fact-Checking World?
That seems to be the opinion of Donald Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord, who offers this view: I honestly don’t think this ‘fact-checking’ business ... is anything more than one more…
Lawfact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday June 28, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun 28,…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Noah Zon points out that while it's impossible to avoid rhetoric about eliminating "red tape" for businesses, we've seen gratuitous barriers put in…
Boris Johnson and the Brexit Farce
Well it's now five days since Boris Johnson and his merry band of Brexiteers won their referendum to haul Britain out of the EU.And now the situation couldn't be more…
30 Minutes in Your Local Park is Perfect
Urban parks are great and now some Aussie researchers have found another reason to create more of them: it’s really good for your health. We’ve known for years that spending…
Misleading mouthpieces
Contrary to what you might expect, I am not surprised that the Enterprise Bulletin recently printed a letter replete with disinformation and disingenuous claims from someone who might be best…
PSST, there’s cider at a few grocers.
The Province of Ontario slipped that in when we were not looking. They are allowing the few grocery stores selling some beer to also sell apple cider. And we are…
Incapable Of Complex Thought
Everywhere in the English speaking world, Lawrence Martin writes, conservatism is in trouble:In Britain, party hardliners pushed David Cameron into calling a referendum on the European Union. With the Brexit…
Friends and enemies #nlpoli
Craig Westcott tells a story from his short stint as communications director for the Liberals in opposition in the last days of Danny Williams and the early days of his…
Former Green Party Candidate and 9/11 "Truther" Also Denies Holocaust
We would like to introduce our readers to Monika Schaefer, a three time (and perhaps four time) federal Green Party candidate in the Alberta riding of Yellowhead:We first came across…
Former Green Party Candidate and 9/11 "Truther" Also Denies Holocaust
We would like to introduce our readers to Monika Schaefer, a three time (and perhaps four time) federal Green Party candidate in the Alberta riding of Yellowhead:We first came across…
In this week’s Hill Times: Stephen Harper – with a whimper, not a bang
And so it ends, not with a bang, but a whimper. Late last week, in a secluded part of Centre Block, staff were seen packing up Stephen Harper’s Parliamentary office.…
A spectre is haunting Alberta, and Wildrose Leader Brian Jean wants to assure you it’s not him!
PHOTOS: The plot thickens … like the gravy at a certain truck stop restaurant. The spectral presences of Jason Kenney and Stephen Harper eating breakfast are not quite visible in…
Conservatives nominate candidate in Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner
Glen Motz will be the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the upcoming federal by-election in the riding of Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner. Mr. Motz defeated five other men, including former Wildrose…
FREE WEBINAR – Managing Caregiver Emotions When the Going Gets Tough
Join me this Wednesday evening the 29th at 7pm EST for a FREE WEBINAR at The Caregiver Network - details below.Managing Emotions When The Going Gets ToughJune 29, 2016 @…