The Meaning Of "Growth"
Economists are obsessed with growth. Unfortunately, Jim Stanford writes, they define the term much too narrowly -- because they assume that good growth is inextricably linked to profit. Progressives should…
July 2016
The Unhappy Gang #nlpoli
The provincial cabinet ended a "retreat" at The Rooms by holding a news conference on Thursday using as a backdrop posters commemorating the slaughter of the Newfoundland regiment at Beaumont…
Sammy Yatim and the Day of Justice
It's been three years and one day since 18-year-old Sammy Yatim was shot to death on a Toronto streetcar by police officer James Forcillo.But yesterday his killer was finally sentenced.A…
New York Times coverage of Russian hacking deserves another Pulitzer – for fiction!
PHOTOS: Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, who the New York Times blames for everything. (Photo from Kremlin.ru.) Below: Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary R. Clinton; former Nixon speechwriter Patrick J.…
That game of chicken that selected a Presidential candidate.
So as was apparent from a few weeks ago, Clinton is the candidate running under the dem ticket. Despite a party dead set on who was going to be the…
That game of chicken that selected a Presidential candidate.
So as was apparent from a few weeks ago, Clinton is the candidate running under the dem ticket. Despite a party dead set on who was going to be the…
New Public Interest Law Office to Fight B.C.’s Biggest Environmental Battles
There just aren’t enough lawyers in B.C. to fight all the environmental battles First Nations, individuals and groups face on a regular basis in the province, according to University of…
New Public Interest Law Office to Fight B.C.’s Biggest Environmental Battles
There just aren’t enough lawyers in B.C. to fight all the environmental battles First Nations, individuals and groups face on a regular basis in the province, according to University of…
B.C. Faces Lawsuit Over Rushed Site C Permits
The B.C. government is being taken to court for giving BC Hydro permission to move amphibian species along the banks of the Peace River during construction of the Site C…
B.C. Faces Lawsuit Over Rushed Site C Permits
The B.C. government is being taken to court for giving BC Hydro permission to move amphibian species along the banks of the Peace River during construction of the Site C…
On Time and On Budget
There’s a cliche around the City of Regina the last while. Politicians will say a project is “on time and on budget”, but fail to point out that the initial…
#LovetheGreatBearSea: Put laws in place to protect it
Thursday, July 28, 2016 Earlier this year the BC government approved the Great Bear Rainforest Lan...
#LovetheGreatBearSea: Put laws in place to protect it
Thursday, July 28, 2016 Earlier this year the BC government approved the Great Bear Rainforest Lan...
I have the best MP in Canada
Here’s why. He’s young enough to be my kid, and he looks even younger than that. But this guy is going places, and I (and others) aim to help him…
Electing atheists
A recent story on Religion News discusses the DNC’s concerns about former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ religion. Not that he was Jewish, but that he might be a closet atheist.…
Green Party admits to deliberately misleading Victoria voters
Green Party leader Elizabeth May arrives with candidates Jo-Ann Roberts, left, and Frances Litman to watch election results on Oct. 19. The party has admitted a senior official misled the…
Will BC’s climate plan be BC’s latest fudge-it budget?
Thursday, July 28, 2016 BC’s Climate Leadership Plan is missing in action. Originally ...
Will BC’s climate plan be BC’s latest fudge-it budget?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 BC’s Climate Leadership Plan is missing in action. Originally ...