August 18: A normal day in our world.
Well, in up-to-the-second news for the irving press, section A has the story that a man accused of break-in will stand trial. Wow! who woulda guessed? There's a big story…
August 2016
Grant Notley introduced a bill to limit election campaign spending in 1972
As Alberta MLAs debate the merits of limiting spending in election campaigns, introducing a reimbursement system and lowering the amount individuals can donate to political parties, let us cast our…
Meet The Forestry Town Striving to Become Canada’s First Geothermal Village
(Valemount, B.C.) — A forestry town is working to re-invent itself as a renewable energy leader with a project that promises community revitalization from the ground up. The mountain village…
Meet The Forestry Town Striving to Become Canada’s First Geothermal Village
(Valemount, B.C.) — A forestry town is working to re-invent itself as a renewable energy leader with a project that promises community revitalization from the ground up. The mountain village…
New book deal!
This one is pretty special, too. Lisa, this one is for you. BREAKING: Got an amazing and generous and awesome new book deal for . #8, here we go! World…
#StopKinderMorgan: My presentation to the KM Panel
Yesterday I sat for 7 hours listening to impassioned, articulate, and knowledgeable citizens speak to the Kinder Morgan expansion hearings. Every single speaker asked the panelists to not recommend the…
#StopKinderMorgan: My presentation to the to the KM Panel
Yesterday I sat for 7 hours listening to impassioned, articulate, and knowledgeable citizens speak to the Kinder Morgan expansion hearings. Every single speaker asked the panelist to not recommend the…
New column day
Here, on the forces competing to determine the scope and shape of Canada's security state - and why we shouldn't think it's good enough to settle for a status quo…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Andrew Jackson makes the case for a review of Canada's tax system focused on boosting revenue from the wealthy people and corporations who…
Highly-Scientific Poll™: which political party is Warren joining?
Like most Canadians, I see good in all of the Canadian political parties. I think they all occasionally have good ideas, and they all have some great people. But they…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday August 18, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Aug 18,…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday August 18, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Aug 18,…
Ontario Libs Have Tax Policy All Wrong
Wynne's tax plan for rural ridings is a kick in the junk for those who don't live in Toronto. The only real solution to Ontario's tax problems is to focus…
When all else fails, bluster.
It is so hard to stay away from the farcical race for the White House in the United States of America. It is a writer’s dream. You are being fed…
Can They Survive?
The Conservative Party of Canada is a pretty fractious group. Consider each of the party's leadership candidates. Brent Rathgeber writes:Kellie Leitch comes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Before…
Can They Survive?
The Conservative Party of Canada is a pretty fractious group. Consider each of the party's leadership candidates. Brent Rathgeber writes:Kellie Leitch comes from the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Before…
The word is "curious" #nlpoli
B'y, it is really hard to call the changes announced on Wednesday as a "shake-up" of the public service or any kind of major change to anything really.Aside from chucking…
The word is "curious" #nlpoli
B'y, it is really hard to call the changes announced on Wednesday as a "shake-up" of the public service or any kind of major change to anything really.Aside from chucking…
Scotland and the Battle to Free Canada
Every year when I return to my family home in Scotland I find myself doing the same things.Reliving my childhood on the massive beaches that line the north east coast.Returning…