Former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper apparently isn’t satisfied with having destroyed a lot of wonderful and important things in Canada. Now he has signed on with Dentons, the world’s…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Graham Lowe and Frank Graves examine the state of Canada's labour market, and find a strong desire among workers for an activist government…
I haven’t posted for a while, but I had this weird dream last night that involved: being attacked by a black bear and my gut was ripped open by it…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday September 15, 2016. Today we are talking about Civil Litigation.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Sep 15,…
Last month I wrote a post on the increasing appetite of police departments to use mass surveillance techniques that make their job easier but represent yet another threat to the…
I was recently involved in a criminal case. The judge ruled on sentence and the defendant was sent to jail for a long time – longer than I suggested but…
Kellie Leitch has caused a great deal of controversy with her suggestion that we screen prospective immigrants for "Canadian values." Actually, she's touching a nerve which predates Confederation. Desmond Cole…
I know it's hard to believe, but Kellie Leitch is still insisting she's not trying to be Canada's Donald Trump.Even though she's not fooling anyone. “While the elites and most…
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is offering its bonds on the American market, according to Bloomberg News. VOCM reported it locally on Wednesday.The provincial government hopes that its high…
Photo by Harry Pockets On one level, an incendiary video posted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the weekend looked suspiciously like an own goal. In it, Netanyahu argues…
Winnipeg railway underpass, 2008. Photo By Ken Yule. The North American Basic Income Group held its 15th annual congress in Winnipeg on May 13 to 16. The event brought together…
A belief peddled by propaganda rags like the irving press is that private business is more efficient than government ownership. In fact, even the most casual studies prove the opposite.…
The 2016 finalists for the Canadian Online Publishing Awards have been announced and DeSmog Canada has made the cut in two categories — alongside Maclean’s Magazine, the Toronto Star, The…
When journalism yields to pandering. The Washington Post. Same story, same day. Different take according to which party controls which state.Have I ever mentioned my concerns about today's corporate media…
Unmistakable grizzly bear prints in the soft sand of English Bay were enough to stop some dog walkers in their tracks Tuesday. But, it was sculptor George Rammell, art instructor…
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 I was honoured to have been invited to witness this historic potlatch, Raven Always Sets Things Right, hosted by the Yahgulaan...
We're moving. Today. Four strong men pulled up in an enormous truck this morning and right now I can hear them talking quietly and gasping as they haul sofas and…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- George Monbiot observes that while few people would want to drive animals to extinction directly, we're all too often eager to settle for a…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday September 14, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Sep 14,…
The Conservative Party, Lawrence Martin writes, is at a crossroads. But they seem to be tempted to offer more of the same:Although they lost the last election, there are few…
