A Matter of Principles
"Two Minute Tory". These are the words I still hear in my nightmares, several years removed from the last time I had to arbitrate a nomination or leadership vote for…
November 2016
A Matter of Principles
“Two Minute Tory”. These are the words I still hear in my nightmares, several years removed from the last time I had to arbitrate a nomination or leadership vote for…
Predictions That Aren’t Fun
“Asia ramping up coal use. US returning to coal. Lets focus on tech like CCS not tax harming econ w/o real GHG impact” – Premier Wall This tweet from the…
New Fiction: Wormageddon
My latest short story just appeared in The Saturday Evening Post: Less schmaltz-y, WAY more worm-y. You can find Wormageddon here.
Donald über Alles: the Trump virus spreads to Calgary
Blood and Honour is a thirty-year-old neo-Nazi organization that started in the U.K., and was founded by Ian Stuart Donaldson of Skrewdriver. Combat 18, meanwhile, is a mainly skinhead organization…
A Matter of Principles
“Two Minute Tory”. These are the words I still hear in my nightmares, several years removed from the last time I had to arbitrate a nomination or leadership vote for…
The Many Faces of Donald Trump and Company
Apparently the video of the Alt-Right gathering with the “Heil Trump” and Nazi salutes was just too much for America’s president-elect. Trump now says he denounces the Alt-Right movement. The…
The Smart Move – Yes, From the Trudeau Government at That.
The federal government will order 18 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets from Boeing to bridge the gap while it awaits the next wave of new generation fighters for the Royal Canadian…
Bursting at the Seams
Photo by Matthew Gray A short video on the crisis of brutal overcrowding in Toronto’s homeless shelters and a call to action. This video had it’s premiere outside the building…
Is Anybody Listening?
Judging by the petro-posture of our prime minister and America’s “clean coal” president, it doesn’t sound like there’s anybody on our side of the Atlantic listening to the alarms being…
Obama Admits Defeat on TPP
We’ll have to see what the Dauphin has to say about this but as far as Barack Obama is concerned, the Trans Pacific Partnership is as dead as a dodo.
For Caregivers, It’s All About Gratitude
My husband Jim and I are in Milwaukee visiting our daughter. Natalie works here at an arts research foundation and we really wanted to see where she lives (it’s so…
One Alberta Ranching Family’s Three-Generation Fight for Cleanup of Contaminated Well Site
By Tony Bruder For three generations, my family has lived on our ranch near Twin Butte, Alberta, where the mountains meet the prairies. Against a backdrop of towering rock there…
One Alberta Ranching Family’s Three-Generation Fight for Cleanup of Contaminated Well Site
By Tony Bruder For three generations, my family has lived on our ranch near Twin Butte, Alberta, where the mountains meet the prairies. Against a backdrop of towering rock there…
Italy’s Looming Referendum Risk Splits Southern Europe’s Bond Markets – MoneyBeat – WSJ
Italian 10-year yields are now nearly half a percentage point above their Spanish cousins, the highest in five years. Source: Italy’s Looming Referendum Risk Splits Southern Europe’s Bond Markets –…
Trump, Hypocrisy and Fascism
My Canada…my WORLD…involves people with integrity. The new American president spent months attacking people with racist, xenophobic and sexist venom. But when people satirize him, or criticize him, he cowers…
Jason Kenney’s sleazy campaign tactics explained: He’s rolling the dice on a first-ballot win
PHOTOS: Baby needs new shoes! Jason Kenney prepares to roll the dice on winning the Alberta PC leadership race on the first ballot. Actual Alberta conservative politicians may not appear…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday November 22, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Nov…
Top 7 Tips for Getting Fired Like a Pro
BY SIMRAN BAKSHI, ASSOCIATE LAWYER It is never a pleasant experience to learn that your employment is being terminated, no matter what the circumstances may be. Nonetheless, there is a…
Canada to Phase Out Coal Power Plants
The Canadian government has decided to end the use of coal for electricity by the year 2030. To make up the lost production the provinces which still use coal will…