The CBC’s blaring headline, “Ottawa fails to protect law-abiding Canadians from security surveillance, watchdog warns.” The federal government is failing to protect the privacy of law-abiding Canadians under a sweeping…
Last night at council, The Borg Block again took another step towards sabotaging the Collingwood General & Marine Hospital’s redevelopment plans. Not unexpected: destroying the community is a key plank…
Maybe I’ve been too hard on Justin Trudeau. Maybe, despite some troubling indications to the contrary, Canada remains a genuine, liberal democracy. Maybe, in the face of the gravest threat…
“If you look for the truth outside yourself, It gets farther and farther away. Today walking alone, I meet it everywhere I step. It is the same as me, yet…
British Columbians will not find out before next spring’s provincial election if the province has adequate programs in place to adapt to climate change. Earlier this month Auditor General Carol…
No, it’s not Mike Duffy and it’s sure as hell not Bruce Carson or the gaggle of backroom miscreants. It’s senator Patrick Brazeau and, after three years in exile, he’s…
New York Times columnist, Dave Leonhardt, sums up last night’s presidential debate succinctly: He lied about the loan his father once gave him. He lied about his company’s bankruptcies. He…
She needed to stop his momentum. She did that. He needed to look and sound presidential. He didn’t do that. Lisa and me were madly tweeting the debate because we…
Car culture greatly damaged urban centres the world over and now cities are trying to undo the damage. Smart cities are banning cars from certain areas, installing bike lanes, more…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday September 27, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Sep…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – John Quiggin argues that public services and corporate control don’t mix – no matter how desperately the people seeking to exploit public…
Following last night’s debate, NPR fact checked the statements of both candidates. It should come as no surprise that much of what Donald Trump says is patently untrue. Consider just…
I’ll be offline for the next few days as I go off on a small adventure with a couple of my retired buddies. If the weather cooperates, we will be…
The world was witness. Someone said yesterday that Republican Donald Trump would win the first of the presidential debates last night because he was experienced in using television. He obviously…
I must admit I was a bit worried, deeply concerned, a nervous wreck before last night's debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.The bloated demagogue has been enjoying some momentum.…
Maryam Monsef's "Cinderella story", from refugee to Canadian Member of Parliament, is the kind of mythical fairytale that reinforces Canadians' belief their nation is not only welcoming to immigrants, but…
Maryam Monsef’s “Cinderella story”, from refugee to Canadian Member of Parliament, is the kind of mythical fairytale that reinforces Canadians’ belief their nation is not only welcoming to immigrants, but…
Maryam Monsef's "Cinderella story", from refugee to Canadian Member of Parliament, is the kind of mythical fairytale that reinforces Canadians' belief their nation is not only welcoming to immigrants, but…
Starting a little over a hundred years ago, the Government of Newfoundland publishing a list of public servants by name, showing their job title, the department they worked for, the…
PHOTOS: Neal (Bernard the Roughneck) Hancock’s first appearance on a well-known right-wing video blog in January 2015. (Screenshot) Below: Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Jason Kenney with his new friend Bernard,…
