On Monday September 19, 2016, the Special Committee on Electoral Reform launched its cross-Canada tour to consult Canadians on the best alternative to replace the current anti-democratic first-past-the-post system. The…
90 % of Grassy Narrows Residents Suffer Mercury Poisoning The researchers say people who were not born when 9,000 kilograms of mercury was dumped into the English and Wabigoon River…
90 % of Grassy Narrows Residents Suffer Mercury PoisoningThe researchers say people who were not born when 9,000 kilograms of mercury was dumped into the English and Wabigoon River systems…
The Amalgamated Bank of America is divesting its fossil fuel holdings. It's not a big deal, just 4-billion dollars, but it's the bank's reasoning that could spark seismic change.The decision…
I think this paragraph from Foreign Policy speaks volumes:Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Kommersant, is planning a major overhaul of the country’s security services. The Russian daily reported that…
On Sunday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced that the federal government will stick with the previous government’s target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The news, delivered via an interview with…
Big headline for Tuesday's irving press. Our leading m.p., Dominic Leblanc, expresses hope that the Energy Pipeline will go through - even though there is no study yet to show…
Imagine a drug so potent and dangerous that the US government limits production of it to just 19 grams, barely half an ounce.Now imagine why someone in China tried to…
From AlterNet:The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that black men in Boston who avoid run-ins with police officers may be justifiably motivated by a desire to “avoid the recurring…
Collingwood Council and town administration are in trouble. The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is investigating them and their recent activities with regards to Collus-PowerStream and its board of directors. This…
I caught a few moments of live coverage of US Secretary of State, John Kerry's lecture to the UN Security Council this morning in response to an apparent Russian or…
Bruce "The Mechanic" Carson has added to his score. This time it's three counts of illegal lobbying.Carson broke the law while pushing Harper’s fossil fuels friendly agenda from two perches.…
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau maintains relatively high popularity numbers here in Canada, they pale in comparison to the borderline rock star status the Canadian Prime Minister currently has on…
The world may need more Canada, but it also needs more Elizabeth Warren. A tireless defender of the unrepresented, i.e., the majority of Americans, the Democratic Senator, as you will…
Like many of you, I have watched Gasland, Gasland II and the Sky Is Pink. Josh Fox has been a trailblazer digging in and challenging the oil and gas trade.…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Paul Wells argues that climate change and First Nations reconciliation - two of the issues which the Libs have tried to turn into signature…
In which I question the privatization decisions of the Wynne government.
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday September 21, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Sep 21,…
Trump Should be Afraid of Americans
Last week, Tom Mulcair declared that the four pillars of the New Democratic Party were environmentalism, pacifism, feminism and socialism. Gerry Caplan -- who has been a Dipper longer than…
