LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday September 20 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Sep 20,…
2016
What does electoral reform solve?
With one of the least experienced ministers in the government responsible for democratic institutions, you sometimes wonder what this special committee on electoral reform is supposed to solve. It seems…
Progress Is Incremental
There are those -- particularly Elizabeth May -- who are furious that the Trudeau government plans to keep the Harper government's emission targets. As I argued yesterday, it gives the…
Donald Trump and the First Family From Hell
They say an apple never falls far from the tree. Especially if it's rotten to the core.And in the case of Donald Trumps's family, the would be first family of…
Get Uppity, BC, or Get Screwed Again
I’ve written about being “uppity” many times before. It’s a controversial word. It’s been used to insult women and people of colour who don’t know their place. Who don’t know…
Grits and Cons play dodge-fact over Labrador hydro talks #nlpoli
"There are no discussions between this government and the Quebec government."That's part of a statement sent out by email to local reporters from natural resources minister Siobhan Coady's office. You…
Strategist Stephen Carter’s reputation instantly boosts Sandra Jansen’s still-unannounced PC leadership bid
PHOTOS: Political strategist Stephen Carter, who says he’s now advising potential Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Sandra Jansen. Below: Ms. Jansen, who says she’s very close to making a decision on…
“Indian Givers”: New Neil Young Song Honors Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance
Canadian rock legend Neil Young just unleashed "Indian Givers", a new protest song honoring the ongoing Standing Rock Sioux Tribe-led protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The post “Indian Givers”:…
Doug Schweitzer is out of the PC leadership race
Calgary lawyer Doug Schweitzer announced in an email to his supporters today that he will not seek the leadership of Alberta’s Progressive Conservative Party. Mr. Schweitzer is the former CEO…
Man Assaulted by Finnish Neo-Nazi Group Linked to the Soldiers of Odin Dies
Our readers who have been following ARC's series on the Canadian branch of the Soldiers of Odin are aware that the group originated in Finland and was founded by Mike…
#ERRE Electoral Reform Committee in Regina
First Expert guests I watched presenting to the committee were unable to understand French question fired at them because they were not equipped with translation headphones. Nathan Cullen leaped up…
Another Fine Mess: Thanks Stevie
It turns out the famous Laurel and Hardy phrase “here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into” is a misquote. What Oliver Hardy really said to the hapless Stan Laurel…
US Led Rogue Air Strike Kills Scores Of Syrians-Aided Islamic Victory
Here is Robert Parry’s take on the arrogance, lawlessness and criminality of the USA as they show their absolute disregard for human life. This rogue mission killed scores of Syrian…
Sept. 19: The Triumph of Greed (if we allow it).
The irving press for today has a fairly decent front page.A professor at Mount A points out that bacteria produced from fecal matter is at dangerous levels at a popular…
If You’re a Liberal, This Question is For You.
Your guy has been in power for almost a year now. We all recall his promises from last year's election campaign and we've seen how he's dealt with those commitments.To…
Because We Need to Hear This Again – and Again.
The world is pretty thoroughly screwed up and a big part of that is the fallout of fundamentalist Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The late Chris Hitchens makes the point we…
Has the 2016 Election Debased America?
That's "debase" in the sense of lower the moral quality, degrade, cheapen, discredit, tarnish.We all sensed that America was on a new path when it elected the buffoon, George w.…
RELAW Project: Summer in review
Monday, September 19, 2016 Over the summer, the Revitalizing Indigenous Law for Land, Air and Wate...
This Reality Is Becoming Too Pressing To Ignore
The other day I wrote a post describing how the National Media Council dismissed a complaint from a Toronto Star reader that arose from a New York Times story detailing…