Back to Bullshit City
Is our new prime minister just the old prime minister only with a friendlier face? So far, writes Michael Harris, it looks that way and it's time that Justin Trudeau…
2016
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of September 19, 2016
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on TwitterA video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Sep 19, 2016 at 7:34am PDT'Knees together' judge made mistakes but…
3 Day Weekends Can Future Proof Work
A more efficient work week comes from rest, relaxation, and working less. We’ve looked at the idea that a more relaxed approach to work makes things better for everybody before…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Michael Harris argues that it's long past time for the Trudeau Libs to start living up to their oft-repeated promise of real change -…
what i’m reading: the evil hours, a biography of post-traumatic stress disorder
The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an outstanding book -- meticulously researched, but written in a compelling, accessible style, and with great humanity and compassion. Author…
A rocky road for Trudeau.
Into every life a little rain must fall. And there might not be many sunny days this fall for the Trudeau government. After almost a year in office, it is…
Time To Deliver
The clock is ticking on Justin Trudeau. Michael Harris writes that, all indications to the contrary, it's beginning to look like the Harper government never left:On several fronts, Trudeau’s cabinet…
Con Millionaire: The Selling of Stephen Harper
As you may have heard, Stephen Harper is finally gainfully employed again, after getting paid to do nothing for so long.And although he hasn't yet asked Big Oil for a…
Worst possible time for HQ deal #nlpoli
If the rumblings from Labrador are correct, an opinion column in lapresse - "Why Quebec should regain Labrador" - this weekend both fits right in and provides a cautionary tale…
Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner by-election set for October 24, 2016
A federal by-election will be held in the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding on October 24, 2016. Voters in the riding are choosing a successor to Conservative Member of Parliament Jim Hillyer,…
The NDP and Green Parties Struggle With Their Conservative and Progressive Factions
It seems that both NDP and the Greens are struggling with who they are, and what they think. The NDP’s move to the ‘Mushy Middle’ must have former BC NDP…
Examining Soldiers of Odin Claims to Have "Purged" Membership of Racists
The media attention focused on the Canadian branch of the Soldiers of Odin has grown increasingly intense the past couple of weeks and the leadership is starting to feel the…
Another Empty Promise?
The federal government has indicated it wants a ratification vote on the Paris climate pact sometime in the next week or two. With the U.S. and China already on side,…
Sunday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Andrew Jackson discusses how the rise of right-wing, prejudiced populism can be traced to the failures of global corporate governance. And Dani Rodrik…
The Irony of Advocating for A/C in Schools
This was a hot start to the school year. I taught a few classes with sweat dripping off my face as I spoke animatedly and enthusiastically about my courses. It…
UPDATED: Thank You, Germans, For Fighting What Should Also Be Our Battle
While Canadians by and large seem content to sleep through the entire CETA negotiations, uttering nary an objection to a deal that will severely compromise our sovereignty, ordinary Germans are…
Fixing French Immersion
The Agenda with Steve Paikin had a segment on French Immersion in the schools this week. The panel raised some interesting points but neglected a few issues. A Bit of…
The Division of Ignorance.
If you are black, is that license to call people racist because they are white? It seems the editors of the Toronto Star have stopped thinking when they accept op-eds…
Stuff Still Happens, week 37: Judging the judges
This week, an Alberta judge found Travis Vader guilty in the deaths of elderly couple Lyle and Marie McCann. Queen’s Bench Justice Denny Thomas found Vader guilty of second degree…