How not to fund infrastructure
Recycling is supposed to be a good thing, so when the federal Liberals quietly announced that “asset recycling” would be part of their strategy for meeting their much-ballyhooed infrastructure promises,…
2016
Is Jason Kenney’s Alberta Crusade Heading for Disaster?
As we all know, Jason Kenney has set out to conquer Alberta by uniting the right.And he has launched an all-out blitz to try to discourage anyone from even entering…
Elizabeth Warren On The Trans Pacific Partnership
Recently, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a woman I much admire, released a five-minute video that takes aim at the Trans Pacific Partnership, specifically denouncing the Investor State Dispute Settlement provisions…
LawFact of the Day: Civil Litigation
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday July 14, 2016. Today we are talking about Civil Litigation.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 14,…
Pokemon Go To Hell
Dear Pokemon Go enthusiasts: You are not a child anymore. You have responsibilities. Get your head out of your ass. Sincerely, Everyone Else — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) July 14, 2016…
Rosie DiManno: when news writers make the news
So. No one – particularly those delighting in it – knows the full story. Innocent before proven guilty, etc. Beyond a reasonable doubt, too. All that. That said, and more…
The Aral Sea Rises Again
The Aral Sea was once one of the largest lakes in the world, but today all that remains is just two small lakes. Insanely bad environmental practices killed the lake…
Another Betrayal
Stephen Harper's public career has been filled with betrayals. He added another one last week. Brent Rathgeber writes:Wildrose Leader Brian Jean was in the crowd for this year’s riding association…
In the rush to reform.
It was amusing reading the editorial in the Toronto Star the other day that urged the Liberal government to “Go slow on election reform.” The ghost of Torstar founder Joseph…
Court’s discretion to refuse to hear a party remaining in breach of order
R. v. Weber, 2016 BCCA 279: The decision to hear or to refuse to hear a party who has not cured a wilful breach of a court order is a…
Court’s discretion to refuse to hear a party remaining in breach of order
R. v. Weber, 2016 BCCA 279: The decision to hear or to refuse to hear a party who has not cured a wilful breach of a court order is a…
Donald Trump and the Shadow of a Race War
According to some stunning new polls, Donald Trump's chance of winning the support of most African-Americans is practically zero.Because Hillary Clinton just about owns the black vote. So with all…
If Jesus understood public relations… #nlpoli
Jesus understood public relations.John 10:25 (Authorised Version)Are you the Saviour? Tell us plainly."I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear…
How will we build the next generation of environmental assessment for Canada?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 This June, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced that s...
How will we build the next generation of environmental assessment for Canada?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 This June, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced that s...
Does Kenya’s Climate Change Act lead the way for climate lawsuits?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 It might seem a bit odd for Environmental Law Alert (based in BC, Canada) ...
O Canada? Sorry, no ad libbing, please! We’re Canadian!
PHOTOS: Don Cherry, Canada’s best-known right-wing weirdo, wearing a suit that ought to be illegal. (Toronto Star photo.) Below: Boston-born tenor Remigio Pereira, the man who fiddled with the words…
from the front lines, day 10
Five of our members reported on the early-morning disruption of traffic coming into the parking garages!Report #1:As we were picketing the entrance to the Civic Center parking garage this morning,…
from the front lines, day 10
Five of our members reported on the early-morning disruption of traffic coming into the parking garages!Report #1:As we were picketing the entrance to the Civic Center parking garage this morning,…