By Martyn Brown for the Georgia Straight. “Harvest.” Such a beautiful, bucolic word. Imagery abounds. Golden fields of swaying wheat. Lush green vineyards of plump, perfect grapes. Acres of apples,…
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016 The Canadian government has announced that the House Standing Committee on T...
Let me you in on a secret. Next time you are in a political capital, take a good look at any political folks you happen to meet. Elected, unelected, in…
The updated agreement on internal trade, which had been moving along nicely, has hit a snag. Negotiators had wanted to open up all government procurement (meaning, not allowing any preferential…
Power grabs. Backstabbing. Lust. Ambition. Conniving. Hypocrisy. A weak but well-meaning ruler. A grasping second in command who viciously usurps power. A bureaucrat jealous of the nobles, jockeying for power…
Rule 57.07 provides: LIABILITY OF LAWYER FOR COSTS57.07 (1) Where a lawyer for a party has caused costs to be incurred without reasonable cause or to be wasted by undue…
Rule 57.07 provides: LIABILITY OF LAWYER FOR COSTS57.07 (1) Where a lawyer for a party has caused costs to be incurred without reasonable cause or to be wasted by undue…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday July 5, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 5,…
The other day I posted some letters from The Star about corporate tax dodging and evasion as revealed by the Panama Papers, and included my doubts that Justin Trudeau will…
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Jeff Guo reports on Peter Lindert and Jeffrey Williamson's research showing how the U.S. went from standing out internationally for its relatively equal…
Have you ever watched two avowed tree-huggers fight over who is the more devout conservationist? When they do it in your local paper you at least do not get whiplash…
For weeks Jason Kenney has been playing a game of hide and seek. Or what I would call if Kenney wasn't still clinging grimly to his chastity vows, playing hard…
Right. For what it’s worth, when some of us were conducting a comparatively low-visibility battle with actual neo-Nazis and white supremacists – who were, inter alia, circulating words and images…
Interviewing her on Thursday. Fits.
Nigel Farage has resigned. But the arrogance and hypocrisy he stood for will not depart with him. His speech to the European Parliament on the day after the Brexit vote…
Photo by Descrier Depending on whom you speak to, the referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union was either a victory for democracy or a frightening reminder…
During the Ed Martin fiasco, an email turned up from Ken Marshall - then chair of the Nalcor board - to Premier Dwight Ball and natural resources minister Siobhan Coady…
PHOTOS: Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney looks like he’s describing how he’ll capture the Alberta PC Party, then the Wildrose, and unite them whether they like it or…
About 200 of us were on the picket lines today. Despite the blazing temperatures, our spirits were high. We waved our signs and our flags, showing our pride to every…
