B.C. Government Quietly Undercuts Province’s Ability to Feed Itself
If California’s farmers ever run out of the water needed to irrigate their crops, we’ll be in for a rude awakening. With 70 per cent of British Columbia’s imported fruits…
2016
CNN decides to be fact-checkers again
…instead of just publicists for that bilious asshole.
Electoral reform: kudos to Cullen, Monsef and Trudeau
This is very positive and very big. I’m a sucker for non-partisanship, these days. Well done. Also, wow.
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Christopher Jencks discusses why the U.S.' poor are only getting poorer (in part due to the misapprehension that social programs aren't available) in…
New column day
Here, on Shawn Fraser's attempt to move Regina toward a living wage - and the the sad delay tactics in response from Michael Fougere and the rest of City Council.For…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday June 2, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun 2,…
Highly-Scientific Poll™: who’s gonna win the next Ontario election?
As of this month, Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals – and they are decidedly her Liberals, make no mistake about that – are in the second half of their mandate. When you…
Easy HPV Testing From Eve Kit
HPV is a virus that can lead to cancer, but is generally easy to test for and prevent. It can be an awkward experience getting tested though, and that is…
Mann Vs. Steyn: Who Is The Dead Denier?
Mark Steyn is complaining that the defamation case launched against him by climate scientist Mike Mann has taken forever. Well, on the face of it, the first response must be…
Mann Vs. Steyn: Who Is The Dead Denier?
Mark Steyn is complaining that the defamation case launched against him by climate scientist Mike Mann has taken forever. Well, on the face of it, the first response must be…
Mann Vs. Steyn: Who Is The Dead Denier?
Mark Steyn is complaining that the defamation case launched against him by climate scientist Mike Mann has taken forever. Well, on the face of it, the first response must be…
I have to get something off my chest about Elvis Costello
Me and the Hot Nasties saw Costello and The Attractions for the first time on November 15, 1978 at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary. There was a minor riot at…
A Tale Of Two Parties
Chantal Hebert writes that the recent NDP and Conservative conventions provide a study in contrasts: The party that Harper is leaving behind is a different, more mature creature than the…
My additional reaction to the Hunter Tootoo case
Seriously, guys: fish or cut bait. If you have an allegation to make, make it. But it’s not particularly fair to condemn a guy for the fact that you don’t…
Minister Monsef, hurrying to do nothing.
It looks like someone in the Trudeau cabinet came to the aid of the party and exerted some influence on the vote reform file. It is not that the Minister…
How to beat Donald Trump, in one easy step
Here it is: His voters don’t read or watch mainstream media. So condemning/investigating/ bashing him with traditional media works to his advantage – his supporters like it. They feel mainstream…
Priorities #nlpoli
While everyone has been pre-occupied with Dwight Ball's psycho-drama this past couple of weeks, odds are most people missed a little bill that went through the House.The second Loan Act…