Duffy Has Taken Everybody Off the Hook
Pamela Wallin got her early Christmas gift yesterday. Today Mac Harb found his under the tree. Nobody is getting prosecuted in the Senate expenses scandal.The RCMP and the Ontario Crown…
2016
Act of contrition
Have heard from many insiders that @JustinTrudeau's truly contrite. We should credit smart senior staff and a smart wife for that. #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 20, 2016 He…
How Much Trouble Are the Saudis In?
When you think of a place that must be drowning in petro-dollars, surely Saudi Arabia comes to mind.Saudi Arabia's oil giant, Aramco, is a family business, a closed shop, and…
You See It, You Know What It Is.
The first time I saw one overhead I knew instantly what it was. The twin boom, high tail, stubby winged aircraft could only be the OV-10 Bronco, a twin turboprop…
Brazil: Coup or Fiasco?
Michel Temer • Photo from Public Domain The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, has been suspended from her office while she goes on trial by the Senate. If convicted, she…
NDP inhibits internal democracy with steep leadership race entry fee
Photo by OFL Communications Excited about the possibilities that the upcoming NDP leadership race might allow? Wondering if an insurgent campaign might arise and if an outsider or unexpected candidate…
The Elbowgate Kerfuffle
While I think elbowgate is much ado about little (will Ruth-Ellen Brosseau now claim to be a 'survivor' of workplace violence?), the episode does raise some unsettling concerns that the…
Taking the measure of Minister Monsef.
Last we heard, the former MP from Maryam Monsef’s Peterborough electoral district was still arguing over the length of his prison sentence. Former MP Dean Del Mastro, having failed to…
Words, Words, Words
Young Mr.Trudeau is starting to get under my skin. It isn't the Kabuki Theatre the other day in the House that bothers me. It's the announcement that the Liberals plan…
How the other half pays #nlpoli
Brian Jones.Statistics Canada can be your friend. CANSIM 204-0001 to be precise.You don't have to manipulate numbers.There are roughly 221, 455 who earn below the $29,600 median income for all…
Why Elbowgate Could Make Justin Trudeau Even More Popular
It was a very sad and contrite looking Justin Trudeau yesterday, apologizing over and over again for his behaviour in the House of Commons.And if you relied on our Con…
A different kind of P3
Paul Lane won Mount Pearl-Southlands in 2015 by a mere 241 votes.In 2011, he won a seat in the House of Assembly by 700 votes.Anyone who tells you Paul Lane…
Central Saanich says no to Malahat LNG proposal
Central Saanich says no to Malahat LNG proposal By CARLIE CONNOLLY May 18, 2016 · Updated 4:23 PM Share Central Saanich is, so far, coming out in opposition to…
Why there is unlikely to be a Conservative Party of Alberta anytime soon
As prospects of a merger of Alberta’s two estranged conservative parties appear more and more unlikely, Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean has suggested that his party may consider rebranding with…
NDP moves to rein in Tory patronage and boondoggles at Alberta’s many boards, agencies and commissions
PHOTOS: NDP Finance Minister Joe Ceci on the day he was sworn in. Below: The full list of agencies to be amalgamated or eliminated by the government in the first…
Canadian common sense: Fee-and-dividend petition e-297 grabs James Hansen’s attention
In a blog post published Monday, the former NASA scientist applauded petition e-297, a new petition that's urging the House of Commons to steer Canada away from fossil fuels. The…
When Is Tom Mulcair Going to Apologize for His Disgraceful Behaviour?
It's the ugliest picture of the whole so-called elbow gate bumpgate incident. The Commons is in an uproar, Justin Trudeau has apologized as a decent person should, And there standing…
How the Trudeau Government Can Stop the Kinder Morgan Pipeline
As expected the National Energy Board has approved the expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline.The National Energy Board (NEB) has recommended approval of the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion…
Tort of Conversion
Tran v. Chung, 2016 ONCA 378: The tort of conversion involves "a wrongful interference with the goods of another, such as taking, using or destroying these goods in a manner…