The Redneck Con Larry Miller Disgraces Himself Again
The next time you hear Rona Ambrose call her zombie party the new/nouveau Cons, send her a message with just two words in it: Larry Miller.Because O'l Larry is still…
2016
In this week’s Hill Times: beware sweet-talking writers bearing gifts, Trudeau folks
Meet Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications to the President of the United States of America. Or, as he was recently described in a headline in Foreign…
Former AUPE president Dan MacLennan elected to party post to get Alberta Liberals back on radar
PHOTOS: A famous – and famously controversial – photo of Dan MacLennan playing golf with premier Ralph Klein (source not indicated). Below: Mr. MacLennan and Mr. Klein in conversation on…
Canada’s progress shows indigenous reconciliation is a long-term process
Australia, which is "being held back by its unresolved relationship with its Indigenous population", can learn from Canada's emerging efforts at reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. The…
Rafe: Liberals’ true economic record is appalling…that won’t stop them from winning with it
Rafe’s political analysis is bang on and of course because it is it brings discomfort for the BC Liberals, BC NDP and of course the BC Greens. Truth is that…
My stolen bike #ldnont
This is my freshly stolen bike. Some one for whom I have no polite words walked into my garage, removed the obviously unsanitary water bottle and took my bike. Why…
B.C. Changes Boundary of Provincial Park to Make Way for Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
The B.C. government passed legislation that changes the boundaries of Finn Creek Provincial Park last Thursday, to make way for the expansion of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline even…
Making a splash: Time for Canada to catch up as marine protected area networks take off around the world
Monday, May 16, 2016 Canadians love parks and wilderness. Banff, Nahanni, Algonquin, Gros Morne &n...
Buoyed by progress: Action coming soon on protecting the Great Bear Sea
Monday, May 16, 2016 The Great Bear Sea is the ocean alongside the Great Bear Rainforest. Ou...
Life In Scarborough: Jobs That Won’t Exist Tomorrow, In Scarborough
I was sitting in my favorite Scarborough workin' man's pub today, listening to a couple of truck drivers talk. They had just got off shift and were discussing an accident…
Life In Scarborough: Jobs That Won’t Exist Tomorrow, In Scarborough
I was sitting in my favorite Scarborough workin' man's pub today, listening to a couple of truck drivers talk. They had just got off shift and were discussing an accident…
May 16, 2016: SPCA Finds Homes for Dogs.
That is the lead story for today's Irving press. Who woulda guessed that's what the SPCA does?And - a vegetarian restaurant is opening in Moncton.And - a soldier at Gagetown…
Josh Fox Finds ‘No End to Human Innovation’ in New Climate Doc
When you stare at climate change, sometimes climate change stares back. So what happens when one refuses to look away? That’s the challenge taken on by filmmaker Josh Fox in…
Trump Gets Pied
British comedian Jonathan Pie takes on American presidential politics.
Michael Chong
I’ve met this guy, talked to him, listened to him. He’s the only Conservative Party leadership candidate who could hurt Justin Trudeau, full stop. There may be candidates-to-be who could…
Failure to consider Aboriginal heritage an error regardless of distance from heritage
R. v. Kreko, 2016 ONCA 367: Section 718.2 of the Criminal Code requires consideration of the principles of sentencing, including the following principle:(e) all available sanctions, other tha...
Error to confuse source of money with money
Andrade v. Andrade, 2016 ONCA 368: In finding that Luisa had no money of her own the trial judge conflated "income from paid employment" and "money". He confused the question…
Australia Breaks 400 PPM
The Earth is a giant ball divided by halves at the equator. The "top" half is the northern hemisphere which is the most heavily populated and most industrially active part…
What Year Do You Think This Is? Chris Hedges Figures It’s "1984"
Donald Trump may be a tribute to the timelessness of George Orwell. Chris Hedges warns that chaos is just a step or two away.The artifice of corporate totalitarianism has been…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Karen Palmer writes about a push by U.S. doctors to follow in Canada's footsteps with single-payer health care - even as a few profiteers…