April 13: A slow news day in the Irving press.
This issue of The Saker has a very uncomfortable sense of bias in most of its stories. However, the first story on the site, about the explosion of a Russian…
2016
Reasonable Doubt
Anyone charged with a criminal offence in Canada is presumed to be innocent. That is just a fancy way of saying that the prosecution must prove someone charged with a…
Justin’s Folly
Like it or not, entirely willing or not, Justin Trudeau is a Tar Sander, a fossil fueler - and all that business about his government following science is self-serving crap.…
Half way there – raising money for Parkinson’s research in Ottawa in memory of Sharon Pickle
This is Sharon Pickle. She was a cook and an educator at Glebe Parent’s Daycare since forever. She fed my daughter for several of the first few years of her…
Hey Horgan, Which Side Are You On?
Leap manifesto a bad fit for B.C. says NDP leader John Horgan ‘It doesn’t reflect the values of British Columbians,’ says NDP leader By Karin Larsen, CBC News Posted: Apr…
Wallflowering the One that Brung Ya…
Keeping Tom Mulcair may have been safer bet for NDP, history suggests Parties that have lost seats but kept their leaders have had more future success By Éric Grenier, for…
Now I have the box!
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Why Did Obama Kill the #KXL Pipeline?
Everything in this article isn’t perfect, but these parts are: Alberta’s problem is twofold: Its oilsands have been buried by fracked American oil that is both higher-value and cheaper to…
A message from daughter to each one of you
We are not a country. That is the only conclusion that can be reasonably reached, when what is happening in Attawapiskat is happening again. Suicides, and suicide attempts, in numbers…
Studies Reveal Vegetarians Are Intelligent And Empathetic
Good news for vegetarians! If you’re a vegetarian then you’re probably smarter than the average person according to some research. It turns out that people who opt for a meat…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday April 13, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by @wiselaw on Apr 13, 2016 at 6:35am…
Seeing Is Believing
While on the official level there is much todo about the best way to keep the world's temperatures from rising above 2 degrees Celsius, those who follow such things closely…
Those Who Adapt
The Leap Manifesto appears to be tearing the new Democratic Party apart. But, Tom Walkom writes, it's hardly a radical document. And a number of its recommendations are being advocated…
Wynne: Master of all she surveys.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne seems to have a God complex. Instead of spending a pleasant weekend at home watching the Blue Jays on TV, she hunkered down and penned a…
Irreconciliable Differences: For the NDP, "Schism" Is The Word
Is a schism within the NDP imminent? Some pundits are predicting that the writing may be on the wall for New Democrats, given that grassroots members of the NDP adopted…
Irreconciliable Differences: For the NDP, "Schism" Is The Word
Is a schism within the NDP imminent? Some pundits are predicting that the writing may be on the wall for New Democrats, given that grassroots members of the NDP adopted…
Tom Mulcair’s Sad Return to the House of Commons
In some ways it was a stirring sight. Tom Mulcair returning to the House of Commons after his humiliating defeat at the NDP leadership convention.Standing tall and getting a standing…
The Rasputitsa #nlpoli
Before we even get into this, let's be clear: the EY review commissioned by the provincial government was never, ever about cancelling Muskrat Falls.Not even remotely or theoretically.Dwight Ball said…
The Emergency Debate and the Children of Attawapiskat
I watched the emergency debate in the Commons on the crisis in Attawapiskat, and I heard some fine speeches.Especially the one from Charlie Angus. No one can understand "how a…
The federal NDP’s ‘Leap’ of faith advocates and Alberta’s right-wing opposition: strange bedfellows?
PHOTOS: Rachel Notley pushes back against the Leap Manifesto Monday in this screen grab from a CBC broadcast. Below: Outgoing federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair, Vancouver environmentalist Tzeporah Berman, ProgressAlberta.ca…