Political parties promote populism.
There are people who actually fear for the future of political parties as populism grabs more of the attention in the current American primaries. It is not something you need…
2016
WTO rules against solar industry
In 2014 the United States launcheda WTO case against India's ambitious solar program. The United States claimed that the "buy-local" rules of the first phases of the program, which say…
WTO rules against solar industry
In 2014 the United States launcheda WTO case against India's ambitious solar program. The United States claimed that the "buy-local" rules of the first phases of the program, which say…
"Secularism" in Canada, aka the petition against Bains & Sajjan wearing turbans
Yes, there is a petition against federal cabinet ministers Navdeep Bains and Harjit Sajjan because they wear turbans. No, I don’t believe it comes from white supremacists or Ezra Levent…
"Secularism" in Canada, aka the petition against Bains & Sajjan wearing turbans
Yes, there is a petition against federal cabinet ministers Navdeep Bains and Harjit Sajjan because they wear turbans. No, I don't believe it comes from white supremacists or Ezra Levent…
"Secularism" in Canada, aka the petition against Bains & Sajjan wearing turbans
Yes, there is a petition against federal cabinet ministers Navdeep Bains and Harjit Sajjan because they wear turbans. No, I don't believe it comes from white supremacists or Ezra Levent…
Hillary’s best speech yet
After winning South Carolina in a landslide:
Hillary’s best speech yet
After winning South Carolina in a landslide:
On That Time I Fell and Hurt My Head
I fell on ice a few days ago. My feet were swept clear out from under me, and apparently I injured my brain. At the hospital, they said it's either…
Delusion and deception are complementary
The eyes of British Columbians should be on BC Hydro's Site C project. It is a hydro facility not needed in a province that has had a decade of flat…
The Results of Italy’s 2012 Labour Market Reforms: No Solution to Unemployment
By Gabriele Piazza and Martin Myant of the European Trade Union Institute In June 2012 Italy introduced a package of labour-market reforms. One particularly controversial measure was a change to…
Feb.27: making no sense
Page 1 headline, "Library move to Moncton High makes sense: deputy mayor." The importance of this statement is underlined by a large photo of the deputy mayor standing outside the…
The Goat-Blood Drinking Senate Candidate and the PEGIDA UK Leader Who Was Too Much Even For UKIP
Sometimes we learn about some particularly odd characters when receiving information from our readers:Meet Augustus Sol Invictus, a Libertarian candidate for the senate seat being vacated by Marco Rubio.Aside from…
leaving vancouver: in which we discover the scary truth about canadian passports
This was an eventful day! We started at the Acme Cafe, for another BOGO breakfast. The food is great even without the discount. But a free goat cheese-portobello-sun dried tomato…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Katie Hyslop contrasts Canada's longstanding recognition that housing is a human right against the gross lack of policy action to ensure its availability:Canada has…
Saturday Photo: The Sun Rises Earlier and Earlier..
There hasn't been a lot of sun lately, which is not the usual scenario for February. I've always liked the month because usually we get a lot of cold, clear…
Stuff Still Happens, week 8: Deficits, drugs and death
The big issue of the week in Canada, where we worry about these things for some reason, was deficits. The new Liberal government, which promised to run a $10 billion…
On failed obstruction
I've written several times before that any federal climate change plan was doomed to fail if it allowed Brad Wall a veto over any emission reductions.Well, it appears the Trudeau…
vancouver, day four
Our last day in Vancouver was a full one. It included a library, great art, a meet-up with an activist-friend... and noodles!I didn't want another breakfast at the hotel, so…