Stand Down Therrien (apologies to the English Beat)
I said I see no goals I see only losses I see no chance of a play-off tomorrow So stand down eMTy Stand down please Stand down Therrien I say…
2016
Heartbreaking And Shameful
Given our membership in the species, all of us should feel deep shame over the actions of our fellow humans:The town has been under attack for years by Syrian President…
Beginning To Sink In
http://www.express.co.uk/The Conservatives are blaming Justin Trudeau for the...
It’s not the pipelines, it’s the bitumen.
Thank goodness for mayors who can call a spade a spade. Not every city enjoys that luxury. The only problem is that mayors and their municipalities have no jurisdiction over…
Lisa Raitt and the Foul Legacy of Stephen Harper
You might think that Lisa Raitt would have learned her lesson, when she put out this big shiny poster about two months ago.Only to have it greeted with jeers, howls…
Old whine still sour #nlpoli
"I'm concerned that we have an aging asset,” natural resources minister Siobhan Coady Siobhan Coady told CBC in explaining the most recent break downs at the Holyrood generating station.About two…
Thank goodness we didn’t build that Firewall!
Fifteen years ago, in Jan. 2001, six prominent Conservative lobbyists and university professors, including future Prime Minister Stephen Harper and provincial cabinet minister Ted Morton, penned the Firewall Manifesto. Prime…
The media are not the enemy
…but they’re not your friend, either, alleged Jian Ghomeshi victims. Occasionally giving in to chase producers is no sin. But when a criminal probe is underway, or about to be?…
Western Aggression: The Highest Form of Terrorism
Photo by Daniel Oines Aggression is arguably the highest form of terrorism as it invariably includes the frightening of the target populations and their leaders as well as killing and…
Bogus CRA Con Artists Are Out To Scam You
I had a call this morning was amusing, but only because I knew it was a scam. The caller, with a thick foreign accent, identified himself James Anderson from the…
While Canadians Obsess Over Pipelines, Domestic Solar Companies Make Major Investment Moves in India
This is a guest post by Sarah Petrevan, senior policy adviser at Clean Energy Canada, a program of Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue. The big energy story this week…
While Canadians Obsess Over Pipelines, Domestic Solar Companies Make Major Investment Moves in India
This is a guest post by Sarah Petrevan, senior policy adviser at Clean Energy Canada, a program of Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue. The big energy story this week…
Feb. 3: When I was a very young child…..
– and a sweet, young lad I was – among the first words I childishly prattled were the common slang of my neighbourhood. I can still remember my father's smile…
General principles concerning prescriptive easements
Barbour v. Bailey, 2016 ONCA 98: To make out an easement, a claimant must satisfy the following four essential characteristics of an easement or right-of-way:i.  ...
Rafe: Shame on Premier Clark for playing Site C politics at Bill Bennett’s funeral
Rafe Mair calls out BC Premier Christy Clark for shameless politicking over Site C Dam at Bill Bennett's funeral and for dismissing LNG opponents as "the forces of 'No'"The post…
Ever Wondered Why Site C Rhymes With LNG?
On January 20, BC Hydro issued a press release singing the praises of a new hydro transmission line not far from where preliminary work has begun to build the $9-billion…
Ever Wondered Why Site C Rhymes With LNG?
On January 20, BC Hydro issued a press release singing the praises of a new hydro transmission line not far from where preliminary work has begun to build the $9-billion…
Nick Filmore-MEDIA IN CRISIS – 1:
Why Feds Should Step In To Help Democracy’s Watchdogs “I think newspaper readership is strongest among people who are soon going to be dead.” — John Miller former Read…
De Officiis: Cicero on Political Obligations
No phase of life, whether public or private, whether in business or in the home, whether one is working on what concerns oneself alone or dealing with another, can be…
Friends – Jam Report #12
Writing this on February 3 which signifies one month smoke free for me, hard to believe, and all I can say is it can be done, but you have to