LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2016-01-11 19:05:00
HUBRIS THY NAME IS KINDER MORGAN Why the BC Government Rejected Trans Mountain Pipeline in Favour of a Pipeline to Prince Rupert "Kinder Morgan is failing British Columbia's test for…
2016
B.C. Formally Opposes Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Due to Marine and Land-based Oil Spill Risks
Kinder Morgan’s proposal to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline has failed to meet British Columbia’s standards when it comes to marine and land spill response plans, according to the province’s…
Northern Policy Institute Embraces Junk Science in Post Urging the Use of Evidence
Evidence-based decision-making is important for the implementation of sound public policy. I don't know how many times I've written that. That's why I was pleased today to discover a new…
Jan. 11: Austerity is a crock.
On page 1 of the Irving press, we learn that 6 to 10 hospitals could be closed as part of the government austerity plan. Let's see, so far all the…
Past and Present Islamist, Democratic and Nazi International Brigades
Photo from Public Domain Introduction The Islamic State (IS) has become a magnet for international brigades, drawing over 30,000 fighters from 5 continents and 86 countries to their war in…
Goodbye Canada, Hello Harperland
Photo by ItzaFineDay The defeated ogre, licking his wounds, finds little comfort from his hawkish “best friend”, despite his love for Israeli birds for whom he helped raise more than…
Syria is the Middle Eastern Stalingrad
Photo by Freedom House Day and night, for years, an overwhelming force has been battering this quiet nation, one of the cradles of human civilization. Hundreds of thousands have died,…
International Monetary Fund’s Rogues Gallery
Photo by Ryan Hyde Introduction The IMF is the leading international monetary agency whose public purpose is to maintain the stability of the global financial system through loans linked to…
Why the BC Liberals could easily win the next election
Despite myriad scandals and a lack of popularity, the BC Liberals could easily win again in 2017, says Rafe Mair - especially since the NDP refuse to help themselves.The post…
BC government comes out against Kinder Morgan
The BC Liberal government has come out in opposition to Kinder Morgan's proposed pipeline expansion to Burnaby, stating that the company has failed to meet the province's five conditions.The post…
Hedges’ ‘Great Forgetting’
One of the now shopworn themes on this blog has been the critical need, for the survival of our people and our democracy, to rebuild an informed electorate. I have…
How Many of These Security Mistakes Are You Making?
It is so easy to relax and get sucked into malicious links, emails and other inducements. Time to update, add protections and pay attention to some of the pitfalls as…
Trump’s Impossibly Flawed World View
Sorry, Don, but you've got this ass-backwards.China didn't steal anything from America (other than a tonne of your military secrets). It didn't steal America's industry. It didn't steal America's jobs.…
For Iraqis This Could Make ISIS the Least of Their Problems
It's the Mosul dam, recaptured by Iraqi Army and Kurdish militia forces from ISIS some 16-months ago. However getting rid of ISIS didn't solve Iraq's problems. The dam is falling…
Migrant Wars, Europe
Many years ago The Economist ran a cover story with a 'barbarians at the gate' theme that speculated whether Europe should wall itself off from the peoples to the east…
How To Stop Stephen Harper from Handcuffing Justin Trudeau
As we all know, before he was defeated by the Forces of Light, dirty old King Harper made a number of last minute patronage appointments.To ensure that his legacy would…
Black cat on rocker
A quiet, dim corner, pale late evening light.Filed under: art Tagged: black cat, Cat, digital, life, rocking chair, sleeping
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- In reviewing Gabriel Zucman's new book, Cass Sunstein discusses the need to rein in tax havens and ensure that the wealthy pay their fair…
B.C. Taxpayers Paid Millions for the Prime Farmland BC Hydro Will Flood with Site C Dam
Over the past four decades, B.C. taxpayers have footed a multi-million dollar bill for BC Hydro to purchase prime Peace Valley farmland in anticipation of building the Site C dam.…