We just published a new report, Extracted Carbon: Re-examining Canada’s contribution to climate change through fossil fuel exports, by yours truly. It is part of the Corporate Mapping Project, a…
This could not have been done without the connivance of Canadian governments. http://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/panama-papers-canada-tax-haven-1.3950552 Guess what this tells us about who really controls our governments.________________________________________________________________________________A recent CBC broadcast featured a panei…
Does corporate co-opting of issues (mental health, breast cancer, diabetes) make things better or worse? I’m happy to talk about mental illness or any other issue for that matter, but…
“”The secrecy around pipeline spills in Saskatchewan is astonishing,” said Keith Stewart, head of Greenpeace Canada’s climate and energy campaign, in an email on Tuesday. “First the government waits three…
Watch this. Impressive. Live feed dropped before the last question tonight in Calgary, about oilsands development. Here it is in full: pic.twitter.com/Sxf4ZuIaF4 — Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 25, 2017
I just can’t even… As we pivot to a new world of passionately demanding integrity from politicians, we should demand non-contradictory talk. Right? We are being feasted with Orwell in…
Once asked @BrettGurewitz same thing. He told me "that's like saying heroin is good for colds because it reduces sniffles." @badreligion https://t.co/349cpXAYoX — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 25, 2017 Thoughts…
BY PAUL B. ADAM, ASSOCIATE LAWYER Canada’s Child Support Guidelines are 20 years young this year. The guidelines were enacted in 1997 and created a single, comprehensive guideline for how…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday January 25, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jan…
It is a measure of self-compassion on this Bell Let’s Talk Day when I can slow down and remind myself of where I am and where I’ve come from. I…
Donald Trump announced yesterday that the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines are once again in play. Is there anyone who doubts that the Koch Brothers are behind those initiatives?…
As you know, I can't help feeling like I'm trapped in a surrealistic nightmare, or a scary episode of the Twilight Zone.Where the deranged demagogue Donald Trump is the president…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Scott Sinclair offers his take on what we can expect Donald Trump to pursue in renegotiating NAFTA, and points out that while there…
I welcome comments here, but within limits. One additional thing that I will not permit is the use of this space to promote racism and hatred. Thus, this, to “Fred…
I make games for a living and I love seeing people have fun – but I really don’t like golf courses. Golf takes up a lot of land and consumes…
An associate professor at McGill wrote an interesting op-ed last week in the Toronto Star seeking to answer the four major myths about the Ontario-Quebec cap-and-trade system to reduce greenhouse…
(York Trustee Nancy Elgie Blames Racial Slurs on Head Injury as Public Calls for Her Resignation Grow Louder) The scandal ridden York Region District School Board met with emotional parents…
A Forum poll released on Monday showed 27% of those surveyed thought celebrity businessman Kevin O’Leary would make the best leader of the federal Conservative party with Maxime Bernier a…
