The end of provincial public sector austerity in Ontario?
The experts appointed to review the claim by the Auditor General that the surpluses in the teacher and civil servant pension plans cannot be counted as government assets have reported.…
February 2017
The problem of Dog Poo isn’t going away
During the last civic election, Michael Wiebe and I campaigned on finding alternatives to dog owners putting plastic bags of waste into public garbage totes. After we were both elected…
We Are Not Agreed
A few days ago University Ventures authored a piece in response to a post from the New America Foundation comparing Republicans who defend for-profit colleges to climate change deniers. The…
The end of provincial public sector austerity in Ontario?
The experts appointed by the Wynne government to review the recent claim by the Auditor General that the surpluses in the teacher and civil servant pension (Read more…) cannot be…
No, Canada’s economy will not collapse if Trudeau stands up to Trump
Trudeau met Trump on Monday but voiced no criticism. He stayed mum on Trump’s racist travel bans for Muslims and refugees—silent even about Canadian Muslims being arbitrarily denied entry at…
The problem of Dog Poo isn’t going away
During the last civic election, Michael Wiebe and I campaigned on finding alternatives to dog owners putting plastic bags of waste into public garbage totes. After we were both elected…
luxor: west bank sites
Yesterday was a full day of ancient sites and excellent Egyptian food. I woke up from a rooster crowing! Seriously, it called “Roo-uh roo-uh rooooo”. That was followed by the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Tom Parkin calls out the Libs’ latest laughable excuse for breaking their promise of electoral reform – being the threat that a party…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday February 15, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, and Wills,…
Get your pithy commentary on the CPC leadership race, right here
Step right up! @kinsellawarren Do you think Maxime Bernier or O’Leary are electable in Canada? — Lea (@Toriaimeegirl) February 15, 2017 One doesn’t speak French and the other doesn’t really…
luxor: west bank sites
Yesterday was a full day of ancient sites and excellent Egyptian food. I woke up from a rooster crowing! Seriously, it called “Roo-uh roo-uh rooooo”. That was followed by the…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday February 15, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, and Wills,…
Donald Trump and the Ghost of Richard Nixon
If the Mad King Donald thought that Mad Mike Flynn's sudden departure would end his so-called "RussIan problem," it appears he was sadly deluded.For that problem just keeps getting bigger…
Trumpism Moves North
The conventional wisdom seems to be that Justin — or as he is known theses days in Washington — Joe Trudeau’s visit with Donald Trump went pretty well. On the…
Where are Ontario politics headed?
There have been some political polls in Ontario recently that have caused a buzz in the news media. If the media had just checked back to before the last provincial…
S’truth and consequences #nlpoli
Truth and something else was clearly in the atmosphere this week as the Telegram’s Russell Wangersky offered a few thoughts on the subject in his Tuesday column. But if we…
S’truth and consequences #nlpoli
Truth and something else was clearly in the atmosphere this week as the Telegram’s Russell Wangersky offered a few thoughts on the subject in his Tuesday column. But if we…
Appalled maybe, but no one should be surprised by the ugly threats against Rachel Notley
PHOTOS: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. She has been threatened more than any other Alberta premier, and she reacts with aplomb. Below: British politician Jo Cox, murdered last year by a…
Free T-Shirts to Collective Projects
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Compared to this, Watergate was chickenshit
Here: WASHINGTON — Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials…