Red Deer and the Alberta Party are frequent destinations for disaffected politicos in search of a new political home. Led by former Progressive Conservative Party president Katherine O’Neill and backed…
My friend and colleague Vickie Cammack and I co-write a weekly column for Troy Media called Caring Connections. Vickie cares for her Mom and here, she tells a story that…
Chances are you’ve holidayed there. No, not Syria, Mexico. That Mexico, our NAFTA partner. Which makes it all the more troubling that Mexico is poised to overtake Syria as the…
Britain’s politically conservative Telegraph newspaper says the Cabinet Manual is “the closest thing Britain has to a rule-book.” It is important here because BC’s legislature is based on the Westminster…
Used appropriately, summary judgment motions are an important tool for enhancing access to justice and achieving proportionate, timely and cost-effective adjudication: Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, 1 S.C.R. 87.…
Used appropriately, summary judgment motions are an important tool for enhancing access to justice and achieving proportionate, timely and cost-effective adjudication: Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, 1 S.C.R. 87.…
Parliament is now in summer recess.. so MP’s will be able to go home for awhile and spend time with their families and constituents.. kissing babies, going to BBQ’s and…
There are 116 days left until the October 16, 2017 municipal elections in Edmonton. Here are some of the latest updates to the list of candidates running in Edmonton’s municipal…
Has neoliberalism finally run its course? Are Western countries poised to move their political centre back to the progressive left? What we’re seeing underway in Britain may point the way…
The lives of salmon and bears in B.C. are inextricably linked and new research by scientists at Raincoast Conservation and the University of Victoria underlines the importance of conservation managers…
It was sometime around mid-May that the world’s population broke the 7.5 billion mark. In the 12,000 year history of civilization, it took most of that time, almost all of…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Thursday June 22, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. When a person dies in Ontario, and no…
With apologies to the Five Man Electrical Band: Would it be fair to say we are drowning in our excesses? Recommend this Post
Yoga can be an effective treatment for back pain according to new research. Before you sign up to any random yoga class for your back be sure to check what…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Alex Collinson discusses how insecure work makes it impossible to reliably structure an individual’s life: Many respondents told us about how difficult…
Donald Trump is coming to Canada next May to attend the G7 Conference. He should not be invited to extend his stay or to come back. Bob Hepburn writes: Over…
Here, on how a misguided war against “red tape” contributed to the deaths of dozens in the Grenfell Tower fire – and how we’re at risk of becoming casualties as…
This much we know about Andrew Scheer, the man who likes to call himself Stephen Harper Two, or Harper with a smile.We know he is a serious religious fanatic, who…
Following the success of Collingwood’s Comedy Duo, whose act has taken them on tour across the nation on the taxpayers’ dollar, our Deputy Mayor has entered the ring as our…
A reader on the west coast asked the other day if we are seeing anger in Liberal ranks directed at Prime Minister Trudeau’s disrespect for the party? What was strange…
