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October 2017
Melanie Joly Watch: the latest media roundup
She’s a disaster, but you knew that already. From the Canada Day fiasco, to these: Globe: “Her fall from grace in her home province has been swift and merciless, sped…
It is time to fire Bill Morneau, Justin.
Bill Morneau has a straight-forward job. As complex as the Finance Department might appear to the average Canadian, the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre has the credentials that say…
alds begins today
This Red Sox team has been driving me crazy, seesawing between amazing and horrendous. I don’t have a lot of optimism right now, especially after our dismal showing against Houston……
The Site C money pit
According to Financial Post writer Geoffrey Morgan, BC Hydro sent an October 3 communication to the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC). The letter explained why it continues to forecast a surge…
Kevin Taft’s Oil’s Deep State tops Audreys Books non-fiction Edmonton Bestseller List this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Oct. 1, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Two departures – of an NDP MLA and a UCP leadership candidate – pop up on Alberta’s political radar
PHOTOS: Former NDP MLA Karen McPherson, who has asked to sit as the Independent representative for her Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill riding (Photo: Bob Hawkesworth). Below: Former United Conservative Party leadership candidate…
MLA Karen McPherson bids farewell to the Alberta NDP
Photo: Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill MLA Karen McPherson (right) and Calgary-Northern Hills MLA Jamie Kleinsteuber (left). Source: Facebook There have been a lot of changes on the opposition side of Alberta’s Legislative…
Oil’s Deep State by Kevin Taft tops Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestsellers List this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended October 1, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
About that Rob Ford park decision
Here. It’s dumb because it gives Doug Ford an issue with which to rally his base. It looks mean because the guy is, you know, dead. Don’t speak ill of…
Leadership 2017 Links
The latest from the NDP’s federal leadership campaign following Jagmeet Singh’s impressive first-ballot victory. – Paul Wells discusses how Singh’s youth and optimism fit with the NDP’s history and self-image.…
Tillerson Did Not Call Trump a "Moron."
The Washington Post, Washington Examiner, GQ, MSNBC and other news outlets maintain that those in attendance at that Pentagon meeting say that state secretary Rex Tillerson called Trump “a f@#king…
How a Green Dealt With Holding the Balance of Power
A look at the voting record of former Vancouver Green Party trustee Janet Fraser and how critics and observers interpreted those votes. By Katie Hyslop Today | TheTyee.ca 04/10/17 Katie…
Oct. 4: The news ain’t good.
In general, the history of the last seventy years or so is that the U.S. government, pushed by its business leaders, wants to conquer the world. The purpose is to…
#CrudePower The Price of Oil tonight at #UofR
We haven't ignored the sour gas story in SE sask. We broke the story two years ago https://t.co/DQFhI1m7pY — Geoff Leo (@gleocbc) October 4, 2017 So this is the resulting…
Coming soon: a new look for this here web site!
Stuff you will see: New regular contributors – from the Left, Right and Centre! Regular news updates – Canadian news and top news stories! Smartphone-friendly content! Less clutter! Still not…
Rosy Rhetoric Won’t Get The Job Done
Those of us who pay even a modest amount of attention to the ever-increasing toll that climate change is exacting on the world know or sense that we have reached…
Cats and beasts #8
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LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday October 4, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. Ontario’s Family Law Act (FLA) governs the equalization and division…