City Council needs to get it right on Northlands Coliseum redevelopment
It has been about 10 years since the City of Edmonton seriously began studying the concept of funding the construction of a downtown arena, and 6 years since City Council…
December 2017
How Legal Is the “Bloodwater” Dump in B.C.?
By Maryann Watson, Marine Campaigner and Stephanie Hewson, Staff Counsel at West Coast Environmental Law Clouds of blood pumped straight from a fish plant in B.C. made worldwide headlines last…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats at home.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Joseph Stiglitz writes about the need to learn from past mistakes in order to build a sustainable economy for the future: To…
Happy 70th, Horseshoe
54. Warren Kinsella, author: “DOA, 2005. Joey ‘Sh–head’ Keithley sat at the Horseshoe bar with me, up by the doors, and he gave me one of his band’s T-shirts: ‘THIS…
Happy anniversary darlin
We were married for 45 years and forty one days. The first time we met you were wearing a very short Nova Scotia plaid skirt and climbing up and down…
Imperial Metals’ Financial Downgrade Raises Questions About Liability of Mount Polley, Red Chris Mines
A leading credit rating agency’s financial downgrading of Imperial Metals Corp. is sending alarm signals through B.C. and Alaska groups concerned about the future of mines operated by the company.…
Chris Hedges – A Recipe for Emerging Dystopia
Chris Hedges addresses the transformation of the United States from a once hopeful democracy into an emerging dystopia.
It’s Just a Sense, a Feeling.
If there’s one thing we need to get much better at it’s learning to deal with the unexpected. It’s a huge understatement to note that, on so many fronts, we’re…
Earthgauge News – Dec. 4, 2017
Edition #7 of the Earthgauge News podcast for the week of Dec. 4, 2017. A weekly Canadian environmental news podcast featuring stories from across Canada and around the world. Join…
Long guest post on Booklikes
I have a long guest post up on the Booklikes blog today, in which I describe the process of writing The Fatness. There’s also a giveaway of the book there.…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday December 5, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
Tories try sleight-of-hand with transit.
When we first saw the Ontario Conservative’s proposal for Toronto Transit, we thought it was one of the silliest we had heard for a while. It just made no sense…
Lisa Raitt, the Scummy Cons, and The Rebel Connection
Lisa Raitt likes to portray herself as a different kind of Con, a cut above the rest of her lowlife colleagues. But don't believe a word she says.She's as rotten…
Flash North Korea for Freedom
Flash Drives For Freedom from Doug Burnett on Vimeo. The reclusive state of North Korea doesn’t like it when information leaks in or out. The government is propped up by…
In Bill 32, NDP’s latest tweaks to Alberta election financing laws, Notley Government takes aim at PACs
PHOTOS: Democratic Renewal (and Labour) Minister Christina Gray. Below: Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan and Alberta Party MLA Greg Clark. The most controversial omission in new Alberta legislation restricting the…
NDP expands Third Party Advertiser law to cover ‘Political Action Committee’ activities
Photo: Labour Minister Christina Gray. (Photo from premierofalberta on Flickr) Labour Minister Christina Gray , who is responsible for the Alberta NDP government’s democratic renewal initiatives, introduced Bill 32: An…
December 2017 Bits and Bites: Calgary Vandalism, Blood & Honour, and Ronny Cameron
It might be a bit early in the month to post a Bits and Bites article, but I figure if another is necessary later, I'm sure the readers won't mind.…