LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday September 21, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. In 2015, an Ontario Court awarded 27 months’ of pay…
2017
Dumb As A Bag Of Hammers
As the Republicans’ third attempt to repeal Obamacare was going down in flames, Mike Pence was warning Alaskans that the last thing they wanted to do was to adopt single…
Bill Morneau, Charles Sousa et al., and the fight to save Sears Canada
Dunno about you, but when I buy stuff – mainly shoes for Lisa and technology for the kids – I like to see the stuff with my own eyes, you…
Premier popularity, parsed
From Reid. No big changes, really – which is good news for some, and bad news for others. Comments open.
Is NAFTA circling the drain?
You always assume there is hope as long as negotiations continue—as they are for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) this week in Ottawa. The only problem is that…
FOI filings show Councillor Sheena Hughes’ controversial comments didn’t end with her ‘sack of hammers’ remark
PHOTOS: A screenshot taken from the City of St. Albert video of the Feb. 17, 2015, City Council meeting, showing Councillor Sheena Hughes speaking about changes to the School Site…
Former PEGIDA Canada Supporter and RISE Canada Iraj Gardner Speaks to ARC
When ARC reported on the PEGIDA Canada rally in London, ON which was again dwarfed in number by comparison by counter-protesters this weekend, I also included information that was sent…
How much influence does the oil industry have over Alberta politics?
Way too much, according to author and former Edmonton-Riverview MLA Kevin Taft. Taft takes a deep dive into the influence of big oil on the politics and policy direction of…
Far-Right Enters Germany’s Parliament for First Time in 60 Years
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:20062:Far-Right-Enters-Germany%27s-Parliament-for-First-Time-in-60-Years Filed under: Uncategorized
Spain’s Economy is Growing, but Leaving Most Spaniards Behind
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:20003:Spain%27s-Economy-is-Growing%2C-but-Leaving-Most-Spaniards-Behind Filed under: Uncategorized
Chelsea Manning barred from entering Canada
In a development that will most certainly strengthen the view that the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will do anything appease the Trump administration, Canadian immigration authorities just barred…
Chelsea Manning barred from entering Canada
In a development that will most certainly strengthen the view that the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will do anything appease the Trump administration, Canadian immigration authorities just barred…
Freedom of Information Seriously Suffered Under BC Liberals’ Last Years: Report
By Andrew MacLeod for The Tyee. For two years leading up to the May election, the government of British Columbia regularly broke its own law for responding to freedom of…
Wait Just One Second. We Let Conrad Black In But Turn Chelsea Manning Away?
C’mon, Justin. Just for a while can you pull that giant rag out of your ass? Tell those boys and girls in those little booths to let Chelsea Manning visit…
Sorry, Puerto Rico, You’re Just Not White Enough.
Donald Trump has earned praise for how well his administration has responded to the disasters caused in Texas and the southeast by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. He’s not showing signs…
Tony and His Weiner Going To the Country Club Corral.
Tony Weiner’s uncontrollable deviance has landed him and his now infamous appendage a 21-month, all expenses paid visit to the Greybar Hotel. Only Tony won’t be headed to Attica or…
John McCain’s Adieu
Anyone who has lost a friend or loved one to brain cancer knows how rapidly it can claim its victim. That’s John McCain’s reality and he didn’t dodge it in…
Coach Knows Best
Steve Kerr is the head coach of the NBA champion, Golden State Warriors. Stephen Curry, considered by some “the greatest shooter in NBA history,” is one of Kerr’s star players…
The Logical and Foreseeable Consequences of Our Acts
What will the next 50 years hold, the next 20? 50 years ago really isn’t that long, especially for anyone over 50. 50 years ago I rode a pretty quick…