Trans Fats Ban in Canada Starting in 2018
Trans fats are really bad for you and governments around the world are starting to ban them. Canada just announced that they too will be banning trans fats alongside the…
2017
A journey
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One, he’s no president
Two, the Secret Service need to pay him an official visit. He’s broken the law.
The Dippers’ Choice
Yesterday, the NDP held its final leadership debate. Tim Harper gives a cogent evaluation of the four candidates: Singh promises growth. Backers believe he will grow personally as he moves…
Documents show B.C. ‘Climate Leadership Plan’ was cooked up in Calgary boardroom of powerful petroleum industry lobby
PHOTOS: British Columbia’s beautiful Legislature Building in Victoria – not, as it turns out, where the province’s climate policy is set! Below: CCPA-BC’s Shannon Daub, former B.C. Liberal premier Christy…
B.C.’s Last Climate ‘Leadership’ Plan Was Written in Big Oil’s Boardroom (Literally)
By Shannon Daub & Zoë Yunker. Newly uncovered documents obtained through Freedom of Information requests reveal the cozy relationship between the fossil fuel industry and the last B.C. government went…
Will We Have to Wait Longer for Marijuana to Be Legalized?
We've been talking about legalizing marijuana in this country for about fifty years, since the Le Dain Commission delivered its report. Which was completely ignored, as was another report produced…
The late, unlamented Equifax.
It is just one of the many problems faced by Canadians because of our outmoded constitution. Responsibility for credit reporting companies resides with the provincial governments. It enables the large…
Edmonton’s Election officially starts tomorrow.
There are only 28 days left until Edmontonians go to the polls to vote in this year’s municipal elections. Tomorrow is Nomination Day, which will see candidates line up from…
Go to Scotland, learn about Canada
Ms Soapbox and her eldest daughter “Missy” just returned from a 10 day trip to Scotland. We explored Edinburgh (refined and dignified), Glasgow (gritty and boisterous) and the Highlands (majestic…
A rainstorm
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Part II: Northern Guard and the News Media
When I published the story on the Northern Guard on Wednesday, I expected it would be the first of a two part profile of the group. However events that have…
Leadership 2017: The Ballot
Despite the federal NDP’s candidate showcase there hasn’t been much change since last week’s rankings – and so I won’t update those for this week. Rather than ranking the candidates…
5 Facts Most Caregivers Don’t Know About Pressure Sores
Pressure sores are a serious threat to the life and health of our loved ones. That’s why I thought it was so important to publish a guest post on this…
IMF refuses Barbuda debt relief after hurricane, Cuba dispatches medical staff across Caribbean
As Barbuda, part of the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, reels from having almost the entirety of its infrastructure and 95% of its homes destroyed due to Hurricane…
B’nai B’rith’s Shameful Attack on Niki Ashton
Photo by Liam Richards B’nai B’rith are a cynical bunch, claiming to speak for Jews in general, but in reality defending Israel no matter what that country does. The group’s…
Age might play into this
Don’t care if Trudeau does not change how we vote, I’ve only got one election left before I am no longer capable of a coherent thought and that might even…
Think of an Ark for the 21st Century
Let’s recycle the fable of Noah and his Ark. Only this 21st century ark isn’t intended to hold mating pairs of creatures, two by two. It’s intended strictly for a…
Ollie and pet rescue
We are suckers for the face of a cat at the window, a hungry cat, a cold cat, a lost cat, a cat someone has abandoned to fend for themselves…
The Return of Stuff Happens, week 35: A game as old as hockey itself.
There was big news from Alberta’s second city this week — the Calgary Flames are unhappy. And if the Flames are unhappy, ain’t nobody happy. As you may have heard,…