Why Andrew Scheer and His Cons Have No Future
Ever since Andrew Scheer was chosen as the new leader of the Harper Party, I've been trying to explain to the few Cons I know, that they've made a terrible…
2017
A Dump, a Death Sentence.
It’s a strange old world where the people inflicting the butchery claim some moral high ground to deflect the blame on someone else. We would never do that, right? Such…
Lightfinder, young adult book by Edmonton author Aaron Paquette, tops this week’s Audreys Books bestseller list
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Sept. 3, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
THE REAL COST OF CAREGIVER EXHAUSTION
A new University of Michigan study suggests that tired family caregivers are associated with more frequent ER visits and higher overall health care costs for the person they care for.…
Center Jenny, 2013 – Ryan Trecartin
The avant garde today? More from Ryan Trecartin here
Angry CBC listeners demand fewer mindless personal-story programs
Note from Nick: Because I worked with CBC for more than 25 years and have great loyalty to quality public broadcasting, I regret that I need to take CBC Radio…
Angry CBC listeners demand fewer mindless personal-story programs
Note from Nick: Because I worked with CBC for more than 25 years and have great loyalty to quality public broadcasting, I regret that I need to take CBC Radio…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Passed-out cats.
Pink diamond at centre of hotly contested dispute
An interesting case our office is working on was featured on the front page of last Saturday’s Toronto Star. See Pink diamond at centre of hotly contested dispute The Court…
Modern Labour Activism?
Modern Labour Activism Modern Labour Activism is a collection of 35 labour renewal essays I wrote for Our Times magazine from March 2010 to June 2017. Is Canada’s labour movement…
DACA idea
Dear Canada: let's take in the #DACA people. Before you know it, every smart American will be up here! Sincerely, etc. #USpolitics — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 5, 2017
Wind Power: One of the Cheapest Sources of Energy
Sustainable and renewable energy sources continue to get more cost effective when compared to fossil fuel based energy. This is fantastic since the economics of scale are really kicking into…
Top 10 Legal headlines for the Week of September 5, 2017
140Law: Here are our Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of September 5, 2017. For links, visit 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills,…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of September 5, 2017
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 5, 2017 from Wise Law on Twitter: ACLU sues over Trump ban on transgender individuals joining the military Trump’s…
Not Getting All Shook Up
Donald Trump keeps threatening to tear up NAFTA. Tom Walkom writes that there’s no need to panic. In fact, Trump may be doing us a favour: We know that Canada…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Ed Finn discusses how corporate giants exert far more influence than we generally know – or should be willing to accept. And…
Andrew Scheer and Canada’s Monstrous Trump Party
In a world where the 24 hour news cycle rules, it's easy to forget how Andrew Scheer became Con leader, after one of the most disgusting leadership campaigns in modern…
What is the price of one child?
Children are returning to school at this time of year. In our wisdom, we Canadians have two types of school boards. (This is where our wannabe politicians hang out.) We…
On discriminatory treatment
Following up on this post, let’s take a look at Tom Parkin’s other recent post which offers plenty of food for thought. Parkin’s view broadly matches Guy Caron’s position on…