The House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security recently thwarted Canadian policing agencies’ insatiable hunger for lawful access and related surveillance powers. For now, our elected…
May 16 2017 Vancouver.ca “The Park Board voted last night to amend the Park Control Bylaw after extensive public input, many discussions with Aquarium staff, and a thorough review of…
May 16, 2017 The BC SPCA is applauding the Parks Board decision to ban the display of cetaceans at the Vancouver Aquarium as a significant move forward for animal welfare.…
Here is a Facebook posting from David Isbister, one of the community leaders on this initiative. David is a Vancouver born and raised small business owner, activist, musician, and speaker…
The fallout from WCAI's Joey De Luca and his dispute with the Alberta Citizens Coalition (ACC) over the planned Edmonton protest at the legislature and subsequent decision to hold his…
I know this is my new favourite quote because I’ve read it a billion times.
Upturned cats.
All fossil-fuel vehicles will vanish in 8 years in twin ‘death spiral’ for big oil & big autos, says Stanford study https://t.co/uFcSdLAbFq — Tzeporah Berman (@Tzeporah) May 16, 2017 By…
Here’s a big heads up for all of Canada’s petro-pols from Justin Trudeau on down. A new report out of Stanford University predicts a permanent collapse in oil prices within…
An association representing B.C.’s commercial sector and business interests says it has compelling evidence that B.C. Hydro has over forecasted electricity demand over the past 50 years — leading to…
From Ontario to Quebec and all the way back to British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley we’ve been experiencing severe flood events. A new study published in the journal Nature concludes that,…
What do you do when the self-styled leader of the free world has the attention span of a fruit fly? According to The Independent, Nato officials have instituted a new…
Good thing he doesn't have access to the nuclear codes or anything #USPolitics https://t.co/vrGbj6yAXZ — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) May 16, 2017 Sources say White House staff members are beginning to…
Loose Lips Sink Ships Do you remember the uproar when word got out that America’s intelligence types had warned their colleagues abroad to be careful about what secrets they shared…
The Auditor General, Michael Ferguson, has doubts about Justin Trudeau’s promise to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2015. Mike, relax, it was never more than a promise from a…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Tom Parkin writes about the growing opposition to a Lib infrastructure bank designed to turn public needs into private profits at our…
One of these men is not in his right mind. Hint: he’s wearing a blue suit. You might recall that, before Trump’s inauguration, American intel officials warned their allied colleagues…
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Tuesday May 16, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. Under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, where discrimination or harassment…
So, Jagmeet, whose candidacy I invented, is in. One of my Daisy colleagues was there last night, and said the announcement was awesome. And Mad Max looks to be the…
In the lead up to the Budget, the government crowed that they had heard the public and would improve funding for hospitals. However, based on government announcements, they actually plan…
