A Pearl Saved, For Now.
The Trudeau government has come up with $1.6 million to keep the doors open at the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory. It’s enough money to keep the lab operating for…
2017
Support Herman Bell’s Attempt at Parole
We’re writing to ask if you are able to write a letter in support of Herman Bell’s next parole attempt, which will be taking place in February 2018. As you…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday November 9, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills,…
Go Ride the Bus, Busses are Great!
When is a bus not a bus? When it’s a trackless train. Busses are a great solution to traffic congestion, so much so that bus rapid transit (BRT) systems are…
The Point Is
In her latest iPolitics article, Kady O’Maley offers the view that the revelations of The Paradise Papers do not constitute a scandal for Justin Trudeau and his government. And while…
The Dumber Citizens Get
It used to be an oft repeated trope that democracy could not survive without a strong public education system. The truth of that trope is now on display in the…
The 2017 Short Story Advent Calendar Tops Audreys Edmonton Bestseller List
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Oct. 29, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Andrew Scheer and the Great Con Tax Smear
I made this little graphic yesterday to try to illustrate two points that I think need to be made, if we are still going to continue to call ourselves Canada.Not…
New column day
Here, on how beyond the scandals and failures we’ve seen to date, the Global Transportation Hub was always built on a dangerous desire to allow businesses to escape rules and…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – The Star’s editorial board argues that the Paradise Papers prove the need for a crackdown on offshore tax avoidance. Zach Dubinsky and…
The ‘Who’ of colonization?
When struggling through the Interim Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, it became confusing as to who was supposedly doing the colonizing? The…
Which way will the wedge slice? Alberta NDP and UCP adopt opposite strategies on gay-straight alliances
PHOTOS: Jason Kenney may be the UCP’s leader now, but he’s still doing his best to appeal to his red-meat social conservative base. (Photo: Dave Cournoyer, Daveberta.ca.) Below: NDP Education…
REVEALED: The white supremacists behind alt-right posters around the city (repost)
Two groups were photographed on U of T campus last night, and Torontoist has identified several participants. Last night, two groups of white supremacists were caught on camera putting up…
2017 Short Story Advent Calendar tops Audreys Books Edmonton Bestseller List
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Oct. 29, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Politics and its Discontents 2017-11-08 20:20:00
PM Justin Trudeau says he’s satisfied with Liberal fundraiser Stephen Bronfman’s explanation of his ties to offshore accounts, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer calls those remarks inappropriate. The Prime Minister…
If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER
David Wiley offers a provocative perspective titled If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER: The Cost Trap and Inclusive Access. Here’s how he sets it up:…
Work-in-Progress #1: An overview of my current projects
So I recently realized that I’m a bit bored with the big projects that take up most of my work time. Not wavering in my commitment to them…just a little…
Balfour at 100: A Legacy of Racism and Propaganda
The coming months mark the centennial of Palestine’s forcible incorporation into the British Empire. In November 1917, British foreign secretary Lord Arthur Balfour declared his government’s support for “the establishment…
The Current Conflict In Spain Has A Lot to Do With Economic Failure
Photo by SBA73 As Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy threatens to take over the autonomous region of Catalonia, it is becoming clearer even to casual observers who the bad guys…
The Best Canadian Climate Policy You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
It just might be the best climate policy you’ve never heard of. It’s called the Clean Fuel Standard. Proposed back in December 2016 when the landmark Pan-Canadian Framework was signed…