What Mark Zuckerberg Didn’t Tell You
FaceBook tracks you across the internet on any website that has a FB button, whether or not you are signed into FaceBook and even if you don’t have an account.…
April 2018
Mafioso In The White House
Excerpts from James Comey’s book, A Higher Loyalty, have hit the papers. The Guardian obtained an advance copy from a New York bookseller and has published excerpts from the book.…
‘They’re Not Getting How the Constitution Works’: Why Trudeau, Notley Can’t Steamroll B.C. on Kinder Morgan Pipeline
In the fall of 1981, Jack Woodward was a young lawyer in Ottawa when NDP leader Ed Broadbent and prime minister Pierre Trudeau struck a deal to include aboriginal rights…
Waiting for Mr. Trump.
Is this the day Mr. Trump sends the world to war? We wait. We wonder. It might not be a good day to plan next year’s vacation. The man has…
Canada On Pipelines
” B.C. does not have the power to veto a pipeline, but the poll suggests a majority of Canadians feel the provinces should have the ability to stop a pipeline…
Despite NDP stamp of approval, pipeline rally on Legislature’s steps looked and sounded like a UCP event
PHOTOS: Part of the pro-pipeline crowd in front of the Alberta Legislature Thursday afternoon, with a couple of brave Indigenous counter-protesters visible in the foreground. Below: Federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet…
Through the Looking Glass – NDP cabinet ministers awkwardly join pro-pipeline, pro-UCP rally
Today’s rally at the Alberta Legislature in support of the expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline was one of the strangest rallies in recent memory. Maybe it was because…
Hypocrisy of politicians exposed
Politicians demand ordinary citizens pay increasing amounts of carbon tax — supposedly to reduce fossil fuel consumption — while at the same time they dish out billions of dollars in…
A Cruel Prime Minister
I don’t know whether Justin Trudeau despises British Columbians or whether he just doesn’t care about them but I do know that he treats them with great cruelty. British Columbians…
Newly-signed FPT housing framework agreement
I’ve just written a blog post about the newly-signed federal-provincial-territorial housing framework agreement. This agreement builds on (and helps move forward) Canada’s National Housing Strategy, which was released last fall.…
Ottawa’s Mandate to Promote Fish Farming at Odds with Tough Regulation
Does Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s (DFOs) science advisory process have integrity when tasked with answering questions on salmon farming? Tags: salmon farming DFO fisheries and oceans canada Cohen Commission scams…
Let Me Put This Bluntly
A province being coerced to allow something potentially catastrophic to be done to its territory and coast against the will of its people and without our consent, something no other…
THE PHARMACIST: A CAREGIVER’S SECRET, BEST FRIEND
One of any caregiver’s BEST and most SECRET friends is the community pharmacist. Why secret? Because most caregivers aren’t aware of all the help that pharmacists can provide. Why best?…
Truth and Reconciliation with the Park Board’s Colonial Roots
I will be presenting the following motion at Monday’s meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation: MOTION ON NOTICE Truth and Reconciliation with the Park Board’s Colonial Roots…
Republican Insanity
Do you want to know how insane things are in the United States? Tara Golshan reports in Vox that the Republican congress — which just passed a budget with a…
Kinder Morgan is Blackmailing Canada and the Government is Letting it Happen
Kinder Morgan’s decision to suspend work on its controversial $7.4-billion Trans Mountain pipeline looks like a another corporate attempt to blackmail Canadian governments. Tags: Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Rachel Notley…
Canada’s Upcoming Fish Farm Rules Likely to Prop Up Industry, Critics Warn
As the federal government considers bringing in new laws to govern fish farms, there is widespread skepticism that the government will act in the public interest. Tensions surrounding salmon farming…
Minnie and Mickey Get Baked
Couldn’t let this one go. Eight Argentinian police officers have been sacked after claiming that ravenous mice are to blame for nearly 1200 pounds of marijuana gone missing from a…