Science by People for People
To the average person it might look like scientists operate in an ivory tower away from reality, which, can make engaging in scientific issues intimidating. To bridge this gap engaged…
May 2018
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday May 16, 2018. Today we are talking about Family Law. Marriage contracts, also known as pre-nuptial agreements, enable spouses to…
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Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – The CCPA offers some questions and answers on the problems with “social impact bonds” designed to turn the delivery of needed programming into…
Hell Hath No Fury
Lately, Stephen Harper has been showing his true colours — he’s a nasty conservative who is equal parts bully and bile. Andrew Cohen writes: In February, he was elected chairman…
The Morning Line: Ontario’s dilemma.
This is probably the most difficult Morning Line Babel-on-the-Bay has produced in ten years. It might just be the one that besmirches our reputation. The question in this election are…
Deputy Minister Wynne, we presume
Spoke to CBC’s Mike Crawley yesterday about why Kathleen Wynne is doing so badly. Told him Wynne made herself the only face of this government – that she didn’t ever…
BC Hydro aims to mislead citizens about domestic consumption
If we had experienced more truthfulness from BC Hydro, the province would not be spending billions on Site C. Not only is the project an option more expensive than alternatives,…
Prominent labour activist, plus well-known chanteuse and LGBTQ+ activist, named to Alberta Order of Excellence
What a pleasure it was yesterday to see Reg Basken’s name on the 2018 list of eight new members of the Alberta Order of Excellence. There was a day I…
The Alberta III%ers Aren’t Racist If Only You Ignore All Of Their Racism
That's right, don't you believe your lying eyes! Annyyyyways, it seems that the threepers are starting to catch on to the reality that they are being watched: First, it would…
And the Trudeau Government’s Reaction Is?
A tweet. That’s how the government of Justin Trudeau responded to yesterday’s massacre of Palestinians by Israeli snipers and Justin’s bestie, Benjamin Netanyahu. Deeply concerned by violence in Gaza Strip.…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Floored cats.
New bill will give ultra-secret spy agency extensive powers
Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP The Trudeau government is seeking to empower an influential, if little-known, arm of Canadian imperialism. Bill C-59 would authorize the Communications Security Establishment to carry out…
Like a Vampire Sizzling Under the Noonday Sun
The more unviable the Athabasca Tar Sands become, the more extreme measures politicians will accept to keep that corpse warm. There’s nothing for it but to drag it out into…
True test of reconciliation: respect the Indigenous right to say No
Photo by Mychaylo Prystupa. Conflict is coming. There is no getting around that fact. Anyone who believes that reconciliation will be about blanket exercises, cultural awareness training, visiting a native…
Western Leaders Betrayed Palestinians 70 Years Ago. There is no sign that’s about to change
Palestine Nakba Day demonstration in Berlin • Photo by Libertinus Israel has been crafting a dishonest counter-narrative ever since the Nakba, one that historians scouring the archives have exploded. On…
Speaking Truth to Powerful Fools
She’s the bain of the Oil Patch and every greasy, dishonest petro-pol in Canada, Justin Trudeau and Rachel Notley very much included. Robyn Allan is a force to be reckoned…
What Peace Means to Me
I read today in an article that “Modern liberals have no working theory of authoritarianism. Of its causes. Its spark. Its fuel.” I’m not sure that this is true, and…
If the Boot Fits, Wear It.
Israel didn’t act alone yesterday when its snipers slaughtered 58 unarmed Gazan protesters and wounded another 1,300. Trump, being the truly vile snake that he is, blamed the killings and…