Ford fast-tracks the slippery slope.
One of the problems with being a bit older is that you have seen it all before. Premier Doug Ford, for example, might be just a reprise of Mike Harris,…
2018
Ship Slowly for Greener Online Shopping
It’s that time of year when people buy objects for others because of social obligations or religious practices. When purchasing goods we obviously need to think about the story behind…
week two of training and counting days to go home
It was wonderful to have Allan and Diego with me this weekend. The weather was “cold” — cold for the island, between -2 and +3 C — and wet, and…
Rent Control in Ontario
I’ve just published my new analysis of Ontario’s proposed rent controls and develop an evidence-based comprehensive alternative proposal at the CCPA’s “Behind the Numbers” blog.
Episode 24: Oil, Pipelines and Alberta’s next election.
The First Minister’s Meeting, oil prices, and Premier Rachel Notley’s performance on the national stage are where we started the discussion in this episode. Dave and Ryan also delved into…
How A Poll Almost Ruined The Start Of My Holiday Season
As you can probably tell from the sporadic state of my blogging, I am rapidly approaching Christmas mode, where I try to think about only nice things, and have as…
Big Business Joins The Battle Against Climate Change
Whatever you do, don't tell Canada's grubby gang of Con climate change deniers anything. For I doubt they could survive the shock.They want us to believe that fighting global warming…
The Songs They Sing …
Shelving a single song during this holiday season has resulted in severe backlash and righteous indignation from people that have lost … NOTHING.
Vax Populi
Is the Center for Disease Control (CDC) a pharmaceutical company? Yes, according to Robert Kennedy, Jr. This story that came out last week showcases Kennedy’s opinion that the CDC needs…
By-elections, by the numbers
The morning after the by-election in Leeds-Grenville, Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, I know what Gordie and I would have been doing. We would have been going through the numbers.…
The March of the Dinosaurs
I remember the day when it arrived. We had prepared a special place for it in the file room. A sales rep brought it in, unpacked it, plugged it in…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of December 10, 2018
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of December 10, 2018 from Wise Law on Twitter: Canada’s Judges fight Liberal plan to publicize their expenses Ontario Workers’ compensation…
The High Price Of Willful Ignorance
The other day I wrote a post entitled The Cost of Disengagement. Today’s post might be considered a companion piece, inasmuch as disengagement and ignorance often go hand-in-hand. And sadly,…
Russia Must Stop Undermining American Democracy. That’s the Republicans’ Job.
The Republicans are masters at the dark arts of undermining America’s inconvenient democracy. Today they’re going far beyond the mundane tactics of gerrymandering and voter suppression although both are still…
Republican Rigging
Republicans have been rigging elections for decades. But, after the November mid-terms, they’re on steroids, making sure that Democrats don’t take control. E. J. Dionne writes: Not so the Republicans…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Avi Lewis contrasts the real crises which demand our attention against the manufactured ones which are instead promoted by far too many of…
Maybe Big Money Will Get Their Ear
Nothing perks up the ears of neoliberal politicians – like our very own – more than talk about money. And, today at the climate summit in Katowice, Big Money is…
My Apologies
I”ve just discovered a raft of of comments that I didn’t know were made to this blog. I apologize for their tardiness. Apparently, not all comments have come to my…