The Rapid Decline of Governance – Part Deux
Is 2019 the year the Transatlantic Alliance irreparably fractured? Have Europe and the United States finally taken their leave of each other? Has the United States forfeited its right to…
Is 2019 the year the Transatlantic Alliance irreparably fractured? Have Europe and the United States finally taken their leave of each other? Has the United States forfeited its right to…
I believe we should take action to protect the Cowichan Estuary by working with the people who live and work there. The Cowichan Bay Terminal built in the 1920’s is…
Dear Puglaas: That’s the name you use on Twitter, and the name you got when you were born: Puglaas. In the Kwak’wala language, it means “woman born to noble people.”…
A citizen group that includes the former head of wildlife for the B.C. government is urging Cowichan Valley Regional District to reject an industrial rezoning application from Western Stevedoring for…
Some people seem to have a wonderfully newfound fondness for ex-Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. I get the part about how she’s First Nations and the first FN to serve as…
Canadian Banks and Credit Unions are reported to be shying way from or refusing to deal with federally, provincially and local government approved cannabis dispensaries. They say that they are…
Political exempt staff are paid well. They get many privileges. They get perqs. They get to do things, and meet people, no one else does. Anyone posting paeans to the…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Matt Bruenig offers up a set of proposals to help American families toward economic security. And Andrew Jackson has some suggestions to…
The first cut, they say, is the deepest. And now, for something completely different: Recommend this Post
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of February 19, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: Washington State Sheriff Says Use of Camera to Zoom in on Defense…
Was inside the Jian Hing market at Markham and Lawrence on Family Day, looking for Filipino Pork Rinds. They have about 40 different varieties at Jian Hing. I'm not kidding,…
Justin Trudeau and Gerald Butts go back along way. Susan Delacourt reviews their history: He and Butts met at McGill University when they were both studying English literature and on…
Right here. Federal Ipsos/Global poll, 1002 adults, Feb. 14-18: CPC 36% (+3 since December, 2018) Liberals 34% (-4) NDP 17% (-1) Ontario (federal) CPC 38% Liberals 32% NDP 22% LIberal…
We all need water to live and we’re using our fresh water reserves faster than they can be replenished. South Africa knows this all too well, which is why there…
Was inside the Jian Hing market at Markham and Lawrence on Family Day, looking for Filipino Pork Rinds. They have about 40 different varieties at Jian Hing. I’m not kidding,…
It is usually best to stay away from political situations that you do not understand. While we have gone around the the rings in this circus a few times, we…
Despite our love for politics as a blood sport, there is a human side and human cost to politics. I have seen both, and have experienced both for the better…
In early 2014, BC Hydro awarded SNC-Lavalin a contract to design, build, finance and maintain the John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
I urge the CVRD board not to approve a rezoning application by the Cowichan Bay Terminal. The CVRD now has a unique, priceless chance to help start reversing decades of…