Nazis? Just when you think he can’t get any lower, Trudeau does
“Dirty Jew.” It’s the Summer of 1986. The place: Caroline, Alta., just outside Red Deer. The slur has been uttered by Terry Long, the “High Aryan Warrior Priest” of the…
April 2019
Ontario Electricity VII – Committee Testimony
The PC Government in Ontario has introduced Bill 87 which would eliminate the rate-based borrowing to subsidize electricity prices and replace it with Government borrowing. Last week’s Provincial Budget estimates…
The Guardian – It’s Time to Break the Machine
Is revolt in your future? Perhaps, if you want a future for your children and grandchildren and all the young people of their generations. The editorial board of The Guardian…
Chris Hedges-What Does Julian Assange Face In the USA?
We are heading into a power struggle following the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The chill factor for other journalists, reporters and bloggers are clear enough. Assange revealed US…
The Arrest of Julian Assange Is Troubling News For Journalists Around The World.
Glenn Greenwald The arrest and likely extradition of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange today is troubling news for journalism around the world. The Department of Justice alleges that Assange offered to…
Two women made accusations against Julian Assange
Julian Assange speaks to media at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on May 19, 2017. Jack Taylor/Getty Images Now that he has been expelled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London,…
Lessons from the Campaign Trail
Over close to 15 years now, I’ve volunteered and worked on many political campaigns. I’ve been involved in campaigns at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, in three provinces, three…
If You Want a Future, You’ll Have to Fight Power to Get It – Monbiot
The political class, as anyone who has followed its progress over the past three years can surely now see, is chaotic, unwilling and, in isolation, strategically incapable of addressing even…
Nathan Cullen And The Slow Death Of The NDP
I was sitting on a bench overlooking the beach at Ward's Island this weekend, when I suddenly thought of Jack Layton. And how I used to see him all the…
Twitter is a joke
I reported this to Twitter. They said it isn’t a violation of their end user agreement. Guess I’ve got to sue them again.
Top 10 Legal Headlines for the week of April 15, 2019
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of April 15, 2019. For links, visit 140Law at http://wiselaw.blogspot.com View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
#LavScam latest: Trudeau wants to give these creeps a sweetheart deal
An excellent Lavscam investigative report by CBC, no less. And it’s a doozy. Millions of dollars in a safe to facilitate bribes. Massive fraud. And Justin Trudeau’s favourite engineering firm…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of April 15, 2019
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 15, 2019 from Wise Law on Twitter: US House sues to block Trump’s use of funds for border wall…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Martin Regg Cohn discusses how workers are bearing the brunt of Doug Ford’s budget. Joe Light offers a reminder that Donald Trump’s populist…
Sounds Like Corporate Extortion To Me
Given all of the revelations about how the Liberals legislated Deferred Prosecutions with SNC-Lavalin expressly in mind, it is perhaps no surprise that Big Pharma is now attempting to flex…
Episode 34: When you play the Game of Thrones… Alberta election edition.
In this episode Dave and Ryan discuss the huge turnout at the advance polls, some of the key races to watch on election night, and recap of the final days…
The Pathology Of Oil
The Albertan mind, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, has been warped by the politics of oil: Oil, a commodity that nurtures dependency, has so coddled the Alberta mind that it has fostered…
British Columbia’s Carbon Pricing Works Well
British Columbia shows carbon pricing works while another province looks uselessly backwards. The regressive and antidemocratic Ontario “conservative” government is set to sue the Canadian government for protecting the environment.…
Delay of Game.
There could be a serious family squabble in the offing. I might not have mentioned it in the past but the wife is the sports fan in this family. Not…
Budget 2019 Context #nlpoli
Most of the commentary about Budget 2019 on Tuesday will be focused on the short-term. Here are some slides that show longer-term trending. We’ll update them later on with the…