British Columbia’s oh-so-Liberal government earned a reputation for looking the other way on certain criminal activity, especially money-laundering. That’s Asian money-laundering. Dirty money spirited out of Asia, mainly China, and…
Surveillance capitalism is a truly 21st century innovation which is having a major impact on society. Policies around data protection and privacy aren’t strong enough yet and trade deals don’t…
The old growth forests near Port Renfrew have been spared from the axe for now. The ingredients in the dispute were potentially explosive with broadly based opposition including the BC…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Edward Keenan writes about the chaos being created by Doug Ford’s reckless and thoughtless slashing of crucial public services. CTV reports on…
The CBC is reporting that both Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott are considering joing The Green Party: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said today she expects two former Liberal MPs…
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They wrote a speech the other day and ‘Chuckles’ Scheer, leader of Canada’s conservatives, read it. At the end of the day, Chuckles’ party had some foreign policy to show…
The chart below looks like there has been a huge jump up and down in “no choice” and a corresponding big change in party choice but actually there is some…
We Albertans have been living in a bit if a bubble – a bitumen bubble. As a consequence, we may not all have noticed what’s been happening on Canada’s West…
Check it out, around the six minute mark. Just in case you are wondering, it is considered highly, highly unethical for a lawyer to influence a witnesses’ testimony. And, sometimes,…
To a few, he’s the best person ever, a truly decent man and a great prime minister. To a different few, he’s the worst person ever, utterly corrupt, even venal.…
When I first moved to Southern Ontario, I taught in Durham Region. During my time working in that area, I got to know the region well but also what makes…
Don’t get caught. If your political party has been caught obstructing justice — as the political party led by Justin Trudeau assuredly was, in the SNC-Lavalin scandal — what’s the…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Edward Kleinbard argues that citizens should be asking the question of whether markets actually serve society’s best interests – while pointing out the…
I really, truly hate them. @JustinTrudeau’s regime intefered in the criminal justice system to reward a supporter (SNC-Lavalin), and to punish an enemy (Vice-Admiral Norman). They’ve provided conclusive proof, twice,…
In normal times, in a different Canada, a story about Andrew Scheer's monster bigot problem would be enough to end his political career.For his bigotry couldn't be more disgusting, or…
Donald Trump and the House of Representatives are in a fight to see the Orange One’s tax returns. Despite the fight, information on his taxes keeps leaking out. And it’s…
Soon after the Budget, the government announced they would spend $27 billion on hospital infrastructure over ten years and create 3,000 more hospital beds. For a moment, it may have…
Theres only one taxpayer is not ideology, it’s math!
The chant “There’s only one taxpayer!” has come to mean “Me”, and, “Stop taking my money”. When Doug Ford says it, he means him, not you. When you say it,…