LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday April 30, 2019. Today we are talking about Employment Law. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise…
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Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – James Murray highlights what climate protests have accomplished so far, while emphasizing the need to turn activism into policy change over the…
Rollin with Pat & Jay Part 1: Debunked
ARC is pleased to let our readers know that the good folks at Yellow Vests Canada Exposed have joined the blog to write about the reactionary Yellow Vests movement in…
The Great Disruptor?
Doug Ford styles himself as The Great Disruptor. But, the truth is, he’s not very good at disrupting things for his own benefit. Martin Regg Cohn writes: The pushback over…
SNC/PMO Scandal Comes out of Hibernation
We have reached the end of April and while Spring is coming bit by bit, it can’t get here soon enough for many of us. One group of people happy…
Andrew Scheer’s Scary Climate Change Nightmare
For Andrew Scheer it must have seemed like a religious revelation, of the very wrong kind. The kind born in the hell of his own making.For years he has tried…
And Now, A Word From Kermit
H/t Greg Perry Still not convinced? Perhaps these letter-writers can help: Local governments all over the world are declaring a climate emergency, so stop using the neutral term “climate change”…
#LavScam latest: illegal SNC donations to the LPC – and to Ignatieff, Dion, Rae and Trudeau’s candidate, Kennedy
Stunning, kick-ass scoop by CBC, this morning. (Oh, and for those conservative types who continually rail about how the CBC is part of a vast pro-Liberal conspiracy? Read this story…
Doug Ford’s base is into booze.
There. Question asked. Question answered. If you had a bunch of freeloaders such as Ford Nation supporting you in politics, would you not reciprocate by supporting some of their wishes?…
Joe and Justin: one’s a winner, one isn’t
Joe and Justin? There’s a connection. Stay with me, here. In 2015 and 2016, I proudly volunteered for Hillary Clinton in two states, and at her Brooklyn headquarters. I’m going…
Voter Turn-out and Popular Vote Shares of Parties, 1949 – 2019 #nlpoli
Election turn-out has been declining steadily for provincial elections since the mid-1990s. The 2019 general election is on track to show a record low turn-out at 44% of eligible voters.…
Guest Post: Why Alberta’s NDP will be living dangerously for the next four years
John Ashton is the co-author with former Alberta NDP leader Ray Martin of Made in Alberta: The Ray Martin Story. He has served as staff on 26 NDP campaigns. In…
Is it time for the Greens and the NDP To Get Serious About A Merger?
The Liberals and Conservatives have controlled our country since Confederation. Oh, there have been a few breaks here and there, but as we head towards a fall election this might…
The Role of Social Media in Radicalizing People Who Are Mentally Ill
Anecdotal evidence suggests that despite Maxime Bernier's claim to reject the extremists who have been attracted to his new right-wing party, the PPC in fact has been courting those very…
Does This Make Me A National Security Risk?
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pupdate: our temporary tripod
Diego is walking on three legs, a result of a ruptured knee ligament (ACL). Surgery is scheduled for Friday. Our first dog, Gypsy, had the same injury. It’s not uncommon…
five things you probably don’t know about frederick douglass (and u.s. history)
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, David W. Blight’s monumental biography of that greatest of Americans, is a long, challenging, and utterly fascinating read. After waiting for months to borrow it…
Poll: Europeans Place the Environment as Top Priority
So much for “it’s the economy, stupid.” No, stupid, not any more. The main focus of the next European Parliament should be on protecting the environment, according to a survey…
EPA Warns US Communities to Brace For Worsening Climate Change Impacts
Gee, who knew? Despite a White House and Congress chock full of climate change deniers, the US Environmental Protection Agency has issued a stark warning to American municipalities. Get ready.…