Basic Stupidity
One of the first things Doug Ford did when he came to office was to break a campaign promise and cancel Ontario’s Basic Income Project. Laurie Monsebraaten reports: Under the…
2019
Canada’s corrupt foreign policy practices come home to roost on Parliament Hill
Photo by Olivier Zuida (Le Devoir) Justin Trudeau’s government is engulfed in a major political scandal that lays bare the role of corporate power in Ottawa. But SNC Lavalin’s important…
Foreign Minister Arreaza Holds UN Marathon for Peace: Guaido Urges Military Intervention and War
Photo by Henry Contreras In a herculean effort to prevent war, and protect the integrity of his country, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza held a breathtaking schedule of events at…
Your morning #LavScam roundup
There’s been a lot going on since the last round-up. It’s all going swimmingly, as you can see. (If you’ve got one to share that I’ve missed, do so in…
Empty handed in Hanoi.
That came as a shock. We had no idea that the sawed-off little runt of a dictator from North Korea was smarter than American president Donald Trump. He left Trump…
#LavScam: Telford op-ed watch
Sheila Copps says Jody Wilson-Raybould is “playing the victim” in her Hill Times op-ed. What’s the going rate for a Telford Op-Ed™? Asking for a friend.
Berlin’s Housing Crisis Solution is to Buy Houses
Not Berlin, but a good city nonetheless. If you’re like me and was born in the 80s then you’ve lived through a time in which housing policies have been gutted…
Unformation #nlpoli
“Deep Dive” is the name that Saltwire gives to its new series that is supposed to give readers supposed to give readers more information on specific topics that are of…
Sahtlam Residents Shutdown Lawsuit Against The Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit
Residents say their concerns have been heard, as racetrack lawsuit settled in Cowichan ‘People told us, ‘You’re never going to accomplish anything. They’re too big, you’re too small,’ Sahtlam resident…
CVRD Public Hearing Will Be Held March 2nd over Industrial Zoning Question
By Peter W. Rusland Hot debate about revitalizing or continued industrializing of Cowichan Bay Estuary moves to a March 12 public hearing at the Island Savings Centre. Public discussion about…
Could Justin Trudeau be coated with Trump-like Teflon? It’s possible, and here’s why …
Is the SNC-Lavalin Affair really the Trudeau crusher Andrew Scheer and his strategic team obviously think it is? No sooner had former justice minister Jody Wilson-Reybould completed her startling testimony…
The Vancouver Island Motorsports Circuit Controversy Heads To A Public Hearing
Just call it putting lipstick on a municipal pig. This week, the brave yet cash-strapped Sahtlam Residents Association’s pulled its scrappy lawsuit against the noisy, improperly zoned Vancouver Island Motorsports…
Conflicting Versions Of Events Cloud Sahtlam Neighbours Withdrawal Of Lawsuit With VIMC
Submitted by Trish Cotta As many of you know there has been a legal battle raging between the Sahtlam Neighbourhood Association, “SNA” and Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit, “VIMC”. Within the…
Sahtlam Neighbours Yank Settled Lawsuit Against Vancouver Island Motor Circuit
It’s the story of The Little Neighbourhood That Could (and Did!). The Sahtlam Neighbourhood Association (SNA) is pleased to announce that the lawsuit against the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit (VIMC)…
Jewish-Indigenous inmate alleges prison guard ‘brutality’ in new lawsuit (repost)
In his unproven statement of claim, Timothy (Mitch) Nome, 44, who is serving an indeterminate sentence for punching a guard in 2005, makes several allegations against correctional officers he says…
Some Thoughts on Jody Wilson-Raybould’s Testimony
It’s been another week of high drama in politics. Albertan’s concerns over allegations of impropriety surrounding Jason Kenney winning the leadership of the UCP have been swamped by accusations that…
Demand forecasting, falsehood or foolishness?
BC Hydro sold less electricity to this province’s residential, commercial and industrial customers in 2018 than in 2005. The total of 50,472 gigawatt hours in 2018 was also a decline…
The Real Battle For Freedom of Expression
I would like to ask readers for financial assistance. Not for me. For him: I’ve started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for legal fees. Any support helps. Together let’s…
Stuff Happens IV, The Reckoning, week 9: Justin Trudeau’s very bad, awful week
If only he weren’t so sanctimonious. If only he hadn’t presented himself as a paragon of virtue in a corrupt, fetid political swamp, then maybe we’d cut him some slack.…