A regular reader of this column asked me, “I spend a lot of time reading, then I feel guilty because I’m wasting time. ….” Reading is many things, but it…
As I mentioned here, I’m posting three of these columns each week until I’m caught up. May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada, and the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL)…
Reading a new democratic party version of ‘building back better’, the other day, it was surprising that there was no new thinking involved. It is something we are not getting…
Lytton, B.C., a town on the Fraser Canyon, went into the record books on Sunday when it hit 46.6 degrees Celsius. Lytton went into the record books again on Monday…
2002 Gold Jubilee Medal The year 2022 will mark the Queen’s 70th year on the throne of Canada. It is customary for medals marking a jubilee to be given out…
It’s been a long run of bad news for Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government, so it must have seemed like a nice change of pace for those who toil in…
The House Provincial forestry minister says government listening to Indigenous groups Christian Paas-Lang · CBC News · Posted: Jun 26, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 26…
Cat ascension.
Israel is the homeland for Jews. —- well not really. My name is Decarie, a name that appeared in Quebec about 1650. Well, no, it actually came from France long…
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Lindsay Maskell & Kate Harrison for “Political Heat” panel. We talked about Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s comments on the…
on at the centre of national policy making chooses to leave government to work on the climate crisis. She is silent about her government dedication to expanding fossil fuel production,…
Analysis suggests that COVID-19 was associated with many deaths in Canada that were not classified as such…
Meal kits have found a place in the marketplace because they make home cooking easy and convenient. But they have a higher environmental footprint than traditional grocery shopping. A new…
Group of students posing in front of the Brandon Indian Residential School, Brandon, Manitoba, 1946. Photo courtesy Library and Archives Canada/National Film Board of Canada. Content warning: This article includes…
#LegalTweetOfTheDay: ‘We’ve got to do better’: Toronto readies to launch non-police crisis response pilot via CBC Read more: https://bit.ly/WiseLawLegalTweet06292021 – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
OPINION The connection between clearcut logging and Canada’s hottest day on record With temperatures set to soar to 47 C in B.C., forests provide a cool, wet place for animals…
A Canadian senator says Canada should stop criticizing China for its persecution of its Uyghur minority. Independent Senators Group (ISG) Leader Sen. Yuen Pau Woo said Canada should avoid criticizing…
If the IHRA definition succeeds in becoming the benchmark, and many future meetings fall afoul of its criteria, then we are in deep trouble and can kiss reasoned debate and…
Coming on the heels of consecutive days of record-busting heat, the Liberal government’s latest climate report is nothing short of pathetic. “There is abundant research indicating that current efforts to…
Here is Bell‘s lead lobbyist and CEO in a secret meeting with Ian Scott, the head of the CRTC. Scott has had more than 75 such meetings with Bell, Rogers…
