By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: The Federal Court of Canada has dismissed a request by former Parliamentary Budget Officer, Kevin Page, to clarify the office’s mandate. In his…
Last week The Scarborough Hospital announced it was eliminating 98 positions as part of its efforts reduce a $17 million annual deficit. On top of that, the hospital has found…
The following is from the Straight: by Stuart Mackinnon on Apr 22, 2013 at 11:59 am People ask me why they should vote Green. I answer because we need change.…
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Later today the New Democrats and Green Party leader Elizabeth May will ask the Parliament of Canada to side with Canadians and vote…
BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix Adrian Dix has just announced that the BCNDP are opposed to the Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion. Dix has repeatedly made policy announcements in BC Liberal…
“It’s coming,” a baritone voice warns as images of a fiery hellscape flash across the screen. “Lies. Deception,” someone whispers, just before the narrator launches into a diatribe about Josh…
R. v. Kailayapillai, 2013 ONCA 248 holds: In Edgar, this court extended the principled approach to the admissibility of hearsay evidence to prior consistent statements made by an accused: see…
April Reign Cute Kid April Reign – In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
Looks like a missed something delicious on the weekend: a dozen bakeries in the Montreal area were celebrating the croissant. The lovely, light bun was one of my first discovery…
Check it out as Lindsey talks on CBC Radio: The Current about our broken cell phone market and some measures that must be taken in order to increase choice for…
The IMF’s latest delivery of the World Economic outlook contains an interesting analysis of the current “non” recovery in terms of a divergence between fiscal and monetary policy, the first…
Monday, April 22, 2013 We’re asking all political parties to support banning the use, sale and retail display of cosmetic pesticides used on public and private lands – something only…
Saul Reyes Salazar is a man who understands loss. In January 2010, his sister Josefina was shot in the head, following a botched kidnapping in their hometown of Guadalupe los…
With great sadness, I have to announce that The Canadian Jewish News will cease publishing its printed newspaper with its June 20 edition. I never dreamed that I would be…
“If you can find ways to invest in water, you will be extremely rich because we do have a serious water problem in many parts of the world like India,…
… but we won’t do it in Section A. This is a real, nothing section. The big story, “Riverview poised for growth”, is even a bigger yawn than one might…
During my teaching days, in the aftermath of 9/11 a student came to see me to discuss her feelings of helplessness and despair in the face of such monumental evil.…
Everyone has them. This poor fellow had them worst than most. But, as you can see from his tweet below, he had a sense of humour about it. (FYI, NSFW).…
Okay. Let’s see if I can do this. Two days before the American gun control bill was introduced for voting, an attack was made by unknown individuals on civilians at…
