The Last Progresive Conservative
Stephen Harper is about to shuffle his cabinet. And those who are presently in it — but who will not run in the next election — are taking their leave.…
Rehtaeh on the cover of People magazine
They haven’t forgotten her. The Nova Scotia government has, however.
“Here, take this cheque and for gawd sake, keep quiet.”
… said Nigel to Mike. Well, it now seems obvious that the 90K cheque cut by Nigel was indeed “hush money“. The question is, what comes next? This is looking…
healthy slow-cooker recipe of the week: sausage and three-bean stew
Whether this recipe qualifies as healthy depends on whether you think sausage can be part of a healthy diet. I buy sausage that is made from local, organically raised turkey…
Place your Keystone bets
Joe Romm is betting it’s off: Harder writes: To the surprise of everyone outside the White House, Obama mentioned the pipeline in his speech. It was a politically savvy move…
Place your Keystone bets
Joe Romm is betting it's off: Harder writes:To the surprise of everyone outside the White House, Obama mentioned the pipeline in his speech. It was a politically savvy move for…
The price of subsidy – MUN Tuition
In early June, a CBC investigation revealed that Memorial University is charging special fees for some international graduates students. That was just one of a series of problems with the…
Place your Keystone bets
Joe Romm is betting it’s off: Harder writes: To the surprise of everyone outside the White House, Obama mentioned the pipeline in his speech. It was a politically savvy move…
Stephen Harper and the Rebranding of Canada
Ever since he came to power Stephen Harper has been trying to rebrand Canada.Rewrite its history, recast its traditional values, brainwash us into believing this country was born of war…
Paul Fromm’s New Gig: KKK Summer Camp
Sometimes one learns the most interesting things when following Paulie's Facebook account (which, by the way, is conveniently public which means we don't even have to do anything sneaky). For…
Adult Assembly Required: Bottled Water
Like many out there, I consume a fair amount of bottled beverages, whether we are talking about my insane addiction to diet coke or my love of bottled carbonated Italian…
Thoughts on the Coup in Egypt
Tahrir Square in 2011 In the early hours of 12 April 2002, with massive anti-government protests filling the streets, members of the Venezuelan military abducted President Hugo Chávez and, promising…
Rupert Murdoch: And the lawyers just got rich going through millions of e-mails
Rupert Murdoch & Rebekha Brooks Read this secretly taped recording of a private meeting of Rupert Murdoch and about 25 people on the 10th floor of the newspaper’s headquarters in…
Redford shines in flood aftermath, but political problems not washed away
TweetThe day to day melee of provincial politics in Alberta was thrown out the window two weeks ago as rising rivers flooded communities in southern Alberta and forced the evacuation…
6211…CN Tower Blue/Pink For New Heir
As you know Kate Middleton, the wife of the heir to the heir to the Queen of England, is due to give birth any day now. Christina Blizzard of The…
Stuff I don’t know (and stuff I do)
Lots of stuff happens at my office that I don't know about. And in theory at least I am one of the bosses. So I suppose the Prime Minister might…
A Skeptical Look at Turks And Caicos Joining Canada
I’m sorry, I can’t get enthusiastic about Canada having its own tropical paradise without wondering what the financial angle is. The biggest alarm bells for me come from Turks and…
Funding defence costs for corporate officers and directors
Cytrynbaum v. Look Communications Inc., 2013 ONCA 455 deals with ongoing funding for litigation defence by former corporate directors and officers for a claim brought by their corporation. Such funding…