And they’re off! Who’s gonna win the most? Who’s gonna lose the most? Personally, I think by-elections rarely end well for governments, so the Wynne people need to lower expectations,…
Pèse Pêche Inc. v. R, 2013 NBCA 37 holds: At the outset, it bears noting that the decision whether to grant or refuse a prerogative remedy such as certiorari is…
5896595610_b93570b235_z.jpg Cell phone providers have filed a motion with the Federal Court of Appeals in an attempt to delay new rules from being implemented until nearly 2017 July 3rd, 2013…
I always found it odd that the people of your capital, Ottawa, don’t embrace Tom Cruise at any level as a native son. He was born in the ‘Cuse, Ottawa’s…
I’m surrounded by technology and I’ll bet you are too. In an arc around me are a wireless printer, a desktop computer, a flat screen monitor, a speaker system, a…
At the Socialism 2013 conference in Chicago, Glenn Greenwald received deserved accolades from introductory speakers Sherry Wolf and Jeremy Scahill. Greenwald spoke via Skype about the courage and integrity of…
Spotted on a Sun News Network monitor, just as I was about to tape a hit on Brian Lilley’s show. Pithy – but, I think, true. Justin Trudeau could beat…
By failing to work with nature in building our cities, we’ve disrupted hydrological cycles and the valuable services they provide. Protecting and restoring rich forests, flood plains and wetlands near…
Whenever the vexed topic of Senate reform comes up, I’ve always tried to show the absurd air of unreality that surrounds the Harper government’s vapid proposals for making an elected…
Last August the Pew research Center released the results of its latest study on how much the American public trusts the media. This has been part of an ongoing study…
Five provincial by-elections could be a referendum on changes to the health care system that are starving local hospitals. Two of these contests are in ridings where hospital cuts have…
Last week, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released my policy brief on Saskatchewan job-creation. Using Statistics Canada figures, it demonstrated that “workforce growth has been almost identical during the…
It should be made clear: bitumen is not oil. Distilled, bitumen becomes asphalt pitch, refined it can become synthetic oil. Bitumen is not ‘heavy oil’ and it is a lengthy,…
.. but first the small stuff.Our newspaper does not have the latest news about an item it has been shoving down our throats almost daily for the last several years…
The American style “war on drugs” undoubtably ruins more lives than it saves (all while militarizing North American police forces), yet some people think that punishing drug users is sound…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, July 3, 2013: Slaw Tips Tuesday Bank of America Chalk Protester Found ‘Not Guilty’ Mississippi Supreme Court…
Conservatives fail to take human rights seriously in Canada-Colombia deal For the second year in a row, the Conservative government has failed to live up to its moral obligation to…
Edward Snowden is apparently still hanging out in the transit lounges of the Mocow airport, but his story spins on. European leaders are waving their fists at the idea that…
Need to visualize the amount of heat trapped due to the greenhouse effect enhanced by excessive carbon dioxide levels. By raising carbon dioxide levels in Earth’s air, the land, ice,…
