8,600 acres of the Cumberland Forest owned by University of Tennessee-Knoxville will be leased off to the oil and gas industry this August in a new form of “frackademia” –…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The politics of the day are ringing in some major truths. One of the most serious is the centralised top down control grasped so firmly…
* There have been five arrests this week of people protesting the presence of SWN Resources Canada on traditional Mi’kmaq territory in New Brunswick. The protests are being led by…
Last month, three Canadian premiers provided a public update on interprovincial efforts to develop a national energy strategy. While their update on the Council of the Federation’s plans opened a…
Having a pet cat or dog is beneficial for your health, with dog owners seeing huge decreases of heart problems. A pet can lower blood pressure and cholesterol by their…
Nenshi could come out as an Argos fan and still win the next election in a cakewalk. I expect this will be my only blog post on the 2013 Calgary…
One of the best songs ever invented, on the Best Day of the Year. The Captain and I have palindromic ages this year.
Imagine a Tory who lies. In public. This time it is Defense Minister Peter MacKay. CTV tells that “An injured Canadian soldier who testified about his struggle for health benefits…
At least they are in your capital. I heard this story on 580CFRA, the Ottawa news-talker and read a piece about it in The Ottawa Citizen too. Here’s the deal.…
Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons, is WRONG to let two Conservative ‘candidates’ sit in the House of Commons in spite of an Elections Canada ruling that they…
The Pew Institute has just released a poll showing that a good majority of Americans don’t have a problem with what the US government has been doing with the logs…
I hate to state the obvious, but the Conservative Party of Canada has some problems right now. There are very few things the average Joe dislikes more than people who…
R. v. Able, 2013 ONCA 385 holds that a youth sentence can be applicable in determining the mandatory minimum penalty under s. 95(2) of the Criminal Code: The respondent, on…
…has apparently unburdened himself of a few opinions about Yours Truly on Newstalk 1010. Anyone know where a reliable transcript/tape may be found? You know why.
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Deborah Gyapong discusses CMA President Anna Reid’s presentation to the federal All-Party Anti-Poverty Caucus, with the positive response of MPs from all…
Page one of the TandT has the headline “Report touts shale gas”. It is a hymn of praise to shale gas prepared by (surprise, surprise) the New Brunswick Business Council.…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, June 11, 2013: The Irrationality of Giving Up This Much Liberty to Fight Terror Ontario PC labour…
Injured soldier who testified about struggles given discharge notice “An injured Canadian soldier who testified about his struggle for health benefits has been notified that he will be discharged in…
The woman in a red dress being blasted by pepper spray in Gezi Park, Istanbul, is not an anomaly. Women are on the front lines of Turkey’s protest movement and…
It’s an official SFH contest: be the first to put us over 10,000 YouTube views! Prizes galore! Runners-up will get SFH to come to their abode, and play a set,…
