The Lawyers Win
There are no winners in the upcoming legal battle between tobacco companies that hid the dangers of smoking, and the governments who regulated and once encouraged the use of the…
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Insite Can Continue to Operate: Supreme Court
Insite is a safe injection site for drug users which has had proven health benefits for individuals and the community. Through their work Insite has been able to help many…
Curb Your Urge to go Stateside
America is going to start building a fence to keep out “terrorists” from Canada. If you’ve got ripped MP3s on your iPod, good luck staying out of the courts. The…
Andrea Horwath has a Complaint about the Health Care System.
For my American friends and readers, we’re having a provincial election here in Ontario. Since health care is deemed a provincial responsibility (though funded extensively by the federal government), it’s…
WikiLeaks: Still Big News
In case you ever wondered whatever happened to WikiLeaks, it’s still making headlines in the news, from diplomatic cables that are in some cases years old. This is because there’s…
Canada Can be Powered only by Geothermal Energy
Geothermal power is yet another proven sustainable source of energy, indeed Iceland’s geothermal production accounts for 99% of their energy production. Researchers in Canada have concluded that there is enough…
Inside the Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada Justice Ian Binnie shares this insight on how the courtroom looks from the "other" side of the bench: “The argument takes place and everybody gets engaged…
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“Action is the antidote for despair.” ~ Joan Baez Monday, September 26, 2001: Ottawa Tar Sands Action There comes a time when you need to take a stand. When sending…
On September 24th, The Planet Is Moving. Are You Joining The Ride Beyond Fossil Fuels?
Across Ontario and around the world, September 24th is a a day for people to rally and demand from our elected leaders action on moving beyond fossil fuels. Initiated by…
Home, Home on the Strange
Isn’t it strange how oil companies can act as if they have the rights of people, but if they commit crimes or need police protection, they are suddenly special entities?…
History is Written by the Terrorists?
The victors are often said to be writing history. Then why have terrorists defined the last decade of history as the “Post 9/11″ decade, if they aren’t the victors? Or…
Stephen Harper’s Police State
Doesn’t HE look grand? From the first throws of holding office , Steve’s done nothing but a series of playing dress-up and enacting the game….only, in real life. So he’s…
Saudi Arabia and Ethical Oil Group Go Head to Head Over Ads
20110729-ethical-oil-campaign.jpg The controversial Ethical Oil ads, which enjoyed an exclusive run on the Oprah Winfrey Network at the end of August, have earned a new enemy: the ...
Mulcair is comfortable on the fence
I share in CalgaryGrit’s confusion at Thomas Mulcair’s continued ambivalence about deciding whether to run for the NDP leadership. Perhaps he’s hoping to drag out the media coverage as he…
Unaffordable education
It’s a sad state of affairs when the first thought to run through my head upon reading the headline, “School tuition hikes eclipse inflation rate again: Statscan”, was This isn’t…
Is Terrance Corcoran a Leaf Fan? Losers Lead – Leaders Lose?
It would appear the answer is "yes", as this person is clearly impaired in his ability to tell a "leader" from a "loser". Case in point: his piece in yesterday's…
Ontario New Democrats Steer Clear of US-Style Dirty Politics
“Unofficial political” websites are the new tools for smearing dirt on opponents. Both Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives and Dalton McGuinty’s Ontario Liberals have them. PC: www.ontariansneednotapply.com and www.liberalreview.ca....
Talisman funded Friends of Science skeptic film
talismanlog-lg.gif Calgary oil company Talisman Energy has been outed as the major funder behind a Friends of Science video series that falsely tried to claim legitimacy by tacking a University…
Transit Is For Suckers
If there’s one lesson Canadians can learn from the latest Stats Can study into public transit, it’s that losers take the bus. A whopping 82% of commuters know that the…