As we've previously reviewed on this blog, the Harper Government™ and their treatment of Canada's veterans is nothing short of disgusting. To suggest that the Conservative Minister for Veterans Affairs,…
As we’ve previously reviewed on this blog, the Harper Government™ and their treatment of Canada’s veterans is nothing short of disgusting. To suggest that the Conservative Minister for Veterans Affairs,…
The Experimental Lakes Area has suffered greatly from the Canadian government’s anti-science funding policies and has luckily been saved by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. To ensure that further…
A long-awaited United Nations report has confirmed that there is a crisis in Canada when it comes to how the Canadian government treats aboriginal peoples. by: Obert Madondo | May…
It’s election time in Ontario and that means graphs and statistics, facts and factoids, some stale, some new come out of the woodwork. Take the tweet below as an example,…
by: Obert Madondo | May 11, 2014 Obert Madondo, Editor, The Canadian Progressive Canadian airlines exploited the Harper Conservatives’ Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) to “systematically” exclude Canadian pilots and…
Supervised injection is an emerging school of urban policy. At Illuminated By Street Lamps, I have posted a paper I wrote on the subject, which focuses on Toronto, and points…
Supervised injection is an emerging school of urban policy. At Illuminated By Street Lamps, I have posted a paper I wrote on the subject, which focuses on Toronto, and points…
by: Canadian Council for Refugees | Press Release | May 7, 2014 The Canadian Council for Refugees today released its report “Cessation: stripping refugees of their status in Canada”. The…
Americans hear this on their news last night. “Feds Issue Tighter Regulations For Trains Hauling Highly-Flammable Crude” Canadians are told this of their explosive oil in unsafe train cars. “B.C.…
By Joe Fantauzzi @jjfantauzzi Drug use is a multifaceted issue in urban life. Addiction can take an enormous toll on individuals and can leave the municipalities in which those people…
I guest-hosted TWiE podcast episode 137 a few days ago, an episode devoted to the Alberta oil sands / tar sands. If you ask me (and I realize none of…
by: Canadian Bar Association | Press Release | April 30, 2014 OTTAWA — The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) says that changes are needed to Bill C-24, Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act,…
… that the CPC Government has dropped its infamous “Kijiji Job Vacancy Index”, I almost choked on my orange… Amazing how these guys think they can get away with nonsense…
By Joe Fantauzzi @jjfantauzziKey Findings and Recommendations:– Between 2003 and 2012, the number of temporary foreign workers admitted to Canada jumped from 102,932 to 213,573 — a difference of 107.5%.–…
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s attack on Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin is an attack on Canadians and Canadian democracy. It’s unacceptable. by: Obert Madondo | May 4, 2014 Prime Minister Stephen…
by: Admins | May 2, 2014 (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo made the below statement in Ottawa, ON today. “I have stated…
by: Council of Canadians | Press Release | May 1, 2014 ‘Frack Corp’ fracked Parliament Hill this morning using a 14-foot fracking rig spilling fracking wastewater in the process. The…
Stephen Harper has created a magical world around him, not unlike that of the rabbit hole described in Alice in Wonderland or the Matrix in the Wachowski brothers’ Sci-Fi masterpiece.…
Many Canadians don’t give a damn about what goes on in Ottawa. (I’m using “Ottawa” as a euphemism for Parliament and the government rather than the city. You probably figured…
