The Duffy Trial: Why the RCMP Still Doesn’t Get It
Almost two years ago Gilles Michaud, the RCMP's Assistant Commissioner, held a splashy news conference to announce that the force had laid no less than 31 charges against Mike Duffy.And…
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Michael Harris On Why the Truth In the Duffy Case Must Be Flushed Out
Yesterday I wrote that the RCMP owed Canadians an explanation about the way it handled the Duffy case.Because it has raised some disturbing questions about the relationship between the police…
The Duffy Trial: Why the RCMP Owes Canadians an Explanation
When Justice Charles Vaillancourt acquitted Mike Duffy, he brought down his gavel on the head of quite a few others.He savaged Stephen Harper's PMO for the way it had tried…
The doctor prescribes
Few people have led lives more unique than Dr. Mike Webster. After success as a pro football player, Iron Mike earned a place in the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame.…
The doctor prescribes
Few people have led lives more unique than Dr. Mike Webster. After success as a pro football player, Iron Mike earned a place in the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame.…
The doctor prescribes
Few people have led lives more unique than Dr. Mike Webster. After success as a pro football player, Iron Mike earned a place in the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame.…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.- Katie Hyslop contrasts Canada's longstanding recognition that housing is a human right against the gross lack of policy action to ensure its availability:Canada has…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Ben Casselman and Andrew Flowers discuss Raj Chetty's research on the U.S.' glaring lack of social mobility and fair opportunities:Children from poor families are…
A Sordid Tale
I want to tell you a story. It is a story I wish I didn't have to tell, given its sordid nature, and it is one that reflects badly on…
Why Justin Trudeau Should Fire the RCMP Commissioner
When the RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson was working for the Con regime, I couldn't help feeling that he was turning the force into the Harper Police.Or help wondering whether he…
BC Government Preventing Access To Information
I really hope this isn’t going on in other parts of the country too. BC’s Liberal government is far too corrupt.
BC Government Preventing Access To Information
I really hope this isn’t going on in other parts of the country too. BC’s Liberal government is far too corrupt.
RCMP planning mass arrests of indigenous Unist’ot’en activists under Bill C-51: Reports
Canadian rights defenders are warning that the RCMP is planning mass arrests of members of the indigenous Unist’ot’en First Nation using the country’s new police state law, Bill C-51. The…
Activists Warn That The RCMP Are Planning Mass Arrest of Indigenous Activists Under Bill C-51
Conservative Leader Steve Harper! The website ‘Thinkpol’ has posted a warning that the RCMP are preparing to move against the the Unist’ot’en clan blockade. It certainly would raise the temperature…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Howard Elliott writes about the need for senior levels of government to help address the housing needs facing Canadian communities. And the…
National NewsWatch: Police demand access to your online records without a warrant
Article by Jim Bronksill for the Canadian Press OTTAWA – A new administrative scheme that would allow police to obtain basic information about Internet subscribers without a warrant is one…
Michael Harris: Have the Mounties Become Harper’s Private Police?
A few days ago I wrote a post where I wondered why the RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has so far failed to explain the reason his investigators decided not to…
The Duffy Cover-Up: Why the RCMP Must Explain Itself
Now that we know that Stephen Harper's lawyer believed that Nigel Wright had Harper sign off on a five-point plan to payoff Mike Duffy. That good to go really meant…
Will Sergeant Horton Please Take the Stand
There’s a critical aspect to the Duffy trial that we’re not going to get out of Harper’s PMO staff or his “loyal unto death” shills in the Senate or the…