Archives for August 2015

Truth and consequences…

    Aug. 12, 2015  Toronto Star – Seth Klein In our politics, telling the truth gets you in trouble This theme started as an assessment by NDP candidate Linda McQuaig, a well-known author and researcher in economic policy.  The issue began as a … [Read more...]

Travel ban…

    Aug 11, 2015 Ottawa Citizen – Ian MacLeod Stephen Harper's travel ban won't apply to fighters against ISIL At first, diplomats, aid workers and journalists were excepted from the travel ban.  Now it seems that the so called ‘good guy,’ one who … [Read more...]

Tribal courts…

    Aug 7, 2015  Newsminer.com (Alaska) – Tribal courts conference in Fairbanks touts progress with state  The article reports on a three day conference in Fairbanks attempting to promote restorative justice through the use of tribal rather than … [Read more...]

Enough meanness…

    Aug 6, 2015  Toronto Star – Thomas Axworthy A referendum on Stephen Harper and his meaner Canada   Axworthy, a senior fellow at Global Affairs at the Munk School of UofT , offers an analysis of the Harper years as an effort to re-design … [Read more...]

The prescription drug…

    Aug. 5, 2015 Globe and Mail – Jacqueline Nelson The high-stakes battle of medications, insurers and the government   While many drug users do not realize that there is a list of drugs called a formulary that any drug plan will pay for, and … [Read more...]