Nov. 14, 2022 Hill Times (Canada) - Kevin Philipupillai ‘Among the worst in the world’: environmental advocates slam outsized oil and gas company influence in Canada’s COP27 delegation - The official Canadian delegation to the 27th UN Climate … [Read more...]
Two Canada’s, too?…
March 29, 2015 by
Mar 29, 2015 Ted Talks - Anand Giridharadas: A tale of two Americas. And the mini-mart where they collided A Ted talk (almost 20 minute video) that is an inspiring story about one of the myriads of consequences to the 9/11 incidents. It's … [Read more...]
CBA no to C-51…
March 22, 2015 by
Mar 22, 2015 National Newswatch – Jim Bronskill, Canadian Press Canadian Bar Association denounces government’s anti-terrorism bill The CBA assessment of C-51: the anti-terrorism bill contains "ill-considered" measures that will deprive … [Read more...]
Truth matters!
March 17, 2015 by
Mar 17, 2015 National Newswatch – Don Lenihan Do truth and values (still) matter in politics? Lenihan draws attention to the imitation of American Republican style politics where perception is king and truth or evidence does not matter: what … [Read more...]
Niqab and hijab…
March 11, 2015 by
Mar 11, 2015 National Newswatch: Joan Bryden Harper calls Muslim face-covering veil ‘anti-women,’ unacceptable The rhetoric around the niqab and the hijab has been notched a little higher with an exchange between Stephen Harper and Justin … [Read more...]
Political Pandering…
March 8, 2015 by
Mar 7, 2015 Toronto Star – Editorial (Mar 6, 2015) Cynical political pandering, not public safety, is driving the Tories’ tough-on-crime agenda This, says the Star, is cynical political pandering at its rawest…the Tories are tilting at scary … [Read more...]
Costly, cynical, and likely unconstitutional…
March 6, 2015 by
Mar 6, 2015 Globe and Mail – Debra Parkes and Isabel Grant A life sentence without parole will not make Canadians safer Parkes is a professor of law at Allard (UBC) and Grant at the University of Manitoba. Both are of the opinion that the … [Read more...]