Closing arguments begin to evaluate Northern Gateway pipeline proposal Proponents and opponents of the Northern Gateway proposal will be breathing a sigh of relief as one by one they take their final opportunity to influence the review panel looking at the project. There comes a point when everything has been said, dissected, discussed to death, [...]
Christy Clark’s cabinet choices show a shift to rural concerns & resources Forget that BC’s technology sector creates more economic wealth annually than its resource industries. Forget that BC’s tourism does, too. Forget that many of the other elements of the urban, creative economy, from world-class consumer goods and soft goods onward, are also fundamentally [...]
Willingness to meet Clark’s demands has gone up since BC said “no” to Northern Gateway pipeline Make no mistake, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark wants to ultimately say “yes” to oil pipelines crossing the province. Not only is it in her political DNA to do so — “free enterprise” and all that jazz — but [...]
Plagiarist Margaret Wente not fit to comment on ethics S’cuse me! We ex-journalists are permitted to do whatever we like! And if Prime Minister Thomas Mulcair wants to appoint me to the Senate, I’m taking the job! The same thing goes for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau if he makes the offer, if you must know. But then, I [...]
Rob Ford has continually misstepped since being elected in 2010 By Terry Field As far as Toronto’s mayor is concerned the Toronto Star, the country’s largest newspaper, is simply out to get him, and he may be right about that, but for all the wrong reasons. Since being elected city mayor in 2010 based [...]
Disordered eating often used to feel a sense of control in life problems By Dr. Paul Martiquet There is an overriding feeling of powerlessness. You might feel unappreciated or as if you don’t fit in anywhere. Self-image and identity feel threatened — who are you, really? How can you have control, any control, over your [...]
Mike Duffy and other senators do little or no reporting of expenses By Gregory Thomas Senator Mike Duffy certainly isn’t the first Ottawa politician to get some unwanted scrutiny from RCMP investigators. But unless politicians of all political stripes get serious about accountability soon, it’s certain that Duffy won’t be the last either. It’s [...]
Senator Mike Duffy story just won’t go away Desperate to divert public attention from Mike “The Puffster” Duffy’s expense account exploits and the arrest by Panamanian authorities of the fellow who not so long ago ran the watchdog overseeing Canada’s spy agency, the Harper Government has turned to that hardy perennial of conservative diversionary tactics: union [...]
Experts say Doug Ford drug story well researched, Globe trusted with sources An investigative story by the Globe and Mail that describes the Ford family as kingpins in their Toronto neighbourhood drug trade 30 years ago is being criticized for relying almost exclusively on anonymous sources. The Globe story ran Saturday and describes Doug Ford, 48, Toronto [...]
BC NDP’s failure to grow its core vote is the underlying reason it lost on May 14 Right now, British Columbia’s New Democrats are stunned. Soon enough, the quest for a saviour will begin. This was supposed to be their election. “Time for a change” was rampant every time you had a coffee, stood in [...]
