Chief Theresa Spence and Attawapiskat First Nation file urgent action with UN
Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence isn't giving up her fight for a fully inclusive meeting between the Crown, the prime minister and First Nations. Spence, who ended her 43 day hunger strike on January...
View ArticleBrian Mulroney and the harsh reality of Canada-U.S. free trade
Former prime minister ignores lost jobs and shattered dreams as he celebrates 25th anniversary of Canada-U.S. trade deal. One morning 10 years ago, my brother lost his long-time job when the owners of...
View ArticleIn Alberta And B.C.: Stephen Harper Destroying The Rule Of Law
To destroy The Rule Of Law, the Harper Junta has interfered in the higher courts of Alberta and British Columbia.
View ArticleU.S.-EU Trade Deal is the Foundation For a New Global Economic Order
The U.S. and EU have agreed to launch negotiations on what would be the world's largest free trade deal. Such an agreement would be the basis for the creation of an economic NATO and would include...
View ArticlePolitical Stereotypes: The Myth And The Truth
Right-wing Conservatives are hardworking entrepreneurs who stop at Tim Horton’s for a double-double on their way to work, get up early on Saturday to take their kids to hockey practice, and...
View ArticleTrade Tribunals Another Form of Judicial Activism
For years, conservative writers have been complaining about what they call “judicial activism”. Writers like Ted Morton, Rainier Knopff and Robert Martin sharply criticize judges whose rulings,...
View ArticleThis Year's 'Absolutely Must Not Read' Book. The Great Shift.
THE GREAT SHIFT by John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker may be this year's book NOT to read.
View ArticleHead of Canada's NDP auditions before US elite
Party leader Thomas Mulcair and several other leading New Democrats travelled to Washington, D.C. and New York City last week for a series of closed-door talks with Obama administration officials,...
View ArticleNAFTA at 20: The New Spin
Only a few years ago, analysts were warning that Mexico was at risk of becoming a “failed state.” These days, the Mexican government appears to be doing a much better PR job. Despite the devastating...
View ArticleThe Legacy From Pierre Trudeau To Justin Trudeau ... And Canada
The glamourous image of Pierre Trudeau is largely false. His legacy to Justin Trudeu ... and Canada is heavy with danger for Canadian democracy.
View ArticleFinal Push for a Canada-EU CETA and the Coming NAFTA-EU Free Trade Zone
Pressure is mounting on Canada to finish up a long-delayed trade deal with the EU. Despite outstanding issues that still must be settled, there is a final push to try and complete an agreement this...
View ArticleDid The Stephen Harper Forces Murder Jack Layton?
Such a thing couldn't happen here. This is ... after all ... Canada!
View ArticleFracking. The One Per Cent. Collapsing Canadian Courts. Jessica Ernst.
The $33 million case taken by Jessica Ernst against Encana Corporation, Alberta Regulators, and the Alberta government is running into very dubious obstacles.
View ArticleChallenge to fracking ban reason to avoid investor-state dispute settlement
NAFTA challenge to fracking ban reason to avoid investor-state dispute settlement: Australian trade minister The recent NAFTA investor lawsuit against Quebec’s moratorium on shale gas development...
View ArticleCorporation Uses Foreign Investor Privileges to Attack Canada's Patent Policy
U.S. Pharmaceutical Corporation Uses NAFTA Foreign Investor Privileges to Attack Canada’s Patent Policy In December we reported that Eli Lilly, the fifth-largest U.S. pharmaceutical corporation, had...
View ArticleTrudeau, Harper, Mulcair buy into free-trade theory that doesn't work
Other countries ditch free-trade orthodoxy to protect jobs. But not Canada. Free trade is now orthodoxy in Canada. It used to be debated fiercely. It no longer is. Stephen Harper’s Conservatives...
View ArticleAnger over proposed fee for Canadians entering U.S.
A proposal to charge travellers a fee for entering the U.S. by land has sparked anger in both countries, with opponents citing fears it will hinder border crossings and hurt the economy. The proposal...
View ArticleThe Return of ACTA: U.S. Dictating Canada's Intellectual Property Laws
In March, the Canadian government introduced a bill that would bring about sweeping changes to its copyright and trademark laws. This includes giving more power to customs and border protection agents...
View ArticleHydraulic Fracturning ['Fracking'] Worldwide. Jessica Ernst of Rosebud, Alberta
Unconventional drilling for gas ('Fracking') is the basis of the on-going 'Fracking Wars'. Canada is deep into the wars as pollution from the activity grows and governments (in the pockets of large...
View ArticleManning, Mulcair and the Unrealized Common Ground
Pitting different groups against one another and encouraging an “us versus them” mentality is popular in Canada. People who are concerned about the impact of resource development on the environment...
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