Ontario Phases Out Coal-Fired Power ClimateWire, www.scientificamerican.com | January 11, 2013 ‘…Yesterday, the province announced that its last two large coal units will close before 2014, making more than 99 percent of the province’s electricity generated from non-coal sources. It … Continue reading →
Canada Formally Joins Trans-Pacific Partnership Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement Negotiations Notice of Intent to Conduct an Environmental Assessment of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement By the way, it says “The Government of Canada is committed to sustainable development” … Continue reading →
This interview is based on leaked information. It is from a U.S. point of view, but we can apply the same points to Canada. The participants notice the contradictions: Why do governments sign treaties that go against their national interests? … Continue reading →
Chinese workers fill B.C. mining jobs www.vancouversun.com | October 10, 2012 “In total, anywhere from 1,600 to just under 2,000 Chinese nationals could find full-time work in four projects being proposed in coming years for the region, due to the … Continue reading →
Summertime Blues www.humanevents.com – April 23, 2012 “…Perhaps horseback riding is more your speed and the family plans to ride through California’s Sequoia or Kings Canyon National Parks? Sorry, but all of the permits were pulled for those activities this … Continue reading →
Continuing from part 1 to point out how sometimes the “left” tells part of the truth … https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/41-1/house/sitting-5/hansard (original link: http://www.parl.gc.ca/content/hoc/House/411/Debates/005/HAN005-E.PDF) June 8 EMPLOYMENT Hon. Jack Layton (Leader of the Opposition, NDP): Mr. Speaker, tax breaks for big corporations are … Continue reading →
Jack Layton, Leader of the Official Opposition in the Canadian Parliament, New Democratic Party leader, died this morning, August 22, 2011. He wrote a letter to Canadians on August 20 which you can read here. I felt a lot of … Continue reading →
Trade, Globalization, Migration Obama Closes International Labor Comparison Office Migrant Cap Ruled Illegal Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Bids to Takeover Toll Roads in Australia (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/canada-pension-plan-investment-board-makes-second-takeover-offer-for-intoll/story-e6frg8zx-1225892375807) “Move south, it’s too grim up north, says Tory think tank” by Gerri Peev … Continue reading →
Austerity, Economic Decline & Policies, Pensions, “Privatization”, Deindustrialization, Post-industrial, Feudalism Also see: Financial, Banking System, Green Agenda, Domestic Unrest Austerity: The US Middle Class is Being Wiped Out Energy, Taxes, Austerity, Climate Change: Pay More for Less–Bills Up by a … Continue reading →
Climate Change Propaganda, Dishonest Science as Policy Tool, Suppressing Scientific Dissent: www.washingtontimes.com, April 7, 2010 – Global warming’s unscientific method – “Ross McKitrick, an intrepid economics professor from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, has tugged apart the thin … Continue reading →