Man ordered from home on Quebec gold mine (ca.news.yahoo.com, August 4, 2010) “Ken Masse’s childhood house is the last obstacle standing in the way of a multibillion-dollar mining project in the town of Malartic. But he has refused to budge.” … Continue reading →
Value for value: Please support my efforts. www.cbc.ca, June 16, 2006 – The carbon tax: The pros and cons of a tax on fossil fuels – This article has some background to Canadian and international carbon tax proposals. Carbon tax, … Continue reading →
Taser investigation tops civil liberty group’s ‘hottie’ list The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (seems to do excellent work in educating the public on civil liberties while neo-cons are out war-mongering and not defending Canadian sovereignty) also highlighted the following story … … Continue reading →
Montreal Shooter had brief military service (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060916.SHOOTGILL16/TPStory/National) www.theglobeandmail.com, Sep 16 ’06 New evidence is emerging that suggests [Gill] had plotted his attack for a considerable time. … first shots were actually fired at two police officers who happened to be … Continue reading →
Toronto butting out at midnight (http://www.680news.com/news/local/article.jsp?content=20060530_161356_3304) www.680news.com, May 30 ’06 . . . all indoor-smoking in public places such as restaurants, casinos, bars and bingo halls. . . Anti-tobacco activist Michael Perley expects some businesses will resist. “I think there … Continue reading →
theambler.com, Jun 9 ’05: Chaoulli Case:Never mind the why and wherefore The political reality that Harper invoked in April to justify his support for communist medicine no longer exists. ADQ leader Mario Dumont: “It’s a victory for those who want … Continue reading →
(As of 2014: This particular news may have been good. But just because there is some privatization doesn’t mean it is going to be freed up generally (or independent or available). Government–run by private owners–just expands internationally using private organizations … Continue reading →