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RCMP’s Social Media Surveillance Symptom of Broad Threat to Privacy, Says BCCLA
RCMP’s Social Media Surveillance Symptom of Broad Threat to Privacy, Says BCCLA Micheal Vonn isn’t surprised by RCMP’s ‘Project Wide Awake’ — but she’s worried. It’s not surprising the RCMP is using sophisticated software to monitor the social media activities of Canadians, said Micheal Vonn, policy director of the BC Civil Liberties Association. But it […]
The ‘Big Short’ In Canada: Eisman Ups Bets Against “Big Six” Canadian Banks
The ‘Big Short’ In Canada: Eisman Ups Bets Against “Big Six” Canadian Banks Over the last year, Neuberger Berman portfolio manager Steve Eisman – who gained notoriety beyond Wall Street thanks to ‘The Big Short’ and his portrayal by Steve Carrell in the movie adaptation – has taken seemingly every opportunity to talk his book, […]
Despite Risks, Canada’s Tar Sands Industry Is Betting Big on Oil Trains
Despite Risks, Canada’s Tar Sands Industry Is Betting Big on Oil Trains Last year, Canada exported a record amount of tar sands oil to the U.S., despite low oil prices leading to major losses once again for the struggling tar sands industry. That achievement required a big bump in hauling oil by rail, with those daily volumes in late 2018 more than […]
“Ghastly” Vancouver Home Sales Crash By 33%, Lowest Since 1985
“Ghastly” Vancouver Home Sales Crash By 33%, Lowest Since 1985 On Monday, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reported February results that could be classified as ghastly, with residential home sales plummeting 32.8% year-over-year to 1,484 units. That’s the lowest February sales total since 1985 and 42.5% below the 10-year average. Prices have also broken […]
Trade War Deepens: China Bans Canadian Canola Shipments Amid Soaring Diplomatic Tensions
Trade War Deepens: China Bans Canadian Canola Shipments Amid Soaring Diplomatic Tensions Canada’s largest grain processor said Tuesday that Beijing has canceled its registration to ship canola seed to China, fueled by the arrest of a top executive for the Chinese tech giant Huawei, The Wall Street Journal reported. The move suggests that rising diplomatic tensions between China and […]
Canada In Recession? GDP Unexpectedly Drops For 2nd Month In A Row
Canada In Recession? GDP Unexpectedly Drops For 2nd Month In A Row Canadian GDP just contracted for the second month in a row, leaving the headline Canada GDP up just 0.4% SAAR in 4Q, according to Statistics Canada (dramatically below the estimate of +1.0%). The headline quarterly change misses even lowest of economist estimates. And on a […]
Will Trudeau Resign After Former AG’s Explosive Testimony?
Will Trudeau Resign After Former AG’s Explosive Testimony? During a day where three concurrent Congressional hearings dominated the news cycle in the US, the testimony of Canada’s former Attorney General seemed to slip under the radar. But unlike Michael Cohen’s star turn in front of the House Oversight Committee, what former AG Jody Wilson-Raybould shared […]
Another Oil Train Crashes as Alberta Government Gets Into Oil-by-Rail Business
Another Oil Train Crashes as Alberta Government Gets Into Oil-by-Rail Business The government of Alberta, Canada, the heart of tar sands country, recently announced plans to get into the oil-by-rail business. Attempting to work around a lack of pipelines, the provincial government intends to spend $3.7 billion to lease 4,400 oil tank cars and locomotives to export more Canadian tar […]
Canada and the Venezuela Coup Attempt
Canada and the Venezuela Coup Attempt US presidents have bombed or invaded places like Grenada, Panama, Iraq and Sudan to distract from domestic scandals or to gain a quick boost in popularity. But, do Canadian politicians also pursue regime change abroad to be cheered on by the dominant media as decisive leaders? In a discussion […]
Canada’s Role in the Venezuela Coup
Canada’s Role in the Venezuela Coup A letter was sent today to the Science for Peace list-serve in response to the Science for Peace Statement on the Government of Canada’s ongoing campaign to overturn the elected government of Venezuela. Science for Peace is based in the Dept of Physics of the University of Toronto. *** […]
From Canada, With Love
From Canada, With Love One thing inevitably follows the next – if the first thing is tolerated. When the Supreme Court, America’s unelected legislative body, created an exception (several, actually) to the Fourth Amendment’s clear and definite prohibition of searches without having first established probable cause and without a specific warrant, the Fourth Amendment became a functional nullity – […]
How Chrystia Freeland Organized Donald Trump’s Coup in Venezuela
How Chrystia Freeland Organized Donald Trump’s Coup in Venezuela On Monday, February 5th, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland announced that the 14 countries of the Lima Group — who had actually formed themselves under her direction into this new group on 8 August 2017 in order to overthrow and replace Venezuela’s current President Nicholas Maduro — have […]
Bloody Canada: Cheerleading the Lima Group’s Plot to Overthrow the Government of Venezuela
Bloody Canada: Cheerleading the Lima Group’s Plot to Overthrow the Government of Venezuela Canada has become the cheerleader of the Lima Group, an ad-hoc, self-appointed busybody group formed specifically to overthrow the legitimate government of Venezuela. Unable to get the OAS votes needed to agree to their nefarious plot, this is a group of governments […]
Alberta’s Mega Oil and Gas Liability Crisis, Explained
Alberta’s Mega Oil and Gas Liability Crisis, Explained A Supreme Court ruling now forces firms to clean up abandoned wells before paying creditors. That doesn’t solve much. Just how will an increasingly indebted industry, hobbled by low energy prices and rising costs, find the up to $260 billion needed to clean up its inactive pipelines, wells, plants […]
Toronto gas stations running low on fuel thanks to nasty winter weather
Toronto gas stations running low on fuel thanks to nasty winter weather Road conditions and extreme cold making it hard for trucks to deliver gas Drivers in Toronto are having a hard time finding gas this week thanks to a stretch of heavy snow and bitterly cold temperatures. (The Associated Press)7 comments After a week of snow, […]
