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Quit Chastising Brazil, Canada. You’re a Climate Killer, Too
Quit Chastising Brazil, Canada. You’re a Climate Killer, Too Some want global intervention against ‘rogue’ climate states. That may not end so well for us. The two both ask and answer their own question in the Globe and Mail piece. “Is it acceptable that a single government can unilaterally adopt environmental policies that put millions […]
China Imposes Death Penalty On Canadian Convicted Of Drug Smuggling
China Imposes Death Penalty On Canadian Convicted Of Drug Smuggling As was widely expected after a Chinese court ordered a retrial of Canadian national Robert Schellenberg on drug trafficking charges last month, the Canadian national has now been sentenced to death for allegedly smuggling “an enormous amount of drugs” into China. He had earlier been […]
China May Import Its Workers To Canada As It Seeks “Total Access” To Canadian Market
China May Import Its Workers To Canada As It Seeks “Total Access” To Canadian Market China’s ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, told the Globe and Mail that Beijing is seeking full access to Canada’s economy ahead of free trade talks, a move that could result in Chinese state-owned companies bringing their own employees to work […]
Canada Moves To Burst Housing Bubble, Closes Foreign-Buyer Loophole
Canada Moves To Burst Housing Bubble, Closes Foreign-Buyer Loophole In a move which many Canadians, especially those who have been persistently priced out of the housing market, welcomed with open arms, overnight Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveiled new measures aimed at slowing the flood of foreign money pouring into overheated housing markets like Vancouver and […]
Alberta Loses Most Jobs In 34 Years As Oil Crunch Cripples Labor Market
Alberta Loses Most Jobs In 34 Years As Oil Crunch Cripples Labor Market Times are tough in Alberta and to be sure, we’ve piled it on heavy when it comes to cataloguing the long list of pitiable outcomes that have accompanied crude’s steep slide. The province is at the center of Canada’s dying oil patch […]
‘Footprint Rationalization’: Sears adds to Woes of Canada’s Malls
‘Footprint Rationalization’: Sears adds to Woes of Canada’s Malls The industry spirals into turmoil. After bouts of store closings that started in 2013, Sears Canada has about 95 department stores, 10 outlet stores, and 40 home stores left. Now, according to the Globe and Mail, it will close even more stores. It’s been tough for brick-and-mortar […]
World’s Climate Threatened by Greed and Militarism, Official Canada Remains Part of the Problem, Not Solution
World’s Climate Threatened by Greed and Militarism, Official Canada Remains Part of the Problem, Not Solution A leading columnist in Canada’s Globe and Mail daily newspaper known in the past to voice concern about the global warming emergency has penned two columns recently in support of Alberta tar sands pipelines, including praising the efforts of the premier […]
Let’s Help Canada’s Newspapers Stop Embarrassing Themselves
Let’s Help Canada’s Newspapers Stop Embarrassing Themselves In this post-Harper era, our democratic institutions must be fixed. Start with media. Observing the cathartic effect of the end the Harper regime reveals just how traumatized millions of Canadians were by nearly 10 years of rule by this vindictive prime minister. The analogies and metaphors keep coming: […]
