West Coast Environmental Law by Erica Stahl, Staff Lawyer February 15, 2018 On January 30th, 2018, the BC government decided to drop the private prosecution launched by Bev Sellars into the Mount Polley disaster. Through her private prosecution, Bev, a grandmother and former chief of the Xat’sull First Nation, gave the provincial government a second […]
Jul.19.25 (I moved the last paragraph to the top.) From Jane Jacobs: As individuals trying to be good, we aim at being both loyal and honest, for example. But in working life, these two virtues are often in conflict; that is, we must be loyal at the expense of honesty or, conversely, honest at the […]
I wonder whether Gore Vidal figures in any history classes? He is brilliant, funny, and piercing. He died in 2012. The documentary was released in 2013. You can find it on Netflix. TRAILER: Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2014) – Gore Vidal Documentary HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89QBjnkB63Y BIOGRAPHY: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal RELATED: 2010-04-15 “Be nice […]
Thanks to Janet – – FROM TRUTHDIG: the same topic, https://www.truthdig.com/articles/elizabeth-warren-declares-war-on-big-tech/ – – – – – – – – – – FROM THE GUARDIAN: Robert Reich The titans of the new Gilded Age must be busted and the idea has bipartisan support. It’s time big tech was brought to heel Mark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol […]
To: thehouse <@> cbc.ca Subject: Re: the SNC Lavalin debacle Dear crew of “The House”, My experience of events is this: The ASSERTION of a statement does not make it so. That the assertion goes unchallenged does not make it so. The assertion that Deferred Prosecution Agreements are legal and legitimate does not make it […]
Subscribe to our mailing list Panama Papers documentary premieres in Canada this week Pass the popcorn. A documentary about one of the most explosive leaks in history makes its Canadian debut this week in Toronto. The Panama Papers tells the story of how a global network of investigative journalists worked together to uncover widespread use […]
How do I thank Matthew Behrens and rabble.ca for this contribution to all Canadians? (besides sending them a donation) May God and Allah all the Gods bless them! Matthew Behrens While the SNC-Lavalin scandal has torn another strip off the “sunny ways” prime minister, there’s another corporate scandal that makes the financial figures in that […]
To: Persons who spoke out concerning Peter MacKinnon’s appointment to presidency of Dal, There’s more to the background of Dalhousie presidents Peter MacKinnon and before him, Richard Florizone, than told in the news report. Dissent arises when there are conflicting interests, inimical to the public interest. If anyone should understand and uphold the tenets of […]
Rich Coleman Fighting Order to Testify in TimberWest Trial Legislature ‘technically’ in session, so ex-minister can ignore subpoena, lawyer argues. By Andrew MacLeod Excerpts: TimberWest’s donations to the BC Liberals included $44,685 in 2007, $14,738 in 2008 and $60,988 in 2009. . . . TimberWest was eventually sold to two funds that manage pension money for […]
by Alex Ritman BETTMAN/GETTY IMAGES/courtesy of BERLIN film festival Charles Ferguson on Nixon: “He was a complicated person, and there were parts of him that were very serious and even idealistic.” Nine years after winning an Oscar for his financial crisis doc ‘Inside Job,’ documentarian Charles Ferguson lands in Berlin with a four-hour, two-part […]