Greenpeace returns ocean destruction to Canadian tuna giant Clover Leaf
Greenpeace activists visited Clover Leaf Seafoods’ Canadian headquarters this morning to return cases of the company’s canned tuna products and deliver a platter of simulated marine life remains, representing the wasteful fisheries the company sources from. “Canadian consumers deserve better than Clover Leaf’s canned ocean ...
The ending of the Long-Gun Registry Act
Wednesday in the House of Commons the ending of the Long-Gun Registry Act was introduced. The legislation introduced today will: Repeal the requirement to register non-restricted firearms (long-guns); Provide for the destruction of all records pertaining to the registration of long-guns currently contained in the Canadian Firearms Registry and under the control of the chief firearms officers; […]
Are you the 99 per cent?
Macleans magazine has created a great simple online calculator to help Canadians see where they belong on the income inequality scale. Click here to plug in your annual income and find out where you belong among in the income spectrum. Rank your income The Occupy Wall Street movement and its various Canadian spinoffs are reviving […]
Federal investigation into Infectious Salmon Anaemia virus in BC salmon
The recent reports stating that ISA has been found in B.C. salmon have not yet been verified by federal officials through established processes. After initial investigations, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is concerned proper protocols may not have been followed in the testing and reporting of these findings. CFIA and Fisheries and Oceans Canada are […]
Occupy: What can it teach the left?
The occupy movement has been a like a powerful cleansing wind blowing over the political landscape – exposing not just the obscenely rich, and criminally irresponsible political elite, but almost every other political player too: cowardly liberals, cautious social democrats, the strangely silenced churches, social movements...
Class action lawsuit filed against CIBC mortgages on prepayment penalties
By: Rob McLister Consumers hate mortgage prepayment penalties, largely because they don’t understand them. Now, there is about to be a high-profile challenge of how mortgage penalties are calculated. CIBC Mortgages Inc., a subsidiary of CIBC bank, has just been named the subject of a pending class action lawsuit. The intended suit claims that CIBC […]
Tories move to end turbulence and block Air Canada strike
On Tuesday, what was shaping up to be a turbulent week for travellers appeared poised to fade back to normal as the federal government said it was taking its first step in blocking any labour action. Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt’s office confirmed that she will refer the matter to the Canadian Industrial Labour Board […]
Travelers brace for Air Canada work stoppage
Air Canada passengers are watching the clock ahead of a strike deadline that could see the airline’s flight attendants walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the CBC reports. The company’s 6,800 unionized flight attendants, who are represented by CUPE, served a 72-hour strike notice on the airline on Sunday after 65 per cent […]
Is something happening here?
Occupy Wall Street – and now Bay Street? The 99 per cent? Conservatives losing elections all over the country? A Red Tory elected head of the Alberta Conservatives? American billionaires demanding to be taxed at higher rates? Is something happening here? Perhaps the first indication was the totally unexpected reaction to Jack Layton’s death. It […]
State of the nation: We're seeing how badly Harper misread Canadians
By Murray Dobbin Hudak’s defeat and Occupy Bay Street are latest signs PM’s politics aren’t embraced. Occupy Wall Street — and now Bay Street? The 99 per cent? Conservatives losing elections all over the country? American billionaires demanding to be taxed at higher rates? Is something happening here? Perhaps the first indication was the totally […]
