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Essential services law deemed unconstitutional by Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down as unconstitutional a Saskatchewan law that prevents public-sector employees from striking. By a 5-2 majority, the high court granted an appeal by the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour...

Absolutely horrendous performance by this government. Federal budget 2015: Conservatives dig into contingency to hit surplus The Conservatives have their balanced budget – barely. Finance Minister Joe Oliver has managed to keep the Conservatives' 2011 election promise to return Canada to a...

The Political Incorrectness of Political Correctness It's now cool to be politically incorrect. There are few better or easier ways these days to demonstrate a rebellious streak–to establish one's iconoclastic street cred, if you will–than bashing political correctness. Pundits, columnists...

Supreme Court strikes down mandatory-minimum sentencing for firearms offences A key component of the Conservative government’s tough-on-crime agenda was struck down as unconstitutional Tuesday by the Supreme Court of Canada. The government’s mandatory-minimum sentencing regime for serious...

Kathleen Wynne says doing nothing would be costlier than cap-and-trade Critics are calling cap-and-trade a tax grab, but Premier Kathleen Wynne says to do nothing to fight global warming would cost the economy far more. A news conference Monday, Wynne said that Ontarians are already paying for...

Nice. If Whodat 2.0 wins the leadership race, it will be the nail in the coffin for the PCs. Two-horse race for Ontario PC leadership as Monte McNaughton drops out to back Patrick Brown Two-horse race for Ontario PC leadership as Monte McNaughton drops out to back Patrick Brown And then...

NDP? Alberta? That would some hilarious tears. New poll shows tight three-way election race in Alberta A new poll shows Alberta voters are in a “grumbly mood” at the start of the provincial election campaign, leaving the Tories in third spot in a tight three-way race. Pollster Mark Henry...

Who takes economic advice from the 'Bank of Canada' anymore? Economic hit spreads beyond oil patch: Bank of Canada The impact of the oil-price collapse is hitting home in Canada’s oil patch and beyond as companies rethink plans to hire and invest. Businesses are gloomier about adding workers...

Too little too late. Forced to diversify, Alberta tech sector expands out of oil The downturn in the oil and gas business has hit Mike Nagus and Charger Industries hard. Like many people in Alberta, Nagus, who runs the company's technical operations, would have been much happier if the...

Things are getting really dire if this is true. Harper Government dumps GM stock The Harper government says it has unloaded its remaining multibillion-dollar stake in General Motors. The federal Finance Department says the government sold nearly 73.4 million shares Monday in an unregistered...

Obama to Present Climate Change as Public-Health Hazard US President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House. Mr. Obama will highlight the link between climate change and public health during a round-table discussion Tuesday afternoon at Howard University. President Barack...

Paul Martin blasts Conservative economic plan ahead of budget Former prime minister calls past decade's approach 'an absolute disgrace' Dismissing the Conservative economic plan as "an absolute disgrace" and "nonsensical," former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin has leapt into the debate...

Carbon pricing by the provinces urged by economists Don't wait for Ottawa, report says, calling on provincial plans to cut emissions and reinvest revenues Provincial governments should make their own decisions about putting a price on carbon pollution and not wait for the federal government to...

Apple CEO Tim Cook Slams Indiana's 'Religious Freedom' Law UPDATE: Wilco announced that they are canceling their scheduled May 7th show at Murat Theatre, noting that the "Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act feels like thinly disguised legal discrimination." Just days after Indiana passed...

MEMO TO CURMUDGEON CONBOTS Subject: Revised Talking Points Please abort mission 'osteoarthrISIS' immediately! Details and propaganda gifs regarding operation 'Beavis Reddenbacher' to be revealed shortly. Economy a higher priority than terrorism for Canadian voters: poll The economy...

Alberta cancels education grant after a decade WATCH ABOVE: The PC government cancelled a grant program for children who opened a RESP. Kendra Slugoski explains. EDMONTON — It was supposed to be a way for parents to kick-start saving for their child’s college or university education. But, as...

That's so badass. Obama’s Next Move May Be Lifting U.S. Protection of Israel at UN (Bloomberg) -- While the world remains fixated on the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, the Obama administration is facing another foreign policy showdown in the United Nations Security Council. The...

ves·tig·i·al (vĕ-stĭj′ē-əl) Relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use because of evolutionary change. Whales, for example, have small bones located in the muscles of their body walls that are vestigial bones of hips and hind limbs. vestigial - definition of vestigial by...

Income inequality: poverty falling faster than ever but the 1% are racing ahead How are the benefits of economic growth shared across society? Much of the current discussion assumes that income inequality is rising, painting a gloomy picture of the rich getting richer while the rest of the...

PC blunder over Highway 407 looms over Liberals on Hydro Built at taxpayer expense for about $1.5 billion, the 407 was handed over to the new private operators for an unconscionably... If you build it, they will come. And pay the toll. When Highway 407 opened in 1997, drivers not only came...