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More CBC chicanery, I'm sure. Liberal government moves to repeal controversial union laws The new Liberal government is moving to reverse controversial labour laws passed by Stephen Harper's Conservatives. Justin Trudeau's employment minister introduced a bill in the House of Commons...

Canada must focus on innovation economy to thrive in digital age DAVOS, SWITZERLAND—As the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum enters its final quarter, there continues to be a lot of buzz about Canada in General and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in particular. Trudeau had a hectic day...

Nova Scotia Power says move to green exceeds provincial targets Nova Scotia Power says it has exceeded the provincial target of generating 25 per cent of electricity from renewable energy sources in 2015. The province now generates 26.6 per cent of its electricity from sources such as wind...

Bernie bashes Hillary on Keystone and other pipelines Bernie Sanders came after Hillary Clinton on climate change and energy issues on Monday night. At a Democratic candidate town hall forum in Iowa, Sanders argued that he has the judgment to be president, pointing out that, unlike Clinton, he...

Kathleen Wynne, Rachel Notley plan to 'work together' on climate change Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley met in Toronto Friday morning for a closed-door meeting in which the two discussed how best to balance the needs of the economy with tackling climate change...

Liberals Laud Rona Ambrose's 'Come To Jesus Moment' On Pot Legalization OTTAWA — Liberal MPs gleefully welcomed on Monday Conservative interim leader Rona Ambrose’s apparent new position on the legalization of marijuana. As health minister, Ambrose had waged a multimillion-dollar television...

Ottawa to mandate climate tests for proposed pipelines, LNG terminal The federal government plans to require a separate climate test for proposed pipelines and a planned LNG export terminal, which are now under regulatory review, to determine their impact on Canada’s greenhouse-gas emissions, a...

'We are safer now than 30 years ago,' says leading terrorism expert Professor Louise Richardson believes the French response to the Paris attacks with the language of warfare has helped terrorists “spread fear and terror” The world is a safer place than 30 years ago as people are more likely...

Lest we forget those other two. Ontario, B.C., Quebec, Manitoba earn top marks on history education report card TORONTO - The majority of Canada's provinces and territories have been assigned high marks on a new report card on history education. Historica Canada looked at both social...

Time to start cracking down. MSM Starting to Pay Attention to Anti-Muslim/Anti-Government Groups and Individuals In some ways this should cause us some degree of optimism. PEGIDA Canada's coming out party in Toronto was tiny and dwarfed by a much larger contingency of anti-fascists and...

LGBT Tories organizing to change party's policy on same-sex marriage Bye bye curmudgeons! LGBT Tories organizing to change party's policy on same-sex marriage A group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered Tories says now is the time to drop language opposing same-sex marriage from...

Since people on this forum purport to care about business and the economy... Time to move on from resources and get resourceful... How blockchain tech could change the way we do business But how does it work exactly? Digital records are lumped together into "blocks" then bound together...

Employment Insurance numbers paint grisly picture in Alberta, Saskatchewan EI up in Alberta, Saskatchewan Fresh Employment Insurance numbers today paint an even more troubling picture for Alberta and Saskatchewan, two provinces hit hard by the commodities rout. The number of people receiving...

Bububu Sasquatchewan is supposed to be the shining beacon of economic prosperity. Sask. Premier welcomes stimulus money into the province Saskatchewan's premier is welcoming news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could decide to focus initial stimulus efforts between Saskatchewan and...

I mean Right.. whoops... The angry, radical right Lawrence Witko doesn’t actually want Justin Trudeau dead, he swears. Nor does he really want to kill all Muslims, moderate or otherwise, or hope for the mass killing of Palestinian children. “I hate violence, period. I don’t want to have to...

El Nino year but yes it would have been worse regardless.

It's probably just Stockholm Syndrome :lol: Justin Trudeau's political honeymoon the envy of world leaders in Davos As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the rich and powerful at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today, some of the world leaders in attendance may be a...

Almost as dumb as Harper. Learn English or leave? Mind your language, Mr. Cameron British Prime Minister David Cameron has called on Muslim women to learn English if they want to better integrate themselves in British society and counter radicalization. In an article written for The Times...

And the jingo ate his baby. 'Jihadi John' confirmed dead by ISIS-linked media outlet A magazine associated with ISIS released a eulogy on Tuesday for "Jihadi John", a member of the militant group who won global notoriety for his filmed executions of hostages, the monitoring organisation SITE...

December layoffs are a holiday tradition for corporations across Canada One of the cruel realities of modern capitalism is that December brings together layoffs and the holiday season. As Q3 earnings are released and Q4 earnings are projected, many corporations use the twelfth month to balance...