I’ve been reading about proposed changes to EI legislation, with speculation rampant that benefits will become harder to qualify for, particularly for those who repeatedly access the program. Okay, fair enough. I don’t consider myself an …

I’ve been reading about proposed changes to EI legislation, with speculation rampant that benefits will become harder to qualify for, particularly for those who repeatedly access the program.

Okay, fair enough.

I don’t consider myself an extrem…

Since my last article for Island Tides, Parliament has been dominated by the March 29 Budget and the April 26 budget implementation bill, Bill C-38. The first set out the fiscal plan with a heavy dose of promised laws to reduce/fast-track environmental…

Some cities have made it illegal to text while walking down public streets. Answer this poll to say if such action is a safety necessity or going too far.

Robotic limbs helped a paralyzed British woman complete the London Marathon this week.

Usually when the Harper Conservatives bring in a new law, there is a big roll-out. The prime minister or one of his heavy-hitters goes to a prime location, usually not Parliament Hill. A factory or a mall or a friendly backyard. Tens of thousands are r…

Well folks, this is the third time at bat for this kid here on Perspective on Canada, but the story continues to make waves, so we continue to report it! Like I said a few days ago the Perspective Research department found out that the T-Shirt is not really the point in this story, but [...]

When I heard that ForestEthics, a group targeted in a Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) memorandum as an ‘adversary’ of the PMO agenda, had decided to split its activities so as to make advocacy a separate arm, I thought ‘how brave.’
The fact tha…

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Food and food safety are top-of-mind issues for Canadians. The deaths caused by listeriosis contamination at the Maple Leaf plant remains a serious warning of the perils of losing food inspectors. Meanwhile, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) h…

It has been nearly two years since my first column in Island Tides on the purchase of the F-35 fighter jets. It appeared just after the July 2010 announcement from Defence Minister Peter MacKay that Canada was committed to the purchase of 65 Lockheed M…

A Washington man accidently called 911 on himself multiple times, finally leading to an arrest.

Security researchers warn of potentially fatal security flaws in medical implants and devices.

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Ideally, Canadians would have an opportunity to discuss what energy decisions are most in our national interest: to export bitumen crude as fast as possible? To refine the crude in Canada creating tens of thousands of jobs here? To continue to allow Ea…

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Finally!!!  No more useless pennies. 
No doubt there will be  much hand wringing and finger pointing about today’s federal budget.  There always is, especially during times of constraint.  Everyone’s laundry list of things to…

By Michael Mui, QMI Agency VANCOUVER — An online petition to reinstate Vancouver’s Jenna Talackova to the Miss Universe Canada pageant has nearly 31,000 signatures since its launch two days ago. Talackova, 23, was dismissed March 13 when pageant organizers discovered she was born a male. She had initially signed a document to enter the [...]

Dear Readers; Just a few short days ago your much maligned reporter suggested that the Robocall scandal was a nefarious plot by the Liberals to discredit the Tories, since they didn’t have much else to do….. and didn’t have much else to do it with! Well, rather than gloat, or say “I told you so,” [...]