Progressive Bloggers
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Progressive Bloggers is a group of Canadian bloggers who firmly believe that this great country needs to move forward, not backwards. Be they Liberal or liberal, New Democrats or democrats, Green voters or voters who want a green country, or even Red Tories searching for a home, these bloggers believe that Canadian politics should move in a progressive direction.
Progressive Bloggers
3h ago
As flames from the massive forest fire in Jasper National Park ripped into the west side of the town of Jasper Wednesday night, Edmonton broadcaster Courtney Theriault plaintively tweeted that “we should probably have a grown-up talk about wildfires now.” With catastrophic forest fires so big they create their own weather systems increasingly becoming a ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
4h ago
In a previous post, I analyzed what Canadian corporations are doing with their profits. I described how across almost every sector of the economy, corporations are distributing more of their profits to owners than they are investing. In this brief post, I’m going to describe what Canadian corporations are doing with funds acquired through issuance of debt and equity securities ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
8h ago
Assorted content to end your week.- Crawford Kilian writes about the profound and numerous forms of loss arising from the wildfires which leveled much of Jasper, while Marc Fawcett-Atkinson points out the typical firestorm of disinformation which immed ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
8h ago
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Spicy dispute over the origins of Flamin' Hot Cheetos winds up in court #law #legal #LegalNews via @CTVNews https://t.co/fvCiVNHNp8 - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit ou ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
11h ago
This week’s #FlashbackFriday post is from May 6, 2006 via Wise Law Blog: Supreme Court of Canada: Social Hosts Not Liable for Drunk Driving Guests http://wiselaw.blogspot.com/2006/05/supreme-court-of-canada-social-hosts.html - Garry J. Wise, Toronto ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
20h ago
I'm filling in for frontline staff on a break. A customer approaches.Customer: I put a book on hold. Is it here?Me: Did you receive a notice that it is in?Customer: I don't want to answer any questions. Just tell me if my book is in.Me: I need to know ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
20h ago
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Jonathan Watts discusses the strong argument to treat climate hypocrites primarily as destructive petrostates rather than honest actors in trying to address the climate crisis. Leyland Cecco points out how Cana ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
20h ago
#LegalNewsPostoftheDay: Loblaw, George Weston to pay $500M for bread price-fixing scheme in record antitrust settlement #law #legal #LegalNews via @CBCNews https://t.co/M3lV7Bqr3p - Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.w ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
20h ago
H/t MoudakisI'll readily admit that upon first learning that Kamala Harris would likely replace Joe Biden in this year's presidential race, I was somewhat dismayed. The history of vice-presidents going for the highest office in the U.S. after their pre ..read more