Environment. Sustainability.
Oil lobbyists approved Harper’s climate policy as ‘elegant’ approach April 29 2012 | Postmedia
Alberta pipeline plan advances quietly: Project avoids costly controversy April 28 2012 | Postmedia
Oil firms aid federal Tories in selling EU trade deal April 28 2012 | Postmedia
National News: Budget Implementation Act is Gutting of Environmental Laws in Disguise April 27 2012 | Northumberland
Budget kills climate accountability legislation, weakens oversight April 26 2012 | Postmedia
“Charitable” Fraser Institute accepted $500k in foreign funding from Koch oil billionaires April 25 2012 | Vancouver Observer
As Tories crack down, records show few charities fund political activism April 25 2012 | Globe & Mail
Government to wrest control of environmental approval process April 23 2012 | Globe & Mail
More than 2,000 Scientists Worldwide Urge Protection of Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries April 22 2012 | PEW via 404SE
Thousands protest against Kinder Morgan pipeline project April 22 2012 | Province
The BP oil spill: Two years on: Al Jazeera revisits Louisiana and finds shrimp without eyes, crabs without claws and a fishing industry in decline April 20 2012 | AJE
New review rules can backfire on Gateway April 20 2012 | Province
Documents show Enbridge concerns about Tides Canada April 20 2012 | Postmedia
Mexico’s Senate passes climate change bill April 20 2012 | Yahoo
Statement by the Honourable Joe Oliver, P.C., M.P., on the European Commission’s Decision to Undertake an Impact Assessment of its Proposed Implementing Measures…for the Fuel Quality Directive April 20 2012 | MarketWatch
Scientist mocks phone-in solution to disaster response following federal cuts April 20 2012 | Postmedia
British Columbia and pipeline expansions: What’s in it for us? Legally, Alberta may not need to pay compensation to its western neighbour April 20 2012 | Vancouver Sun
Oil-spill centre moving out of B.C.: Province pressed for answers in wake of federal cutbacks April 19 2012 | Victoria Times Colonist
Funding cut to Vancouver rescue team: Ottawa axes $2.1M for urban search and rescue squads April 19 2012 | CBC
Transerv Energy Plans Aggressive Expansion in Canada April 19 2012 | Natural Gas Asia
Cabinet to get final say on pipeline projects: Little-noticed change to send all National Energy Board approvals to federal cabinet for review April 19 2012 | CBC
A Witch Hunt for Environmentalists April 18 2012 | Mark News
145 Black Bears Killed In Alberta Oil Sands April 18 2012 | Huffington Post
Harper to end funding for global water quality monitoring program April 18 2012 | Council of Canadians
Tories stick to their secretive ways in trying to hide major policy shift April 18 2012 | National Post
Canada: Russian oil company Rosneft investing in Alberta oil with Exxon Mobil April 18 2012 | All Voices
Editorial: Climate change not in doubt April 18 2012 | Calgary Herald
Environment Canada cuts eliminating research, monitoring and partnerships April 17 2012 | Postmedia
Ottawa elbows regulators in quest for final word on pipeline approvals April 17 2012 | Globe & Mail
Gulf fisheries in decline after oil disaster: Nearly two years after BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, fishermen and scientists say things are getting worse April 10 2012 | AJE
Enbridge’s Gateway pipeline still in legal swamp April 9 2012 | Financial Post
Environment Gets the Austerity Treatment: Oil at Any Cost…
When it comes to Oil, Austerity is an Ideological Strategy, Not an Economic necessity
Money in Harper Government’s Politics
Canadian Defence Minister Announces Contract Award At Canadian Forces Base Halifax April 29 2012 | Defence Professionals
Federal Changes Could Push Wages Down 15% April 29 2012 | MFL
Oil firms aid federal Tories in selling EU trade deal April 28 2012 | Postmedia
Alberta pipeline plan advances quietly: Project avoids costly controversy April 28 2012 | Postmedia
“Charitable” Fraser Institute accepted $500k in foreign funding from Koch oil billionaires April 25 2012 | Vancouver Observer
Industry pressured government to weaken coal regulations April 23 2012 | Learder Post
B.C. native chief who supported Northern Gateway appointed to federal board April 19 2012 | Canada.com
Harper Government: Accountability. Transparency. Democracy. Human Rights. Political Economy
CODE OF SILENCE: Harper government most secretive, journalists say April 29 2012 | Globe & Mail
‘Thousands’ stand to be ‘affected’ by 3rd wave notices April 29 2012 | CBC
Parents of gravely ill children feel betrayed by Harper budget April 29 2012 | Globe & Mail
Harper Conservatives win journalist’s award for most secretive government April 29 2012 | Canadian Press
Oil firms aid federal Tories in selling EU trade deal April 28 2012 | Postmedia
F-35 purchase had 2 sets of books, Page says: Conservative MP Rajotte denies government did anything wrong in jet procurement process April 28 2012 | CBC
Two-tiered wage system announced by Tories April 28 2012 | Toronto Star
Tories had fears about F-35 costs last fall, notes show April 27 2012 | Globe & Mail
PM’s mailroom may have shredded historical documents April 26 2012 | CTV
Budget kills climate accountability legislation, weakens oversight April 26 2012 | Postmedia
A policy plan to hide poverty, inequality: Ottawa is shutting down public debate on issues it doesn’t care about April 26 2012 | The Spec
Unraveling File # 8-10-(2012-06) April 26 2012 | Ipolitics
F-35 costs had ‘significant things missing‘ April 26 2012 | CBC
Fantino calls in Mounties to probe ‘mudslinging’ over offshore accounts April 26 2012 | Postmedia
Ethics czar mulling probe into Fantino over alleged Cayman bank accounts April 26 2012 | Winnipeg Free Press
Ottawa gave Shell $32-million tax refund last year April 25 2012 | Globe & Mail
Federal government making it easier to hire temporary foreign workers April 25 2012 | Financial Post
“Charitable” Fraser Institute accepted $500k in foreign funding from Koch oil billionaires April 25 2012 | Vancouver Observer
CLC, new evidence of voter suppression April 24 2012 | YouTube
Canadian scientists continue to be muzzled by Harper government April 24 2012 | Yahoo
Budget cuts leave Statscan girding for fewer surveys, less staff April 23 2012 | Globe & Mail
Jim Flaherty’s budget: Pennywise or attack on our kids’ pensions? April 23 2012 | National Post
Human rights take back seat to trade with China, but Canadians divided on pipeline: poll April 23 2012 | Postmedia
Canada-EU free trade talks ’75 per cent’ complete, EU rep says April 23 2012 | Calgary Herald
Fighter jets about-turn ‘will harm capability’: Britain will be less able to undertake military operations with the fighter jets that ministers are preparing to buy under a cost-saving exercise, secret defence plans show April 23 2012 | The Telegraph
Stick Figures Used To Explain Cuts To Federal Employees April 23 2012 | Huffington Post
CSIS wants better controls on terror suspects leaving country April 23 2012 | Toronto Star
Bill C-31: Tories’ Human Smuggling Reforms Could Land More Asylum Seekers In Canada’s Jails April 23 2012 | Huffington Post
Conservative government won’t buy 14 additional F-35s anticipated for fleet attrition: ’The government will not spend more than $9-billion on aircraft to replace Canada’s aging CF-18s,’ says Associate Defence Minister Julian Fantino’s communications director April 23 2012 | Ottawa Citizen
Conservative Party dismisses expert witness on robocall issue April 21 2012 | Postmedia
Quebec court backs gun registry, sets stage for federal legal battle April 21 2012 | National Post
Thousands of buildings owned by Ottawa are crumbling and need repair, database shows April 21 2012 | Toronto Star
Polling firm finds evidence non-Conservative voters were targeted in robo-call scandal April 21 2012 | Globe & Mail
Corporate tax cuts don’t equal higher revenue April 21 2012 | Metro
Harper quietly holds face-to-face talks with Chinese propaganda chief April 20 2012 | Globe & Mail
CANADA: Democracy in the Age of Austerity: Beyond the Robocall Scandal April 20 2012 | Global Research
Canadian nutrition label claims often wildly misleading, tests show April 20 2012 | Ottawa Citizen
Feds cut funding to public internet workstations: Social planning council director says cuts will threaten internet access for Thunder Bay’s most vulnerable citizens April 20 2012 | CBC
Why Canada just pumps out cheap oil April 20 2012 | CBC
Scientist mocks phone-in solution to disaster response following federal cuts April 20 2012 | Postmedia
Latest defence department blunder could mean an end to Peter Mackay’s political career April 20 2012 | Yahoo
Harper, MacKay must have known $25-billion costs of F-35 fighter jets, and procurement rules, it’s ‘inconceivable,’ says expert April 19 2012 | Hill Times
Prisons closing in Kingston and Laval: Institutions no longer meet needs: Toews April 20 2012 | Times Colonist
Federal prison closures blasted by union: The federal government is closing two facilities in Kingston, Ont., and one in Laval, Que. April 20 2012 | CBC
Historic Kingston Penitentiary to close April 19 2012 | CBC
Stop Cyber Spying Week: Canadians’ Online Habits Could Soon Be Available To U.S. Government Without Warrant, Critics Say April 19 2012 | Huffington Post
Is Canada headed towards privatized prisons? April 19 2012 | Toronto Sun
Peter MacKay back in hot seat with latest DND procurement bungle April 19 2012 | National Post
Omar Khadr transfer request now in Toews’ hands April 19 2012 | Canada.com
B.C. native chief who supported Northern Gateway appointed to federal board April 19 2012 | Canada.com
End of an era looms on Supreme Court April 19 2012 | Globe & Mail
Canadian economy: Don’t expect full employment for another four years April 18 2012 | Toronto Star
Canada spent $25 M bombing Gadhafi forces April 18 2012 | Canada.com
Press Release: Native Women’s Association of Canada Responds to Cuts to Health Projects April 17 2012 | AHRNET
$5.2B in spending cuts amounts to only half of upcoming government reductions, report shows April 17 2012 | Ottawa Citizen
Total public service job loss still unknown April 17 2012 | Montreal Gazette
Long gun data loss will hurt investigations, RCMP says: Registry loss could hamper international treaty compliance, document says April 13 2012 | CBC
Federal budget drags Canada into unnecessary austerity March 29 2012 | CCPA
Lack of public debate on federal cuts only justifies patterns of wasteful spending
Statistics Show Canadian Government Spending Is Increasing Income Inequality
Budget 2012: Government Spendings on Crime, Military, Oil, Marketing
President and CEO of Strategic Communications Inc. sworn affidavit Canadians.Org
Corruption: Corporate & Government
The Revenue Agency again in the spotlight April 29 2012 | CBC Radio Canada
Banking expert suspects Fantino bank documents are forgeries April 27 2012 | Vancouver Sun
Fantino calls in Mounties to probe ‘mudslinging’ over offshore accounts April 26 2012 | Postmedia
Unraveling File # 8-10-(2012-06) April 26 2012 | Ipolitics
Ethics czar mulling probe into Fantino over alleged Cayman bank accounts April 26 2012 | Winnipeg Free Press
Ottawa gave Shell $32-million tax refund last year April 25 2012 | Globe & Mail
Polling firm finds evidence non-Conservative voters were targeted in robo-call scandal April 23 2012 | Globe & Mail
Oda pays taxpayers back for $665 nightly hotel stay: Canadian International Development Agency facing $380 million in budget cuts April 23 2012 | CBC
International aid minister opts for swanky hotel favoured by royalty April 23 2012 | Winnipeg Free Press
What CBC already knows, but won’t tell you April 21 2012 | Telegram
The Koch Brothers – Exposed! April 20 2012 | Rolling Stones
Latest defence department blunder could mean an end to Peter Mackay’s political career April 20 2012 | Yahoo
Documents show Enbridge concerns about Tides Canada April 20 2012 | Postmedia
Harper, MacKay must have known $25-billion costs of F-35 fighter jets, and procurement rules, it’s ‘inconceivable,’ says expert April 19 2012 | Hill Times
B.C. native chief who supported Northern Gateway appointed to federal board April 19 2012 | Canada.com
How the Conservatives corrupted the F-35 procurement process April 15 2012 | Examiner
404SE & Friends
The rise of Totalitarianism in Canada: A Time to Act April 26 2012 | thebishopsviews
Vigilantes and Mercenaries: The Harper Government and the Abdication of Responsibility April 17 2012 | The Equivocator
#OpProRogue Part IX: The Case of Torture & Harper Government’s Multi-Million Dollar Secrecy April 28 2012 | 404SE
Failure of Praxis: Cyberbullying Bill C-273 in Context April 26 2012 | 404SE
Opinion: Bev Oda’s Sense of Entitlement to Canadians’ Taxes April 24 2012 | 404 SE
Canada and the Emergence of a New Global Coalition April 23 2012 | 404 SE
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