NATIONAL HEADLINES 19 DECEMBER 2019
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  Impeachment? No biggie Donald Trump was impeached today. The news usually doesn’t get much bigger than that. It’s only happened to three presidents in U.S. history. But that isn’t the big story. The big story is far graver than the procedural comeuppance of a morally bankrupt individual, though impeachment does come with an eternal smudge on the old CV. The big story is that Donald Trump is now the moral compass of the Republican Party. They have chosen empowered corruption over the Constitution, party over country. And make no mistake about it, corrupt Donald Trump most assuredly is. Impeachment is just the latest entry on his political rap sheet. The big story is that Donald Trump is now the moral compass of the Republican Party. They have chosen empowered corruption over the Constitution, party over country. Read the full story by Michael Harris here. |
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At the TMX Pipeline Hearing, the Sham of ‘Consultation’ Laid Bare Canada ‘barged ahead’ with what ‘cannot be in the public interest,’ argue First Nations.
By Ian Gill. Thursday, December 19, 2019. Crazy Days in Alberta: The Poison Wells File The province let oil and gas firms create a $100-billion disaster. They expect you to foot the bill.
By Andrew Nikiforuk. Monday, December 16, 2019. The Conservatives’ Radical Right Problem Goes Way Beyond Scheer More than half of MPs are now anti-choice, says abortion campaign group.
By Marc Lafrance. Tuesday, December 17, 2019. These Authors Gave Us Hope Thirteen inspiring books to light the way through 2020, shared by Tyeesters.
By Stephane Lavoie. Thursday, December 19, 2019. O Come All Ye Faithful To the tune of the same. Part of a series of new carols for 2019.
By Steve Burgess. Thursday, December 19, 2019. Why the LifeLabs Hack Likely Is Worse than Most The ransomware attackers may still hold health records of 15 million Canadians.
By Richard Frank. Wednesday, December 18, 2019. 12 Days of Surrey To the tune of ‘12 Days of Christmas.’ Part of a series of new carols for 2019.
By Steve Burgess. Wednesday, December 18, 2019. A Housing Policy for Eagles Private land owners control vast, vital habitat in BC. Can tax breaks spur conservation?
By Christopher Cheung. Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Oilsands Firms ‘Morally Responsible’ for Deaths and Destruction from Climate Disasters Greenpeace’s Yeb Saño explains what a Philippines human rights investigation means for the fossil fuel industry in Canada.
By Geoff Dembicki. Wednesday, December 18, 2019. How ‘Memory Clinics’ Can Help Families Deal with Dementia Doctor Linda Lee on her outreach method that’s going national.
By Crawford Kilian. Tuesday, December 17, 2019. It Came Without a Mandate Clear To the tune of ‘It Came Upon a Midnight Clear.’ Part of a series of new carols for 2019.
By Steve Burgess. Tuesday, December 17, 2019. God Rest Ye Middle Class Gentlefolk To the tune of ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.’ Part of a series of new carols for 2019.
By Steve Burgess. Monday, December 16, 2019. Bloomers and G-Strings Woodend watches ‘Little Women’ and ‘Hustlers.’ Part of a roundup of winter film reviews.
By Dorothy Woodend. Friday, December 13, 2019. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (Unless You’re Andrew Scheer) To the tune of, well, you know... First in a series of new carols for 2019.
By Steve Burgess. Friday, December 13, 2019. Scheer’s Gone, but the Conservatives’ Troubles Are Just Beginning Leadership race holds big perils for the increasingly out-of-touch party.
By Paul Willcocks. Thursday, December 12, 2019. |
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