Canadian Banks and Credit Unions are reported to be shying way from or refusing to deal with federally, provincially and local government approved cannabis dispensaries. They say that they are not geared up for it, Read more…
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Alberta Politics: The Top 10 Alberta political news stories of 2016: AlbertaPolitics.ca’s picks
PHOTOS: Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley. Below: Calgary MLA Sandra Jansen, elected as a Progressive Conservative and now a member of the NDP, Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee, and the late Jim Prentice, the last PC premier of Alberta. 2016: It was the International Year of the Bean. I kid
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Opioid Epidemic and the Great Con War on Drugs
I began warning about Canada's opioid abuse epidemic, and about the danger of the killer drug fentanyl, a long long time ago.And about the crying need to create more drug rehabilitation centres, and more frontline medical facilities like Vancouver's model Insite clinic.So I'm glad to see that the Liberal government is taking action. But I also want to
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Killer Drug and the Killer Cons
I took this picture yesterday of a humble monument next to a community clinic in Toronto.It's believed to be the first monument anywhere, to those who died of drug overdoses or drug related causes.But if we were to build a monument to all those who…
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Unite-the-right poll results ring alarm bells and raise interesting questions, none of which are asked by the media
PHOTOS: A pollster asks a typical Albertan if she’d prefer to vote for a united Wildrose-PC Party … or the NDP. Actual Alberta pollsters and their subjects may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Pollster Quito Maggi, Alberta Prosperity Fund …
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Juxtapose: Tories had loads of cash for junketing flunkies, none at all for dying addicts
PHOTOS: Alberta Progressive Conservatives enjoy an “international travel mission” during the Golden Age of Tory Travel. Actual PC staffers may not have appeared exactly as illustrated. Below: New Democrats Trevor Horne, the MLA for Spruce Grove-St….
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Killer Drug and the Murderous Madness of the Harper Cons
It's one of the most dangerous street drugs this country has ever known. It's killing on average one Canadian every three days.But while local police forces are trying to warn people about the danger of illicit fentanyl. The Harper Cons are refusing to issue a country-wide alert. Read more »
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