Day: March 17, 2025

ICYMI: Trump administration accused of ‘quid pro quo’ for fast-tracking controversial fossil fuel proposal in Michigan

Donald Trump’s administration is being accused by activists of a quid pro quo as it attempts to fast-track a controversial fossil fuel pipeline proposal in Michigan that would in part be built by a donor with deep financial ties to the president.

While Canadian oil giant Enbridge owns the Line 5 oil and gas pipeline that it is attempting to replace in the Great Lakes region, the contractor is Tim Barnard, who, along with his wife, gave $1m to Trump’s campaign last year, Federal Election Commission records show. Continue reading…
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An Ontario court has found that an attack at a University of Waterloo gender studies class nearly two years ago was not terrorism but constituted a “particularly grave” hate crime.
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When Canada’s prime ministers left office, they headed into a variety of roles, with some returning to law, some opening consultancy firms and even teaching.
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Poilievre made the announcement after Prime Minister Mark Carney began the process to end the consumer carbon price on things like gasoline. 
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Young’s forthcoming Love Earth tour will not use Ticketmaster’s ‘platinum’ ticketing scheme – described by Smith as ‘a greedy scam’

Neil Young has credited the Cure’s frontman Robert Smith with inspiring his decision not to allow Ticketmaster to use dynamic pricing for his forthcoming tour.

Dynamic pricing is marketed by Ticketmaster as “platinum” or “in demand” tickets which, according to the company, “give fans the opportunity to purchase the most in demand tickets to an event, at a market-driven price” – meaning a rise in prices for especially sought-after tickets.

My management and agent have always tried to cover my back on the road, getting me the best deals they could. They have tried to protect me and the fans from scalpers who buy the best tickets and resell them at huge increases for their own profits. Ticketmaster’s high-priced Platinum tickets were introduced to the areas where scalpers were buying the most tickets for resale. The money went to me. That did not feel right. Very soon, Platinum tickets will no longer be available for my shows. I have decided to let the people work this out. Buy aggressively when the tickets come out or tickets will cost a lot more in a secondary market. Continue reading…
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