Admiral Alvin Holsey retires after reportedly facing pressure for questioning the legal basis of Caribbean strikes. A trailblazing four star officer, he chose principle over position by standing for lawful command and constitutional duty. His decades of service and integrity deserve our gratitude

One admiral refused an order he believed was illegal and resigned after 40 years. Another carried it out, insisting it was fine, and is now under investigation for doing exactly that illegal act. Now the first is called back to testify as the fallout rolls downhill onto everyone in the chain.

Right wingers swear that taxing the ultra rich or cracking down on speculation will make the wealthy flee and tank the economy. Yet again, reality proves them wrong. Trickle down economics is just taking from workers to protect the wealthy, and the facts keep exposing it

Carney’s deal gets Alberta to raise its carbon price and build power interties while giving symbolic support to a pipeline he knows will never be built. There is no business case for it because oilsands growth is flat and no company will fund a mega-project in a market facing peak demand