TorStar to launch Toronto Star paywall tomorrow.— Laura Hubbard (@laurahubb) August 12, 2013 That is all.
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: REAL Women of Canada, and the naked far-right truth.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Sensational Landing of Pamela Wallin
Uh oh. Everybody take cover. It looks as if this cartoon was only too prophetic. The Pamela Wallin jumbo is on final approach, and coming in for a heavy landing. An independent audit of Senator Pamela Wallin's expenses has found ineligible claims amounting to as much as $140,000, and that
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: What does Ottawa have to say about spying by the NSA?
It’s no secret that China-based Huawei Technologies (pronounced “WAH-way”) has been the subject of national security concerns. Last year, The Globe and Mail obtained government documents detailing Ottawa’s fears around data security in Canadian networks maintained by the controversial telecom giant. read more
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Constructive first degree murder arising out of unlawful confinement or attempted unlawful confinement under Criminal Code s. 231(5)(e)
R. v. Parris, 2013 ONCA 515 holds: [44] First, to establish first degree murder under s. 231(5)(e), the Crown must prove each of five essential elements beyond a reasonable doubt: i. that the accused unlawfully confined or attempted to unlawfully confine the victim or another person; ii. that the accused murdered the victim; iii. that the accused
Continue readingMorton's Musings: The court should not lightly interfere with a testator’s choice of the person to act as estate trustee
Chambers Estate v. Chambers, 2013 ONCA 511: [95] The applications judge was fully alive to the legal principle that the court should not lightly interfere with a testator’s choice of the person to act as his or her estate trustee: Re Weil, [1961] O.R. 888 (C.A.), at p. 889. Just as a court should remove
Continue readingcartoon life: Thoughts on traveling gadgets
If you are planning on using your iPhone as a camera consider bringing a battery pack for it. You can easily exhaust the built-in one in a day. HDR sucks down the battery, and be sure to stabilize the phone for those HDR pictures. Panorama 360 was fun. Images saved
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Could Lead Paint Lawsuit Pave Way For Class Action Against Coal Industry?
Coal industry executives ought to pay attention to the lead paint lawsuit currently happening in the California court system. Recently, a lawsuit was filed against the makers of lead paint, alleging that the industry knew about the toxicity of their product and yet still promoted it as “safe” to the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Did Senator Pam Try to Cook Her Expenses Records?
Nothing says “guilty” more than getting caught tampering with the evidence. Will the defendant please rise? Yes, Ms. Wallin, that’ll be you. Apparently, Senate expense-scandal auditors, Deloittes, believe the senator from Wadena tried to doctor some of her spending records. The auditors’ report is expected to be made public tomorrow.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: "Likely" to Die in Prison
Let’s do the math. You’re 83. You just stood trial on 32-charges and were convicted of 31 of them, including eleven murders. Even if you were given just one year for each of those murders you would have to reach 94 before you were released. According to Boston.com, Whitey Bulger
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Guest Post: 4 Tips on How Caregivers Can Keep Their Family Relationships Intact
4 Tips to Help You Reduce the Impact of Caregiving on your Relationships Becoming a caregiver can be one of the most impactful changes that can occur in a person’s life. Caregiving is not a change that only affects the relationship between you and the person you are caring for,
Continue readingLeDaro: Audit reveals ineligible claims amounting to as much as $140,000, by Pamela Wallin
It is only taxpayers’ money.;) Senators having their jollies. “An independent audit of Senator Pamela Wallin’s expenses has found ineligible claims amounting to as much as $140,000, and that the number of those claims is in the hundreds, CBC News had learned.” CBC News. “The audit flags at least $120,000
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Stiglitz Casts the Bones and Reads the Entrails of Detroit,
Nobel laureate economist Joe Stiglitz argues that it’s vital not to get misled about the real significance of the bankruptcy of Detroit. Detroit’s most serious problems are confined to the city limits. Elsewhere in the metropolitan area, there is ample economic activity. In suburbs like Bloomfield Hills, Mich., the median
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: August 12: speaking out?
Alec Bruce’s column got me thinking – as it usually does. This time, he’s defending Baird for criticizing Putin’s record on brutal treatment of gays. It’s certainly reasonable that he should do so. But – I have trouble praising Baird for this one. Putin is certainly an unlovable wretch, obsessed
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: QOTD: Michael Harris on the surveillance state
The conclusion to a piece published at iPolitics yesterday: The cancer of the surveillance state, which has metastasized since 9/11, is out of all proportion to any threat it was once designed to thwart. The decade of fear has turned into the industry of permanent fear. We once were intelligent
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Significant blood shortage occurring before rival competes for arms
Back in April Dr. Graham Sher appeared unconcerned about having to compete for donors against a rival organization willing to pay for what his Canadian Blood Services receives for free. The Canadian Blood Services CEO had earlier estimated that should … Continue reading →
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: SenAntor’s questionable expenses total $140K, audit reveals
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/08/09/pol-whats-expected-to-be-in-wallin-audit.html
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Life on Peace River threatened by dam
Peace Valley resident Caroline Beam describes life on the river and the myriad wildlife threatened by proposed Site C Dam. “Living as close to the Peace River as a home can legally get, my family watches a daily nature show that few people realize exists. I would like to share
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Rehtaeh’s dad speaks
My heart breaks for Mr. Canning, and everyone who loved this young woman.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Huffington Post Canada: Privacy expert Michael Geist talks about how NSA-style spying could have happened in Canada
This fall, legislation similar to the Online Spying Bill C-30 may be re-introduced. We have to remain vigilant. Canadians said no once. We’ll say no again. Article by Michael Geist on Huffington Post Canada: A controversial bill that would have given the federal government greater power to track Canadians online
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