Chrystia Freeland, The Globe and Mail’s candidate in Toronto Centre, recently wrote a book about inequality (which I have not yet read) and is supposed to “bring fresh thinking to the Liberal Party’s economic team.” She has already attracted a few jabs from right-wingers Terence Corcoran and William Watson. But
Continue readingcartoon life: Basilio harbour station Venice
I did the bottom part, the buildings and water in Paper app. The watercolour brush is just too fussy to get a big flat wash, so I imported from photo app and dropped in the sky in Sketches app with the big watercolour brush. That is the only cloud I’ve
Continue readingcartoon life: Facade in Murano
In Murano, down the lane from the second Actv stop at Faro. A small cafe and a view of a small marble building. It was hot and blazing bright. Filed under: art
Continue readingLeDaro: Reza Aslan interviewed by Fox News: The Stupidest Interview Ever by Fox News
All progressive folks consider Fox News a joke. A study was done which showed that the people who watch Fox News know less than the people who don’t watch news at all. This video is worth watching. “Reza Aslan, a religious scholar with a Ph.D. in the sociology of religions
Continue readingcartoon life: Venice chimney pots
Some chimney pots in Venice. Part of a larger drawing in Sketches app. Kind off king up a way t work in that app. Once again, the brushes are much more capable than those in Paper app by 53. Filed under: art
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Standing Up for Paul Bernardo
Yes, he did monstrous things, utterly heinous crimes. Yes he deserves to be imprisoned for the full, 25-year stretch if not for life itself. That said, why is Paul Bernardo still in solitary confinement? For 18 years, Bernardo has been housed 23 hours a day in a Kingston cell that’s
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Sen. Brazeau’s fraudulent expense claims a breach of trust: RCMP
Senator Patrick Brazeau fraudulent Senate living and travel and expense claims are a breach of trust, according to a sworn RCMP affidavit filed in an Ottawa court on Thursday. The post Sen. Brazeau’s fraudulent expense claims a breach of trust: RCMP appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Interjurisdictional immunity of highly limited application
Marine Services International Ltd. v. Ryan Estate, 2013 SCC 44 effectively eliminates the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity: Interjurisdictional immunity exists to protect the “basic, minimum and unassailable content” or the core of the “exclusive classes of subject” created by ss. 91 and 92 of theConstitution Act, 1867: Bell Canada, at p. 839. This Court discussed
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Arms Race Update – Chinese Prepare for "Peoples’ War" in Cyberspace
It doesn’t take bullets, bombs and rockets to kill people and cripple nations. Our almost insane dependence on computers today creates all the vulnerability a determined, sophisticated enemy needs to take us down. Enter China. China’s military is preparing for war in cyberspace involving space attacks on satellites and the
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, August 2, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, August 2, 2013: “We have now entered into an era where our assurances of confidentiality must always be asterisked.” We’ve been busy, busy, busy relaunching our brand, which we are proudly revealing with our newsletter today! Lawyers’
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Don’t tell the Newfoundlanders – Uncle Gnarley version #nlpoli
If you want some really sharp insight into the latest developments in the Muskrat Falls saga, check out the Thursday post at Uncle Gnarley titled “Don’t tell the Newfoundlanders”. Don’t stop when you get to the end. Read the comments. There are 10 more from different people who add even
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Sure, the Iron Curtain Fell, But What’s Going Up In Its Place?
When the Berlin Wall came down it quickly led to the liberation of eastern Europe and the demise of the Soviet Union. Western European leaders, egged on by the United States, pulled out all the stops to sign up eastern Europe into the E.U. and NATO. America sought to drive
Continue readingLeDaro: Rob Ford’s crack buddy is arrested
Rob Ford is very unhappy.;) CBC News Rob Ford with his buddies.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: How To Beat Corporate Newspaper Pay Walls-Free Radio-TV & Alternate Media Options
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Like many of you I check the news, email etc. in the morning with a few cups of coffee. It is a nice way to start the day. In days past I would go out to the porch and pick up the morning paper that
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: August 2: Wow! 12 billion dollars just for jobs in NB
That’s certainly the impression given by the headline on p. 1. “$12B pipeline is ‘a game changer’ “The same tone is picked up in the story (several stories, actually) and the editorial and Alec Bruce’s column. Yes. Those who left will come streaming back. NB’s economic problems are solved. We’re
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Krugman – Sexism and the Federal Reserve
Misogyny in the U.S. goes straight to the top, even right into the Federal Reserve. Paul Krugman shines a light on the sexist campaign going on to undermine the eminently qualified Janet Yellen’s shot at taking over the Federal Reserve when Ben Bernanke steps down as chairman. Last week, The
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Why Do They Want Us To Shut Up?
If we were harmless, the riot cops would stay home. It’s Friday. It’s been a long week. Like most weeks. We are taught to fit in and obey. We are told that individuality and the search for social justice will get us in trouble, either by government surveillance or social
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Abuse of process
R. v. M.T., 2013 ONCA 476: [67] Helpful summaries of the doctrine of abuse of process are found in the recent decisions of R. v. Nixon, 2011 SCC 34, 2 S.C.R. 566 and R. v. Regan, 2002 SCC 12, 1 S.C.R. 297. Those cases identify two categories of abuse of process. The first, and more common, category
Continue readingLeDaro: UConn basketball players give President Obama bunny ears
Obama’s bunny ears. Basketball players got it all wrong. This is how they should have done. 🙂
Continue readingLaziest. Spammer. Ever!
Received in my Spam folder today: (no subject) zed1(@)iprimus.com.au 10:37 PM (8 hours ago) to Your ID was allocated 1.MILLION POUNDS in our 2013 DRAW.Send Name. There is no creativity in this one! He/she is not doing it for the love of spamming obviously….At least all the other ones
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