He is very angry. Someone called him fat and he lost it.:) Warning: He uses very strong language.;)
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: On generations, reefer madness and focusing on the economy
A week later and my news clippings are still filled with news about Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s sensible talk about marijuana legalization – and they say it’s hard for an opposition leader to get attention in the summer, when the House isn’t sitting… The Conservatives are helping keep the issue
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On coopting
Paul Wells offers a note of warning for the Libs in recruiting Chrystia Freeland as a candidate. But I see a greater problem for Freeland herself in pursuing the role. It’s not hard to see how Freeland might seem appealing as a means of papering over the Libs’ disconnection from
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Burdens of proof in a blended voir dire
R. v. Boston, 2013 ONCA 498 deals with the complexities of burdens of proof in a blended voir dire. Even though all the evidence is heard at once it is essential to keep the different decisions separate and decide them according to the relevant legal principles. This author considers the difficulties such that
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, July 30, 2013: Pet Custody Cases Across the Pond Streetcar shooting: Toronto police officer suspended Why a ‘star culture’ can hurt law firms in the long-run Sidebar: Court to Decide if Lawyers Can Block Gays From Juries
Continue readingThings Are Good: Monocle Looks at the Best Urban Farm Projects
Monocle recently took a look at some of the world’s best urban farming projects. Monocle’s favourite cities combine small-scale neighbourhoods with green spaces, but not all cities were built with the right foundations for future growth and sustainability. We champion four urban innovators who see potential in derelict spaces and
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Company Behind Leslie Spit Turbine Project Pretty Low Profile
Of the company behind this, The Star writes: A little-known renewable energy company claims to be working on a wind project at the base of the spit. […] Sunwincor has little public profile. Its website lists Jafray Hinsen as the only contact. Hinsen has an email address, but the firm
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: Wynne whistles for by-election wins.
Wishing for it might not do the trick for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. She desperately needs to win at least three of the five by-elections in Ontario this Thursday. That would leave one each for Hudak’s Conservatives and Horwath’s New Democrats. That assures that their jobs are safe and Wynne
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Standing Up To Police Abuse Of Authority
I remember a story my son told me of being in a coffee shop in Toronto during the notorious 2010 G20 Summit, about which I have written extensively on this blog. Two police officers came into the shop, one of them noticing my son had his smartphone out. He said
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Email, he fails: Team Hudak digital fizzle
Yesterday, Hudak’s Tea Party – fronted by the repellant Lisa MacLeod – announced they had uncovered the Mother if All Scandals and released some emails. I carefully analyze them here. The PC media gambit, timed to affect byelection outcomes, flopped like wet turd. You’d need a microscope to find coverage
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: More Waggery than Gravity
Cats are such regal creatures, all elegance in motion… and then there’s V at rest. I swear he does have the usual number of legs and joints and bones. Filed under: Cute Tagged: Cat Pictures, Cute Cat, Derp, Vishnu
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: It’s About Quality, Not Just Numbers
As each month comes to an end, we wait with baited breath to discover how many new jobs were created in the last thirty days. But Yogendra Shakya and Axelle Janczur write that the kind of jobs we create is just as — if not more — important than the
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Daisy, Daisy, Call on the Cthulu
At first, everyone was really excited when Daisy Stagbys joined the Brighton Cycling Society. She was young, hot, and had a four-seater. And then, when she suggested that she had some “friends” who would love to be involved, they were … Continue reading →
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Why Justin Trudeau is right on pot
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has recently confirmed his support for the legalization, taxation and regulation of marijuana. This approach is fairly bold, and it is exactly the kind of leadership we, as Canadians, need. The reasons for legalization are extremely well-known, researched regularly for everything from intense policy discussions, to
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Voids and Spatter #nlpoli
Watch too many crime shows and after a while a few of the ideas start to sing into your skull. Take blood spatter for example. In some kinds of violent death, lots of blood will fly around. The drops leave a distinctive spray pattern that can tell you lots about
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Sammy Yatim and the Fatal Legacy of Stephen Harper
When I went by Dundas Square this evening after work, a march had already departed heading for the place where Sammy Yatim was killed. All that was left was a chalk memorial that the rain will soon wash away.But I will not easily forget what happened to that troubled teenager. Not only because
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Gone Fishin’
No posts today from me. Time for some long overdue moto-photo therapy. The moto part is my now 8-year old BMW R1200GS, “The Beast”: It is widely considered the best touring motorcycle ever. Not the most comfortable, the Hondas and Harleys, but by far the most capable. I bought this
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Michael Geist outlines how Bill C-30 could have allowed for the U.S. NSA’s PRISM-like surveillance in Canada
Over 150,000 of you spoke up to stop the government’s online spying Bill C-30 – and here’s yet more proof that you were right. Privacy expert Michael Geist points out that Bill C-30 would have enabled PRISM-style blanket surveillance of innocent Canadian Internet users. By Michael Geist: As the revelations
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: The long course of civilization
“With the collapse of totalitarian empires, we believed that living together, peace, pluralism, and human rights would gain the ascendancy and the world would leave behind holocausts, genocides, invasions, and wars of extermination. None of that has occurred. New forms … Continue reading →
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