Sorry about the pause in posting, folks, but I am nursing a very sick companion of mine. My diabetic cat (named Silence) who suddenly started going moderate to heavily hypoglycemic on me last week when he had no business doing so. Vet was afraid he might have keytosis, but it
Continue readingCanadian Political Viewpoints: A Little Bit of Moonlight Limelight
There’s a whole bundle of things we need to talk about, so lets get right down to it. Last weekend, a note from a charity rocked Parliament Hill by asking Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to return $20,000 from a speaking engagement that they said failed to produce results and left
Continue readingCanadian Trends: The Gods among us
The Gods among us have spoken. If you have any doubt that the G8 is a “global government” then ask yourselves exactly what status this entity created out of fiat has if it can decree this: 1) To step up the response to the humanitarian crisis with almost $1.5bn of
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6167…Rob Ford Traded To MTL?
That’d be kinda cool, eh? Especially now that there is a job opening in Montreal that he is qualified for. Mayor. CFRA Ottawa reports that as of this afternoon “Michael Applebaum is no longer the interim mayor of Montreal. The 50-year-old announced his resignation in a brief statement to the public
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Purchase money resulting trust
Nishi v. Rascal Trucking Ltd. 2013 SCC 33 upholds the doctrine of purchase money resulting trust. A purchase money resulting trust is a species of gratuitous transfer resulting trust that arises when a person advances funds to contribute to the purchase price of property, but does not take legal title to
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: More’s Speech to the Mob
The scene is a riot, on the first day of May, 1517. It would later be known as Evil May Day,or Ill May Day. An angry mob, mostly comprised of apprentices, marched through the streets of London, their passion inflamed … Continue reading →
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Got kids?
So for the last few months a group of parents and community reps have been trying to figure out what to do about the overcrowding at the two schools providing french immersion to the Dalhousie, Hintonburg, Civic Hospital, Mechanicsville, Champlain Park and Wellington Village communities. The Near West Accommodation Review
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Got kids?
So for the last few months a group of parents and community reps have been trying to figure out what to do about the overcrowding at the two schools providing french immersion to the Dalhousie, Hintonburg, Civic Hospital, Mechanicsville, Champlain Park…
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Got kids?
So for the last few months a group of parents and community reps have been trying to figure out what to do about the overcrowding at the two schools providing french immersion to the Dalhousie, Hintonburg, Civic Hospital, Mechanicsville, Champlain Park and Wellington Village communities. The Near West Accommodation Review
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Regina Refuge #StopURdeportations
It’s been a year since a Regina Walmart illegally hired two foreign students, and triggered a drama with them confined to churches granting them sanctuary from the Harper Government’s punitive mean streak. For Immediate Release June 18, 2013 One Year Anniversary: University Students Still in Hiding This week marks one
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Tom Mulcair and the Troubles of Eve Adams
Well as you know Tom Mulcair got into a spot of trouble on Parliament Hill the other day.He ran a stop sign, was intercepted by the RCMP.And then mercilessly mocked by the Cons in the House of Commons. First by James Moore and then by Jason Kenney.But now it turns out
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Bill C-304: The Final Battle?
LeBreton confirms #SenCA will sit into July if necessary to pass bills on order paper, including C-377. #cdnpoIi— Jordan Press (@jordan_press) June 18, 2013 The other bill they want to pass is C-304, which would strip section 13 (the hate speech clause) from the Canadian Human Rights Act. When Senate
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Lots of People Not Going to Work Means Easy Traffic?
Montreal is becoming famous for its terrible traffic, along with its terrible mayors. But one of the things that is lost in shuffle this week, as Mayor Michael Applebaum was first arrested and then resigned is a general strike in the construction industry. For the first time in more than
Continue readingMind of Dan: Global carbon emissions and sinks since 1750
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Continue readingMind of Dan: What you see
The new layout you see is just the first of many improvements we have in store for the site. In addition to the clean modern look, it will be readable on small screens, so you can catch up on the planetary perspective on the run. If you see something that
Continue readingMind of Dan: Isn’t it Sad
“Isn’t it sad that you can tell people that the ozone layer is being depleted, the forests are being cut down, the deserts are advancing steadily, that the greenhouse effect will raise the sea level 200 feet, that overpopulation is choking us, that pollution is killing us, that nuclear war
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper Conservatives’ refugee health care cuts remain a concern: Ontario doctors
By: Ontario Medical Association | Press Release: TORONTO, June 17, 2013 – One year after the implementation of a series of changes to federal coverage of refugee health care, Ontario’s doctors are seeing a negative impact on the delivery of care. Under the new Interim Federal Health Program rules, the federal government
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: ‘Our kids deserve the right to their culture’: Anishinabek Nation
By: Anishinabek Nation | Press Release: TORONTO, June 17, 2013 – Anishinabek Nation leaders have told provincial government officials that their children in care deserve the right to their culture. “We need to leave here today with long and short term goals in place,” said Deputy Grand Council Chief Glen Hare, part of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Lesson in Democracy from Brazil
Although I do not condone violence in any form, if you read the accompanying story you will see what happens when the citizens of a country feel strongly about something, in this case their opposition to the £10 billion being spent in preparation for the World Cup next year in
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6166…Beckham To The NFL
It could happen if David Beckham wants it. The recently retired football player has been offered a shot at playing gridiron. Make that was offered a shot at playing in the NFL. “’A couple of scouts felt that David has the potential to become a kicker in the NFL team, and
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