Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, April 17, 2013: Canada Social Security Tribunal (SST) established to hear Employment Insurance appeals begins operations Musharraf Is Disqualified From Pakistani Elections Niqab in court: Veil doesn’t block ‘demeanour assessment,’ court told The Truth About Sex at
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: Profundity
In 1923, William Carlos Williams wrote one of the most profound poems in the English language: The Red Wheelbarrow. It reads like a Japanese Zen haiku: so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the … Continue reading →
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pondering The Dark Arts
For those as weary of political attack ads as I am, The Star’s Carol Goar has an interesting column in today’s edition. Entitled Debating ‘dark arts’ of political campaigning, Goar relates her experience of moderating a panel over the weekend comprised of … Jaime Watt, the primary architect of former
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Male Gaze – Meghan Murphy slams the Globe and Mail
Wow, ran across the Feminist Current and Meghan Murphy is knocking them out of the park with great articles such as this one tearing into one of Canada’s national newspapers, the Globe and Mail, for taking the well travelled low road of misogyny. I just have the highlights
Continue readingwmtc: boston, pakistan, terrorism, and perspective
From “A Tale of Two Terrorisms“ In the midst of tragedy, it’s hard to talk about perspective. My niece lives in Boston, a short walking distance from where the bombs went off. She was on the spot less than an hour before the explosions. And, having lived in New York
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: RNC of the 20th Century.
The Republican National Committee continues to live in the past. Just recently the RNC has passed a resolution affirming that the national Republican policy on same sex marriage is that marriage is only between a man and a women. Even as many Republicans are coming out in support of same sex marriage the RNC
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: RNC of the 20th Century.
The Republican National Committee continues to live in the past. Just recently the RNC has passed a resolution affirming that the national Republican policy on same sex marriage is that marriage is only between a man and a women.
Even as man…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: RNC of the 20th Century.
The Republican National Committee continues to live in the past. Just recently the RNC has passed a resolution affirming that the national Republican policy on same sex marriage is that marriage is only between a man and a women. Even as many Republicans are coming out in support of same sex marriage the RNC
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Boreal Forest Agreement Not Working?
Announced several years back as a game changing industry/NGO partnership, the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) lost a key supporter today as conservation group Canopy pulled out of the agreement: “This collaboration with the logging industry was supposed to be a game-changer for the protection of species and conservation in
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Mother Of An Autistic Son Asks Autism Speaks for Some Actual Autism Awareness
The following commentary is from the blog Muslimah Next Door written by Dishad Ali. It addresses an issue that I have raised several times – the lack of real autism awareness created by autism awareness events. The author’s comments at Muslimah Next Door under the title When an Autism Awareness
Continue readingTrashy's World: Credit where due…
I’m becoming increasingly impressed with the degree to which some public and private organisations are using social media to improve customer service. Case in point: the hydro pole in my elderly neighbour’s back yard had begun to tilt dramatically over the past year or so. So much so that my
Continue readingLeftist Jab: The CBC Interview Makes Justin Trudeau Comes Off As The Progressive Version Of George W. Bush
“And always twirling, twirling towards freedom!” Peter Mansbridge interview with Justin Trudeau revealed that the Liberal leader has economic chops of a teenager with ADD. To begin, he should know that you don’t run a government like a household. You don’t run a government like a business. An experienced politician
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: New telephone tax to pay for 911 service #nlpoli
The provincial Conservatives could haul in up to $7.7 million through a new tax on telephones to be introduced ostensibly to pay for province-wide 911 emergency service, municipal affairs minister Kevin “Fairity” O’Brien announced on Tuesday. According to the official backgrounder, the provincial government will introduce a new tax of
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: New telephone tax to pay for 911 service #nlpoli
The provincial Conservatives could haul in up to $7.7 million through a new tax on telephones to be introduced ostensibly to pay for province-wide 911 emergency service, municipal affairs minister Kevin “Fairity” O’Brien announced on Tuesday. According to the official backgrounder, the provincial government will introduce a new tax of
Continue readingMorton's Musings: What does "reside" mean on the context of bail?
Gravino, [1991] O.J. No. 2927 (C.A.), at para. 1: On the authorities, the word “reside” is a word of flexible meaning. While its usual meaning is that it refers to where one sleeps, it has also been held that where a person leaves a residence for a temporary purpose, with
Continue readingMorton's Musings: What does "reside" mean on the context of bail?
Gravino, [1991] O.J. No. 2927 (C.A.), at para. 1: On the authorities, the word “reside” is a word of flexible meaning. While its usual meaning is that it refers to where one sleeps, it has also been held that where a person leaves a residence for a temporary purpose, with
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Rita MacNeil Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Cape Breton’s first lady of song, Rita MacNeil. on.fb.me/15kgXcS— Rita MacNeil (@TeaRoomRita) April 17, 2013 This appeared on Rita’s website this evening, as pointed out on Twitter. CBC doesn’t have a story up as I’m posting this. Her Wikipedia
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: George Beverly Shea 1909 – 2013
George Beverly Shea died today at the age of 104. Billy Graham Evangelistic Association tribute page.
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