Kobe.Not many people on the planet have been universally recognized by a single name.Kobe. Elvis. Messi.A few more.It looks like the Kobe era ended late in last night’s game against the Golden State Warriors when the Los Angeles Lakers star tore his Achilles tendon. CNN reports that ““Bryant elected to have surgery
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5851…In Less Than 24 Hours
The Liberals will select a new leader. The future will actually have a future. Bye bye mon Stephen Harper. WFDS
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Cochrane | When the media is the target by David Cochrane
Columnist says that facts don’t change, regardless of how some politicians treat the journalists who cover them.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Cochrane | When the media is the target by David Cochrane
Columnist says that facts don’t change, regardless of how some politicians treat the journalists who cover them.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: "… mere silence, even where it would be reasonable to expect a denial in the face of an accusation, will not constitute an admission"
R v Scott, 2013 MBCA 7, para 19. Sed contra R v J.F. (2011), 85 CR (6th) 304 (Ont C A) para 46.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: "Stringent pre-trial bail conditions” and sentencing
R. v. Peterkin, 2013 ONSC 2116 has a helpful summary of how pretrial bail conditions are to impact of sentence: [38] In R. v. Downes 2006 CanLII 3957 (ON CA), (2006), 79 O.R. (3d) 321, the Court of Appeal for Ontario held that, where an accused is the subject of “stringent pre-trial
Continue readingIn This Corner: Saving Canadian English, one word at a time.
Is Canadian English dying? Or should I say, Canadian English is dying, eh? First, is there such a thing as Canadian English? The answer is — and this is classically Canadian — yes, kind of. Canadian English is a typically Canadian compromise between our British heritage and the inexorable pull
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: #mtlqc13 – Day 2 Review
Aaron Wherry has been documenting the resolutions passed at the NDP’s convention in Montreal – and so I haven’t seen much need to comment on them in detail. But the most noteworthy development in today’s policy debates came from a resolution which wasn’t passed – but which nonetheless signalled the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Joe Oliver and the Pipeline Parable
The last time I saw Joe Oliver he was still trying to sell his dirty oil pipeline.Still trying to convince us that the water from the tailing ponds was safe enough to drink.But since then there have been some unfortunate developments eh? It turns out it's NOT good to the last drop.
Continue readingwmtc: unpaid labour used to be called slavery. now it’s an internship.
Image found at Youth and Work blog In recent years, I’ve been very disturbed by the proliferation of so-called unpaid internships, more properly called unpaid labour, previously known as slavery. A while back, I had a disturbing conversation with an unpaid editor at The Mark. She was highly skilled, an
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Liberal Leadership Vote Turnout
Teddy here. I’ve complied the data from ballots cast as of 3pm on Sunday Saturday (turns out I don’t know what day is its!) Note that while this is the official close of voting, there may be technical reasons why these are not the final results. (like me being a
Continue readingWalking Turcot Yards: Verdun, April 12, 2013
Can only remember this much snow a couple of times in my life this far into April and probably only in the last 15 years or so. My father was born on April 22 and he always said that his father claimed there was still snow in the backyard the
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: NDP — socialist now a dirty word?
Barring a huge shock, it’s almost certain Justin “Not Ready for Prime Time” Trudeau will become the leader of the federal Liberal Party, tomorrow. But the one I’m watching this weekend is the NDP convention, and their mulling over whether to eliminate or significantly tone down references to its being
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Rehtaeh Parsons: Top Liberal strategist asked Anonymous to intervene
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: On Friday, hactivist collective Anonymous announced it had a confession from one of the boys who gang-raped Rehtaeh Parsons, the 17-year old Canadian girl who committed suicide last week. Anonymous’ involvement in the case undoubtedly pressured the RCMP, politicians and other authorities to get serious about
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: RBC CEO’s Open Letter Shows Foreign Worker Issue Touching Nerve with Canadians
An open letter issued to Canadians by Royal Bank of Canada President and CEO Gord Nixon (read here) apologizing for his company’s decision to shift 45 Canadian jobs to imported temporary foreign workers from India reflects a growing concern over the issue. RBC’s predicament is just the latest incident calling
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: BBC Panorama programme on North Korea and LSESU Grimshaw Club
The LSE questions the journalistic ethics of the BBC, after misleading students and posing as members of the London School of Economics during a recent trip to North Korea.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Rehtaeh Parsons: Cartoon depicts RCMP neglect and bias against women
Editorial cartoon via: The Chronicle Herald The Canadian Progressive recommends: Rehtaeh Parsons: Anonymous Says It Has Rape Confession War on women Scathing report accuses RCMP of raping, abusing B.C. Aboriginal women We recommend:Rehtaeh Parsons: Anonymous Says It Has Rape ConfessionRehtaeh Parsons: Top Liberal strategist asked Anonymous to interveneScathing report accuses
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: DeSmog’s Kevin Grandia Featured in Rolling Stone’s Fossil Fuel Resistance Edition
Kevin Grandia, DeSmog’s former Managing Editor and current senior consultant, is featured in this month’s Rolling Stone magazine. Kevin Grandia: The Muckraker, as Rolling Stone aptly calls him, is recognized for his excellent work in the aftermath of Climategate especially. As long-time DeSmog readers will remember well, Kevin read every
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: One Lucky Guy
You’re a surgeon. A father to five young kids. This is not how you should be spending your free time.
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