Big Telecom is up to its old tricks again. They’ve invested some of their record profits into an expensive PR campaign, including misleading full page newspaper ads, in a clear effort to try to convince Canadians that cell phone service is not as bad as we know it is. Earlier
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Great Con Halloween Drag Show
OMG. This is HUGE.It's the Party of the Year !!!!The Cons are going to hold their convention, and unveil their new look, onHALLOWEEN !!!!! The Conservative Party's national policy convention has been rescheduled to Oct. 31, according to party president John Walsh, who issued a written statement on Friday.But although I
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Was Lac Megantic Disaster Caused By Too Much Government Regulation?
Probably not, but I made you look, no? I promised a commenter a more detailed post on an unrelated topic today, but I’m bogged down on that, and in the meantime, I can’t resist an “I told you so” moment on the past week’s coverage of the tragedy in Lac
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Malala Yousafzai addresses United Nations Youth Assembly [VIDEO]
by: Obert Madondo | Twitter: @Obiemad: Malala Yousafzai (Photo credit: Malala Yousafzai’s Blog) United Nations, New York, 12 July 2013 – Education activist Malala Yousafzai marks her 16th birthday, on Friday, 12 July 2013 at the United Nations by giving her first high-level public appearance and statement on the importance of education. Malala
Continue readingwmtc: the incredible shrinking life: a flood, a hotel room, a library
I’m always amazed how when personal upheaval strikes, whether tragedy or happy Big Life Change – your world shrinks down to a tiny little circle. We moved to Canada the day Hurricane Katrina struck, and days later, we were struggling to take in all we had missed. Since the flood
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Pat Robertson’s Unified Theory
In which the ex-pastor kindly shares his comprehensive ‘gay’ theory: Recommend this Post
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canucks Prospects- Scrimage and Interviews
There are those of us out here that are keeners and curious about the new guys, even during the ‘Dog Days’ of summer. So my friends for those who dig it. Check it out!
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Friday night blues blogging
This is Keb’ Mo’ covering Robert Johnson’s Kind Hearted Woman Blues. It seems like a good place to start (h/t to Moose at Classic Blues Videos). Tab Benoit hails from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He writes a lot of his own songs and I believe One Foot in the Bayou is
Continue readingMorton's Musings: How should judges approach self-represented litigants at trial?
Bird v Bird, 2013 SKQB 157 sets out a useful checklist for how judges should approach self-represented litigants at trial: 46) The Court went on to quote the guidelines established in Re F. [2001] FamCA 348, the Full Court of the Family Court of Australia, as follows:
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: Trayvon Martin, newly dead on the grass: a photo everyone should see
There’s been a boatload of controversy today over the brief airing on Trayvon’s lifeless body as he lay in his obviously high retail – almost preppy – clothes. Most of the grief today comes from the right who do not want you to know that Trayvon was not some thug,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Check-Mate #ClimateChange
What’s utterly frustrating when discussing Climate Change with Deniers, is they don’t plan the big picture logically. More specifically, their plans can be shown to place civilization into extreme danger of ending [GAME OVER]. Perhaps because I grew up playing Chess, I’m familiar with the concept that no matter how
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Strip search must not be conducted as a matter of routine
R. v. McKay, 2013 ONCJ 298 holds: [68] Since the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Golden, supra, it has generally been accepted that when it is necessary to place a detainee in cells with other inmates, a strip search is usually necessary to ensure the protection of the detainee, other
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde
After reading the play by Shakespeare last week, I decided to tackle Chaucer’s epic 8,000-line poem about the Trojan lovers, Troilus and Cressida (or Criseyde as Chaucer writes it). It’s a long, somewhat meandering piece that begins, in the Online Medieval … Continue reading →
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: CPC Convention Rescheduled For Halloween Night
I can think of no date more appropriate.
Continue readingBob Broughton's Blog: A $40 billion bad idea in Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega, who holds the office of President of Nicaragua in defiance of Nicaragua’s Constitution, is championing a mega-project; a canal across the eastern part of Nicaragua that would provide an alternative to the Panama Canal. The estimated cost is $40 billion. My initial reaction, when I heard about this
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Lac-Mégantic and the Callousness of the Cons
As people in the shattered little town of Lac-Mégantic try to recover from the terrifying tragedy that struck their town.Try to come to terms with the fact that the bodies of many of their loved ones may never be found. As all over Canada people who live near railway lines wonder if
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s statement to human rights groups
by: Obert Madondo | Twitter: @Obiemad: WikiLeaks has posted NSA surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden’s statement to human rights groups, issued earlier today at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Here’s the full text: Hello. My name is Ed Snowden. A little over one month ago, I had family, a home in paradise, and I lived in
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: A new look. A work in progress.
TweetAfter three years with the same template, this week I decided to update the look of daveberta.ca. It is still a work in progress, but feedback is welcomed! Tweet
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Rhetorical questions to be avoided in jury charge
R. v. Williams, 2013 ONCA 477 holds: [8] We agree with the appellant that the trial judge’s earlier directions to the jury, when he was relating the evidence to the elements of first and second degree murder, lacked balance. We are particularly concerned with the trial judge’s use of rhetorical questions.
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