I would never pardon a follower if they did ME wrong, but if they made a “mistake” and were then penalized by the legal community, I might decide to save them from doing prison time — particularly if they’re a … Continue reading →
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Nostalgia can be taken to the extreme
I’m a history buff – in particular a Canadian history buff, so I didn’t mind the Conservatives were trying hard (and still are trying hard) to get Canadians to pay attention to the history of The War of 1812 and how it led eventually to the formation of Canada, but
Continue readingCanadian Dimension | Articles: Quebec’s Lac-Mégantic oil train disaster not just tragedy, but corporate crime
Five days after a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, the rural town resembles a scene of desolation. Its downtown is a charred sacrifice zone. 50 people are likely dead, making the train’s toll one of the worst disasters in recent Canadian history. In the explosion’s
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Quebec’s Lac-Mégantic oil train disaster not just tragedy, but corporate crime
Five days after a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, the rural town resembles a scene of desolation. Its downtown is a charred sacrifice zone. 50 people are likely dead, making the train’s toll one of the worst disasters in recent Canadian history. In the explosion’s
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Disposition costs in valuing family assets
Willie v. Willie, 2013 BCCA 318 deals with the often confusing issue of when disposition costs ought to be considered in valuing family assets. The British Columbia court said in valuing family assets, costs of disposition should not be deducted if they are hypothetical or speculative, and thus unlikely to
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Emails Undeleted
Hard to figure out exactly what’s going on here, at least for me. Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian’s statement suggests that Ministry of Government Services staff found the long-gone emails, put does not get more specific than that. If I were to guess, I’d guess that the original computer advice she
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Highly Diffused Government #nlpoli
By now, plenty of people in Newfoundland and Labrador have likely heard finance minister Jerome Kennedy’s comments about his party’s last election platform. “You used the word promise,” Kennedy said to the Telegram’s James McLeod. “I’m not sure that the Blue Book can be described as a promise.” Kennedy said
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Yet Another Disaster You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
The Eastmain fire is the largest wildfire in Canada since 1959, and is almost as big as all the wildfires that have burned in the US so far this year. Forecasts for the area show warm temperatures continuing for at least another 5 days, so the fire is likely to
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: B.C. Premier Christy Clark wins Westside-Kelowna, returns to legislature
by: Obert Madondo | Twitter: @Obiemad: Premier Christy Clark. (Photo: via Facebook) Christy Clark got what she desperately needed to remain premier of British Columbia: a seat in the provincial legislature. Clark convincingly won Wednesday’s by-election in the riding of Westside-Kelowna over NDP challenger Carole Gordon. Clark was rejected by voters in her
Continue readingNorthern Insight: David Hardon, R.I.P.
An old friend passed a while ago. I’m sad about that and full of regret that we went separate ways long ago and never reconnected. Dave Hardon wasn’t famous outside the BC film industry but he truly was one of its most significant builders. He was a film lab manager
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: 40% Intellectual Disability In Autism Disorders: Coincidence or Consequence?
I have never subscribed to the assumption that Intellectual Disability is a co-morbidity as described by the authors of a new study examining Intellectual Disability in Autism: (unrelated in etiology and causality from the ASD itself) I have been frustrated by the historical tendency of “autism” researchers to exclude intellectually
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Changes on way to BC private power policy? Energy minster offers interesting answers
BC Liberal Energy Minister Bill Bennett came on CBC’s Early Edition Monday to answer some of the mounting questions regarding BC Hydro’s financial troubles and his party’s energy policies. Suffice it to say, he fell well short of coming clean – and yet, the exchange yielded a few very interesting
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Such gorgeous fat positive images here if what you’re reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again…then link me. if what you’re reading here grips you,
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Such gorgeous fat positive images here if what you’re reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning again and again…then link me. if what you’re reading here grips you,
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Such gorgeous fat positive images here if what you’re reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find yourself returning agai…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harper Regime’s War on the Maple Leaf
I have no idea why Stephen Harper and his Con minions have such a love affair with royalty.I have no idea why they want to turn us into a colony again. Or make us more British than the British.But I do know that Peter MacKay is an absolute idiot, whether he
Continue readingNorthern Insight: Tall tales in the post-truth era
I’ve often wondered why Grouse Mountain’s single wind generator sits idle, even as the breezes blow. Talking about the wind machine standing above North Vancouver, BC Hydro’s CEO said, “Grouse Mountain is not only starting down the road to energy self-sufficiency, but is also providing a tangible example of the
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Forum, deconstructed
Here. Will anyone at the Star listen? Don’t be silly.
Continue readingCanadian Trends: As the tables turn
Hey! Good news, pretty well the entire planet has become more corrupt. Of course corruption is great for business! Just look at the markets over the same period of time! The more we speculate people out of the market, the more housing starts there are, the more loans people get
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