Orfus Estate v. The Samuel and Bessie Orfus Family Foundation, 2013 ONCA 225 deals with hearsay and the principled approach. A capacity assessor left certain voicemails outlining his impression of the capacity of a testator. Subsequently he had no records or recollection of or for the voicemails or what prompted him to say
Continue readingTrashy's World: So. My conservative friends…
… ex PC PM Brian Mulroney… I guess he was a real asshole, eh? A lefty pig? Never agreed with everything BM the PM said or did, but I do respect the guy… especially in the context of the über partisan Harperites. So how about it, Cons? Are ya gonna
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Book Review: Memories of My Parents by Amy Madge
“Memories of My Parents” by Amy Madge is a story of love. Not romantic love, but the love of a daughter for her parents. Amy Madge never married – she chose to devote her life to a career, but hers was a really, REALLY close family. Amy became her parents’
Continue readingA Different Point of View....: WILL THE REAL GWYN MORGAN PLEASE STAND UP!
I have written this piece in an attempt to evaluate the actual contribution to society of a prominent Canadian who espouses extreme right-wing views. I feel it is important, from time to time, to compare actual performance to stated principles. If you find this critique of interest, please send the link
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canada ranks 17th of 29 for children’s well-being, says UNICEF report
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Canada ranks 17th out of 29 wealthy countries when it comes to tackling child poverty, obesity and related well-being issues, says a new report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN children’s agency. The Innocenti Report Card 11 by UNICEF’s Research Office also reveals that the Canada
Continue readingAkaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: Akaash Maharaj – Advisory: New Leadership for the GOPAC Global Secretariat
I am enormously grateful to the Board of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption for their confidence in naming me their Executive Director, and I will work tirelessly to justify their faith. I feel deeply privileged to have a chance to work with GOPAC’s global alliance of democratically elected
Continue readingCanadian Trends: #yegarena: Borrowing more on borrowed time
Edmonton city council’s “Plan B” to fund the arena is well basically this: source These 3 bullet points present so many problems I don’t know where to begin. Let’s start with point 2 “Assume MSI is to be on-going”. Assume? based on.. what? The province’s MSI initiative is part of
Continue readingAkaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: Akaash Maharaj – Advisory: New Leadership for the GOPAC Global Secretariat
I am enormously grateful to the Board of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption for their confidence in naming me their Executive Director, and I will work tirelessly to justify their faith. I feel deeply privileged to have a chance to work with GOPAC’s global alliance of democratically elected
Continue readingcartoon life: Oh, no! I can’t see…
There will almost certainly be a shortage of posts or drawings until I can get my new eyeglasses on this face. (You didn’t notice those typos because this iPad can type better than I can) ( and you didn’t notice how long it took me to fix the typos in
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Are they camping?
By Rick Hiebert All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Brief Facebook status update by Faytene yesterday: Faytene Grasseschi shared a link via HootSuite. Yesterday The team needs $20,000+ to cover base expenses for the B2L walk. We’d be grateful for anything you can sow. Info: http://ow.ly/jU7qk Details of what they
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: The Trouble with Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Many feel bad for the Royal Bank Employees being replaced by temporary foreign workers however they are only the latest example of what is wrong with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Canada. Canada’s Foreign worker program has been criticized greatly by the NDP for its… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: The Trouble with Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Many feel bad for the Royal Bank Employees being replaced by temporary foreign workers however they are only the latest example of what is wrong with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Canada. Canada’s Foreign worker program has been criticized greatly by the NDP for its… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: The Trouble with Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program
Many feel bad for the Royal Bank Employees being replaced by temporary foreign workers however they are only the latest example of what is wrong with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Canada.
Canada’s Foreign worker program has been&nbs…
OpenMedia.ca: Wind Mobile, Mobilicity & Public Mobile withdraw from CWTA for Big Telecom bias
Canada’s independent cell phone carriers have pulled out of the CWTA (the cell phone industry lobby group) because of a “consistent bias” for Rogers, Bell, and Telus – including the CWTA’s siding with Big Telecom on issues like not needing national cell phone rules and insisting Canadians are not being
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Glen Canning: Rehtaeh Parsons was my daughter (updated)
There’s more, here. It’s hard, but you should read all of it. “To the Justice Minister of Nova Scotia Rehtaeh Parsons thought the worst outcome for her case would be no charges against the men who raped her but we all know better. The worst thing that could happen would
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Stephen Colbert Highlights DeSmog’s Exxon Arkansas Tar Sands Spill No Fly Zone Investigation
The Colbert Report last night featured DeSmogBlog‘s investigative findings on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) delegating authority over its “no-fly zone” above the Mayflower tar sands spill site to ExxonMobil “aviation advisor,” Tom Suhrhoff. Stephen parodied Exxon’s secrecy at the site of ExxonMobil’s Pegasus tar sands pipeline spill, honing in on the
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Canadian children pay the price of austerity — report
Who pays for government austerity? A new report by UNICEF would suggest it is Canadian children. Relative to other nations, Canada is stuck in the middle of 29 wealthy nations when it comes to the well-being of our children, and … Continue reading →
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: More Corporate Arrogance From Porter Air
I recently wrote a post on Porter Air and its shameful treatment of its fuel handlers, most of whom start that crucial position at about $12 per hour and are currently on strike while the airline uses scabs in their stead. Its corporate arrogance was once again on full display
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: Tim Hudak’s Tinpot Vision for Ontario
I have never liked Tim Hudak. There are some conservative leaders out there that I can tolerate, but Tim Hudak is not one of them. However, even though I’ve never liked the guy, I also never cared about him – he has never been seen as a real threat by
Continue readingEarthgauge Radio: EG Radio this week: EcoBricks, Ontario Home Comfort and Rachel Carson
On Earthgauge Radio this week, Xerez Bridglall will bring us her interview with two Carleton University undergraduate students who participated in the Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program this year. ASB is an immersive year-long program that culminates with a week of cultural exchange and community service over reading week in
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