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No, I mean literally. Now it seems that the Harper government decision to buy these fabulously costly pieces of junk has run into strong headwinds. Unsurprisingly, ordinary, sane Canadians want nothing to do with this combination of diseased white elephant and boondoggle. But we can always count upon instant Harper

The provincial government got the public utilities board review on Muskrat Falls on Saturday. Two days later, Premier Kathy Dunderdale didn’t stand in the House of Assembly and deliver a ministerial statement laying out the government’s response.  Instead, she waited until the opposition parties asked her questions about it. Dunderdale said

The all-pervasive grip of American paranoia is seeping across its own borders once again. Are you a Brit planning a vacation in Canada or the Caribbean? Even though you’d be miles from American airspace, you can be turned away at the airport because you are on a US “no-fly” list,

All of the essential elements of unrestrained capitalism are brought together in an excellent, un-put-downable read from Mother Jones’ Ted Genoways. It’s a few months old, but nothing has changed since. This saga of the savagery of Hormel Foods is a microcosm of how The System works, a harrowing account

So you don’t have to. This story is actually from Shine!, a Yahoo blog, but I caught this bit in the National Enquirer back a bit. Here is a gem from the Deep South but let’s be honest it sounds very Ottawa Valley to me. A few weeks ago, a

The first 48 hours are key to catching a killer. There is even an A&E program about murder police called The First 48. That is why the word in today’s Ottawa Citizen is that another sex worker in the area has vanished is disturbing. It is all about the timing.

R. v. Aitken, 2012 BCCA 134 considers the admission of what appears to be novel science as part of expert evidence.  The specific question was whether a podiatrist could evidence about an individual’s gait.  In considering the question the Court gives a useful review of the admissibility of expert evidence

Darkness, Alec Baldwin, turns 54 today. Happy birthday to you Mr. Future President.WFDS

On p. D9 is a story that is actually worth reading.  “Energy industry fought Ottawa over greenhouse gas regulations.” The gist of the story is that  the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers got more than the usual consultation with the the federal government  while the latter was preparing the regulations – and a strong