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.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Expert evidence in the context of novel science
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
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4427…The Man Who Will Lead Us All Out Of
Darkness, Alec Baldwin, turns 54 today. Happy birthday to you Mr. Future President.WFDS
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: April 3: Well done, Times and Transcript
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
Continue readingLeDaro: Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh on Trayvon Martin’s murder
Rush Limbaugh: Bill O’Reilly: I believe these two bastards should be arrested too. They’re spreading too much hatred. Is it possible that this hate-mongering is resulting into some of the hate crimes?
Continue readingHarper selling out Canada to China
Reading BigCityLib this morning I see how the Calgary Herald deliberately lied about the phantom “Brazil interveners” in its editorial written on behalf of the Conservatives. Funny that because Canada is rapidly being sold out to foreign special interests by deep pocket puppet Stephen Harper. $5.5 billion of sell out from China.
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Web of Angels in Calgary
I’m in a whirlwind of travel. Thousands of KM west, 3 provinces, then back home. In an hour my taxi arrives to take me west again. So I’ll just leave you, my friends, with these pictures of Calgary, Alberta! (Click any pic to enlarge). Filed under: Miscellany
Continue readingthe disgruntled democrat: Living in the Age of Stupid
I know that many before me have felt that they live during times in which their fellow man’s limited intelligence rules the day, much to their chagrin. I can imagine how learned people felt in Europe during two thousand years of endless war and carnage, first in the name of
Continue readingcartoon life: Ocean view #14
Filed under: art, digital, painting Tagged: art, ocean, painting, seascape, water
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: Alberta Votes Day 9: Ralphbucks Returns
On Sunday, the Wildrose Party released an April Fools press release, proposing to merge Alberta and Saskatchewan. On Monday, they took the silliness up a level: Wildrose promises cash rebates to Albertans if oil money creates budget surplus CREMONA, Alta. – Alberta’s Wildrose party is promising free oil money for
Continue readingLeDaro: United States of America Vs. United States of America
U.S does not need wars internationally. Americans are at war with each other every day. I believe in the last ten years more murders took place in U.S than soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq. Monday (April 2, 2012), “….the former student accused of killing at least seven people at
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: If she was wrong about this… #nlpoli
As we told you on Monday, the ever attentive labradore caught Kathy Dunderdale in a pretty outrageous comment last week on the impact the federal budget would have on the province. ‘Not much’ was the thrust of her comment. And it was pretty much her comment to the Telegram’s James
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Alison nicely debunks the Cons’ latest Robocon talking points. Paula Boutis offers her own suggestions to strengthen Elections Canada in investigating vote suppression. And Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher report that the Cons have been working on funneling federal money through a
Continue readingBlunt Objects: The New Politics of the NDP
… is looking a lot like the old politics of the Conservatives: ..the New Democrats have still not let the Liberals respond to last week’s budget in the House of Commons and are going against tradition to use all of the response time themselves. When asked about the strategy after
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, April 3, 2012: YouTube cop-cam Queen singer shell-shocked | Canada | News | Toronto Sun Collaborative law nears maturity Polish PM Admits They Tortured Terror Suspects For US Intrusion upon seclusion: what’s justifiable? – Canadian Lawyer Magazine
Continue readinggay persons of character: London Bus Campaign: ‘Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!’
Source: http://www.facebook.com/stonewalluk Well this is neat. Throughout April, 1,000 buses in London, England, are carrying ads from the British charity, Stonewall, to promote marriage equality. Bearing the tagline, “Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!” the ads link to Stonewall’s equal marriage campaign website, which includes details of the charity’s response
Continue readinggay persons of character: London Bus Campaign: ‘Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!’
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Well this is neat. Throughout April, 1,000 buses in London, England, are carrying ads from the British charity, Stonewall, to promote marriage equality. Bearing the tagline, “Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!” the ads link to Stonewall’s equal marriage campaign website, which includes details of the charity’s response to the British government’s consultation on the issue and explains how people in support of marriage equality can have their voices heard.
Continue readinggay persons of character: London Bus Campaign: ‘Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!’
Source: http://www.facebook.com/stonewalluk Well this is neat. Throughout April, 1,000 buses in London, England, are carrying ads from the British charity, Stonewall, to promote marriage equality. Bearing the tagline, “Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!” the ads link to Stonewall’s equal marriage campaign website, which includes details of the charity’s response
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The List Grows Longer
The Harper government keeps adding to its enemies list. First and foremost, there are the “radical environmentalists.” And, of course, there is the CBC. And then there is the entire province of Quebec. Now, the government has turned its sights on the province of Ontario. When Bob Rae rose in
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Globe: Bell hikes payphone rates
Big telecom company Bell is trying to raise prices anywhere they can, including through payphones. Though not as popular as they once were, payphones are especially useful to those with lower incomes; raising the rates will only serve to make yet another form of communication less accessible. All this while
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