One branch of first degree murder, s. 231(2) holds "Murder is first degree murder when it is planned and deliberate". This means, among other things, that the act for first degree requires planning and deliberation. Intoxication may, even if insufficient to bar specific intent, be sufficient to make planning and
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4240…The Justin Trudeau Of Showbiz
Has to be, if one is to follow Ezra Newman Levant of SUN TV’s logic, Paris Hilton. She has 31 candles on her cake today. Par tay. WFDS
Continue readingBuckdog: Hey John Baird … PROBE What?
John Baird and the Ottawa Citizen seem to want a ‘probe’ to determine the source of @Vikileaks30. Probe what? … the republishing of documents from the public record??-Ottawa Citizen seems to be a bit of a player in this Conservative ‘outrage’. -Gutter politics you say? CREEKSIDE
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Going Around with Girls
People always ask me, “what do you believe in?” Actually, they don’t. Not always. Sometimes, people ask me, “what do you believe in?” Or, if they’re persnickety about dangling participles, they might ask me, “In what do you believe?” I … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Makes Me Furious
This sort of bullying story should not exist in a budding police state, err, I mean civilized Canada. How are the “bullies” who assaulted this girl multiple times not expelled from school, and were never arrested and charged with assault? Harassment is illegal in Canada, as is the destruction of
Continue readingTrashy's World: LOL!
It DOES look a bit like the Robot!!! Freaky! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: How the Next Two Weeks Will Play Out: A Thought Experiment
A little while ago, you may recall, the Conservative Party was calling up people in Montreal to deliver the false rumour that Liberal MP Irwin Cotler was about to resign (the implication presumably being that Liberals don’t care about their ridings, but frankly, the whole premise seems bizarre to me).
Continue readingOn hypocrisy, politicians and the media
Vic Toews is mad as hell. He wants a House of Commons probe into who “leaked” publicly-available documents about his messy divorce and his spending habits. If he had gotten his way with Bill C-30, which would have authorized warrantless surveillance of online Canadians, that might have been a snap.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: No means no
R. v. Potvin, 2012 ONCA 113 is a useful case setting out the principle that only where reasonable steps to investigate consent are taken can a mistaken belief claim success: [3] On behalf of the appellant, duty counsel submits that it was reasonable for the appellant to believe that the complainant was consenting
Continue readingNew app: ‘Angry Bairds’
Just what we needed, John Baird catapulting from CPC slingshot into Toews shitstorm.
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: China Doesn’t Not Not Disapprove Of Gays
A dating website in China is claiming that over 80% of Chinese people born after 1980 “don’t disapprove of homosexuality.” I didn’t not hesitate to not withhold this story, since I wasn’t not unsure if the methodology wasn’t unsound, but the results definitely don’t not appear to not be discouraging!
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4239…Big Basketball Weekend
On this side of the border and that side. Here in your capital the University of Ottawa, who always come up short, have a bunch of key games that they may or may not win. Men and women. On the other side of town the Carleton Ravens men should win
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4238…Dalton McGuinty Haters Love Him
What? Well they will this Monday, Family Day. For a lot of us here in Ontario Family Day is a great mid winter break. I am willing to bet haters, such as my life long friend Dan Colterman, will take the day off with pay or take their time and
Continue readingRusty Idols: Taking on a Revolting Bully
A billionaire Mormon backer of Mitt Romney with an anti-gay axe to grind and a habit of using his vast wealth to harass, intimidate and silence critics gets openly challenged by Glenn Greenwald to put up or shut up: Frank VanderSloot is an Idaho billionaire and the CEO of Melaleuca, Inc.,
Continue readingCharlie Smith Ask A Question….Mr. Christie Answers.
ThinkingHardIsJustSoDarnedHard Ms.ChristyVille Charlie Smith, in the GStraight, asks if Christy Clark lacks the ‘Gravitas’ to rule effectively: …After winning the B.C. Liberal leadership a year ago, Clark had an opportunity to succeed. All she had to do was to model herself on some of the most successful female politicians in
Continue readingBBC: Canada "muzzling" its scientists
This may not be news in Canada but good to see the news is spreading abroad. Prof Thomas Pedersen, a senior scientist at the University of Victoria, said he believed there was a political motive in some cases. “The Prime Minister (Stephen Harper) is keen to keep control of the message,
Continue readingknitnut.net: Spam and philosophy
This morning, while I was out for a walk, my computer was sending spam to everybody I’ve ever corresponded with. I’m sorry if my computer spammed you. I thought Macs were above that sort of thing. I’ve been sending email for 23 years now, and this is a first for
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Leave Vic Toews alooooooone!
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews wants an investigation. Public Safety Minister Vic Toews is calling for an investigation into how his divorce records ended up on Twitter. Toews has been targeted in an online campaign related to the introduction of a surveillance bill which gives authorities easier access to people’s
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Marc’s Conflict of Interest Disclosure
On January 5th, 2012, the American Economics Association adopted new guidelines for the disclosure of potential conflicts of interests by economists. Please find my disclosure information below (thanks to Andrew Leach for turning the AEA guidelines into a template, which I have used as the basis for my own). Employment: I have
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