While the story focuses on rehashed nothingness, there is something informative at the bottom of the Bob Rae article, namely the Liberals might have finally discovered this one province in Canada, think they call it Quebec: He said the Liberals will be stumping in Quebec in early 2012 to pick
Continue readingFestive Left Friday Blogging: The kids are all right…or should I say LEFT?
Who says so? No less an authority than The Pew: Young people — the collegiate and post-college crowd, who have served as the most visible face of the Occupy Wall Street movement — might be getting more comfortable with socialism. That’s the surprising result from a Pew Research Center poll
Continue readingMorton's Musings: The necessity and reliability components of the principled exception to the rule excluding hearsay evidence
R. v. James, 2011 ONCA 839 considers the necessity and reliability components of the principled exception to the rule excluding hearsay evidence. To be admissible both components must be met: [33] The trial judge's hearsay ruling dealt at length with the admissibility of several hearsay statements made by Ms. Baxter and Ms. Diedrick.
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We had good skiing weather today, so Irene and I took Mallory cross-country skiing in Gatineau Park today. This is her third winter on cross country skis. Her second where she actually does some skiing. Our first attempt – pre-walking – was an unmitigated disaster. Our second effort was only
Continue readingSudbury Steve May: 2012 Crystal Ball Blog, Part 2: Trends in Economy & Democracy
Let’s start off Part 2 of this blogpost with a discussion around the economy and democratic rights. You see, increasingly, people are making the connection between the economy and democracy, thanks in part to the global Occupy Movement. But even a cursory look at newspaper headlines throughout 2011 would lead
Continue readingExponential Book: Predictions for 2012
The end of the year is finally upon us, and an appropriate post must accompany it. Memes are lame, which is why I never rarely do them. Thus, I am going instead to wrap up this very eventful year by offering ten bold predictions for the one that is about
Continue readingBest Line Of The Holiday Season, Bar None…
AllTheRecycledWordsmithingThatFits LeaningOnTheParkingMeterVille “Jesus died for somebody’s beer, but not his.” Mr. Beer ‘N Hockey’s that is. _______ Catch her at the just the right moment, like maybe during a New Year’s Eve Eve riverside walk with the Hammer, and I reckon even Ms. Smith herself might smile a little at
Continue readingeaves.ca: When Social Media Experts Don’t Look Beyond Social Media: GoDaddy, Mashable and Kernel
This week, while enjoying a little down time, I’ve been peeking online from time to time to see what has been going on with the Go Daddy boycott. For those who haven’t been following the story, Go Daddy, a internet domain registration company, came out in support of SOPA –
Continue readingImpolitical: Friday night
Something different, a departure from the house music tonight. Have a great night!
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Friday night
The opening song was recorded at Studio City Sound in Los Angeles. It seemed worth mentioning since Kara Grainger is Australian. This is Sky is Falling. This next tune is called Family Tree. The guitarist and singer (and songwriter, if I’m not mistaken) is Darrell Scott and as he’ll inform
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Dear Mr. Rob Ford
The folks from 911 are not your personal marriage counselors. You’re supposed to get those from the private sector. That is all.
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Newmarket Couple Targeted With Racial Harassment
Before we post the "Toronto Star" article, we've learned that our friend John Marleau might be in a little trouble with the law again. We received a not from a reader saying that they saw Marleau at the court house (we assume the one downtown) and he looked less than
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Vancouver Sun practices conscious deceit
Elmer Derrick and Enbridge VP Janet Holder IS IT TRUE ELMER DERRICK IS “THE” GITXSAN HEREDITARY CHIEF? Commentary by Merv Ritchie, Terrace Daily, Dec. 11, 2011 This is the claim recently made in a commentary Elmer Derrick submitted and had published in the Vancouver Sun, “Elmer Derrick is the hereditary
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: The Year In Dirty Energy: Keystone XL
tarsands protests.jpg This year, a deal between TransCanada and the U.S. government almost allowed one of the most disastrous plans in energy history to win aproval. The deal would have allowed TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline across the U.S. border to carry an exceptionally dirty form of oil
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rob Ford and the Big Lie
Well at least we know one thing eh? When Rob Ford called 911 because he felt threatened by the comedian Marg Delahunty. And then used the F-word when talking to a dispatcher, because police didn’t come quickly enough. It wasn’t because they didn’t know where he lived. According to numerous
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2012 Candidate Profile – Niki Ashton
The final candidate to enter the NDP’s leadership race was Niki Ashton. And initially, far too many observers seem to have been eager to write off her candidacy. But while there’s little doubt that Ashton faces some hurdles in her candidacy, she’s done plenty to establish herself as a strong
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Harper’s boondoggles
F-35 production a troubling example of Pentagon spending, Walter Pincus, Washington Post, Dec. 26, 2011: “Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took the Senate floor on Dec. 15 and described the F-35 fighter program as “a mess.” “What upset the senator was not just that the cost of each plane had risen
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Is This Actually BC? Part Deux
Thanks to commenter bobljeffries who pointed me in the direction of this NRG Research poll conducted just awhile back, after the Forum poll, which gave these numbers: 36% BC NDP32% BC Liberal19% BC Conservative13% “Other”They also give a wrongly colour-coded chart which breaks down the numbers for three regions of
Continue readingAmericans OK with taxes but not with the system
I admit to some surprise. Listening to the Republican contenders for the presidential nomination, you might think Americans wanted nothing more than to pay less taxes. In fact, according to a recent Pew Research Centre survey, most Americans (52 per cent) believe they pay about the right amount of tax.
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