Because…..It was too expensive to prosecute?
From Kos:
This is what austerity and shared sacrifice looks like in Topeka, Kansas: asking victims of violent crimes to sacrifice their right to justice because justice isn’t in the budget.
Are y’…
Continue readingA notice in my mailbox last week told me that smart meters are going to be installed in my neighbourhood. I’ll admit that the geek in me would like to see real-time information about my energy usage, but as an economist I’m interested in costs and benefits of the program. So far we have seen […]
Continue readingLast year I wrote an essay on the differences between a unitary system of government and a federal system of government. At the time, I argued that our forefathers made the right decision by choosing a federal system for the … Continue reading …
Continue readingIn Saskatchewan’s provincial election campaign, the incumbent Saskatchewan Party is promising a scholarship of up to $500 per year for new high-school graduates who undertake post-secondary studies. It claims that this scholarship is worth “THREE TIMES” the annual increase in university tuition fees, which has averaged $146.50 over the past four years. What the Sask […]
Continue readingYou be the judge as to who is the winner.
Continue readingPhoto courtesy of the National Post. URL http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/1012-whatcott.jpg?w=620 I have personally never met Bill Whatcott, nor have I seen him talk in front of a camera, so it would be impossible for me to…
Continue readingAs most of my blogs come from my BlackBerry there may be a bit of a gap in posting (followed by a flood of posts all at once) — the word round my shop, “time for an I-Phone”…
Continue readingYou won’t find the Sun tabloid chain – no stranger to hatchet jobs – siding with the ‘state broadcaster’ often. But when it comes to the Bill O’Reilly attack dog of the CBC, Sun can make an exception.
(I’m pretty sure Sun has also recently deified Don Cherry in light of the flack he’s . . . → Read More: Kevin O’Leary under fire for hatchet job on Chris Hedges. Sun Media rides to the rescue
Continue readingAnd that name appears to be ‘rookie mistake.’ At least that is what the force is claiming in its ‘apology’ to Isaac Williams, a 60-year-old who emigrated from Jamaica in 1972 and who, despite having received a heart transplant, is apparently youthful e…
Continue readingCanadians have spend $18 BILLION on the War in Afghanistan. I still have a hard time trying to equate ANY value for this gross waste of tax dollars and human life. But leaving that aside, you really have to wonder what the wisdom is of spending $28 MIL…
Continue readingI posted yesterday about the Sask Party’s opening offering in this fall’s election campaign. But it’s worth pointing out the NDP’s first policy event as well, as Dwain Lingenfelter unveiled more details about the party’s proposal for a Bright Futures F…
Continue readingHe is in great demand. Once the Americans leave he should run for president.Interesting video: Read the story here.
Continue readingThat will be the day…
I am annoyed enough that here in Ontario my taxes pay for catholic schools. That we have four different school boards in some communities. One for the english and one for the french in the public system and the same in the …
Continue readingAnyone who is concerned with their basic democratic and human rights should be deeply concerned about how the Canadian government is acting toward unions and labor disputes. Collective bargaining has long been recognized as a fundamental human right an…
Continue reading"Orange wave credited with slimming Tory majority", the headline on the Globe story proclaims. The lede is just as bad An “orange wave” is being credited with toppling a cabinet minister in St. John’s, as the impact of the NDP’s federal br…
Continue readingAhmed v. Assu, 2011 BCCA 388 deals with the test for granting leave to appeal an interlocutory order. In Ontario ss. 6 and 19 of the Courts of Justice Act set out the statutory criteria but the Ahmed decision is helpful as guidance: [15]&n…
Continue readingFrom SDZ:Update (October 11, 2011): We appreciate everyone’s concern regarding Gao Gao. Veterinarians were able to rule out major concerns through the exam performed on October 6. Although we do not know what was causing the panda’s discomfort, b…
Continue readingYou know those pickets of fresh-faced kids, the ones who gather regularly outside clinics and hospitals to bully women seeking abortions? Chances are, we’re paying for them. Bad enough we taxpayers are forced to subsidize the Roman Catholic Church, thanks…
Continue readingEzra Klein, in his analysis of last night’s Republican Candidates debate, writes: “The candidates vying for the GOP’s 2012 presidential nomination want to force history backward.” If there is one thing all of them want to do, it is to repeal everythi…
Continue readingI intended to post my report about Scrivener yesterday, and I have photos from my Thanksgiving walk to upload. But instead I imported a document to Scrivener. It was a book I began months ago but had to put aside while working with my publisher on Web of Angels. Yesterday I looked at the few […]
