The Future of Arts Funding in Canada [updated]
Hi there. I’m a blank-faced, mediocre talking head who despises the arts, artists, and talent of any kind, and I’m going to take advantage of a creative woman who foolishly…
June 2011
Conditional sentences should be considered whenever legally possible
R v Dormevil (unreported OCJ June 8, per Green) is a careful decision that emphasizes conditional sentences should be considered whenever their conditions precedent are met. The case also stands…
New column day
Here, on how Saskatchewan has avoided the usage-based billing dispute that's caused so many problems elsewhere in Canada - and how strong and creative Crowns are an essential part of…
Just wondering…
...but can anybody else remember a case of proportional representation being used as a boogeyman outside of an actual electoral reform referendum?I ask only because Peter MacKay's plea to keep…
Antoine Buéno: Smurf society totalitarian and racist
At first glance at least, there are few things as cute and inoffensive as a Smurf. The little blue guys were created back in the 50's by Belgian cartoonist, Pierre…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for June 09, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Canadian lawyers prepare for China’s rise - http://goo.gl/xlFih Headline of the Day? Defiant Weiner Stands Firm | FrumForum -http://goo.gl/OAofWTweeting has…
I’ll be blogging from the Conservative convention in Ottawa
After starting the week in Las Vegas, during which time my Canucks forgot how to play hockey, I'm onboard a Via train at the moment on my way to Ottawa,…
I BELONG!
…to the “anti-Conservative opinion elite”!!! Woo-hoo! I am SO stoked! We need a slogan! Ads! Buttons! T-shirts! Celebrity spokespersons! The CPC is scared shitless, it seems, of those of us…
books on books, part 3: reading matters: what the research reveals about reading, libraries and community
Nobody reads anymore, or nobody reads anything worth reading. At least that's what we're supposed to believe. These days everyone is too busy playing video games, watching YouTube and texting.…
Remember, We Shouldn’t Make Connections Between Climate Change And All The Extreme Weather Events We’ve Been Experiencing Lately
From an op-ed by Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org, narrated and illustrated by Stephen Thomson of Plomomedia.com: The transcript of the original article: “Caution: It is vitally important…
A Newer World
I have to admit that there have been times in the last few years when I have been deeply saddened by the cynicism of young people. I also have to…
3846…May Be She Shoulda Worn Hockey Skates
Shania Twain fell down went boom on national TV at the CMTs.WFDS
Steven and Bruce
Today I am here. The title of this sounds a little like some cheap gay porn. It's not, Steven and Bruce both enjoyed a smart cocktail and would have enjoyed…
El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) – Havana Casino Orchestra -1930
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj7NfrrnaKE Don Azpiazu introduced authentic Cuban dance music to North American audiences when his Havana Casino Orchestra travelled to New York to cut EL MANISERO "The Peanut Vendor" for Victor…
Canadian Firm Censoring Information for Middle East Regimes
The Mark News has learned that a Canadian firm is helping to censor information in the Middle East with software that blocks websites "based on social, religious or political ideals."An…
Diagram: Self-Awareness
self awareness, a photo by lunchbreath on Flickr. I’d have to have more brain space for “Thoughts of Tina Fey”, except they would be “Thoughts of Charlize Theron”. Do I…
The CPC funding strategy: always look for enemies.
Now that the Liberals are decimated and the Conservatives have a majority government, that once favourite whipping boy for raising donations among its base is gone, so it will have…
Watch: The Legacy of Brendan Burke
The CBC's The Fifth Estate recently rebroadcasted the stellar 2010 documentary, The Legacy of Brendan Burke, which tells the story of the life and death of the youngest son of…