The Media Are The Messengers
AllTheContactsThatFitClark'sVilleStationLast week, when we followed up on a report from Sean Holman (sorry Sean, had it as JFowlie in the original post), aghast, about what appeared to be a made-up-on-the-spot…
June 2011
Michele Bachmann: What Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter have in common?
Some interesting quotes from the presidential candidate Michele Bachmann."I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat president…
Passing comments may often be viewed as more candid and, therefore, more reliable
Campbell v. MacRae Estate, 2011 NSCA 57 is a sad estates case. The underlying case deals with undue influence and is not exceptional. That said, the Court makes a statement…
Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC et al v. Bennett
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act is pretty much dead. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that ensuring a competitive political system by subsidizing candidates is a violation of the…
Kept on track
Impolitical rightly points out that the Harper Cons are well on their way to implementing every single odious policy that was rightly labeled as unacceptable overreach when included in Deficit…
A Look at European Transit Planning
The New York Times has a good article about the differences between traffic planning in the USA and Europe. The article shows ways that European cities move people more efficiently…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week.- Following up on yesterday's post, the Hill Times reports that even the first set of cuts from the Harper Cons' majority looks to have…
Climate Change Wake Up Call: Eat Local, Eat Fresh, Get Healthier
A fellow climate activist recently said that climate change is a gift to humanity, if we choose to accept it. What I understand from that is that climate change is…
This Is Where We Are Heading
Slavery isn't just a historical oddity anymore. Companies are taking advantage of a poor job market to squeeze free labor out of our children. These companies are who the Conservatives…
Defining The Government
The outcome was inevitable. The mail will be delivered on Tuesday. But the parliamentary filibuster was worth it. What we finally had in this country was a genuine debate. And…
A Proposal for Municipal Governance in the GTA
A PROPOSAL FOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE IN THE GTAProposed by Matt Fodor, TorontoDate: 26/06/2011For consideration for inclusion in the platform at the pre-election Policy AssemblyWHEREAS a metropolitan government is needed for…
Mail moves again
So the postal workers are going back and the mail starts moving tomorrow. Just as well, but there were much better ways to settle the issue than a forced wage…
A Proposal for Higher Taxes on the Wealthy
A PROPOSAL FOR HIGHER TAXES ON THE WEALTHYProposed by Matt Fodor, TorontoDate: 26/06/2011For consideration for inclusion in the platform at the pre-election Policy AssemblyWHEREAS the increase in incomes of the…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for June 27, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:The Ethical Issues of Personalisation Online - http://goo.gl/QVvIvOntario WSIB more aggressive on return-to-work issues -http://is.gd/L0DNLcBack-to-work bill becomes law; mail to…
Unforgiving. The true face of Christian fundamentalist benevolence, Michele Bachmann style.
One of the overriding traits of the right-wing American fundamentalist movement is the total lack of compassion outside their own personal circle. The modern 'tea party' movement is part of…
Change that puts people first
The Ontario NDP release their platform, chalk full of policies that are great news if you own a big house, drive a gas guzzler, or like coal power.Partisan jabs aside,…
“A Little Knowledge”: Why The Biggest Problem With Climate “Skeptics” May Be Their Confidence
AlexanderPope.jpg Last week, an intriguing study emerged from Dan Kahan and his colleagues at Yale and elsewhere--finding that knowing more about science, and being better at mathematical reasoni...
Going to plan
As a clever person pointed out to me last week, the fall 2008 economic update is being executed now quite swimmingly following the election. We saw this one come to…
Evidence of climate change
Apologies for the extended absence, but there was a death in the family which absorbed my time for the middle and end of last week.. family comes before blogging. Anyhow,…