CJ Mahaney and the SGM Wikileaks
There is going to be a huge kerfuffle in a section of the God blogosphere as news of a decision by a major ministry leader to step away for awhile…
July 2011
Articling and Famous
Christopher Bird, who is completing his articles with our office this month, was nicely featured in a July 7, 2011 profile at The Grid. Chris offers some sound advice on…
This is the way "The World" ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.The Telegraph reports that the phone hacking scandal which has destroyed Britain's 168-year-old News of the World newspaper all began with Prince William straining…
Autism & Environment Study:Genetics Only Autism Gang Running Scared, Creates Faux Controversy
Scared by althetrainer The "it's gotta be genetic" gang is running scared over the recent twins study which confirms the pardigm shift in autism causation from 100% genetic to a…
The Annals of Media Criminality: News of the World; Welcome home, Tubby!
There’s no escaping Will & Kate: The National Pest. (Influential right-wing Canadian newspapers may not appear exactly as illustrated.) Below: Rupert Murdoch, Lord Tubby Black, and Peter Pocklington. Trust Rupert…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: A killer “Thriller” for free quality education
Chilean high school and university students got zombified and staged this brilliant protest against privatization and fee hikes that will put higher education out of reach for the non-rich majority…
When the media makes the news..
Murdoch must be fuming. Busted. The Empire of Rupert Murdoch is just about to have a pillar removed. It is being done in the hopes that they can shore up…
Why There’s Nothing Interesting Here Today
Running errands, washing kitchen cabinets, putting out more fires (figuratively speaking) as the countdown on the house continues, so no post today.
Bao Bao
In Berlin the oldest Panda known in captivity. He came to Berlin in 1980 at age approximately two years. Previously Pandas were seen in the Berlin Zoo in 1939 (albeit…
A Question of Sovereignty – a film by Kevin P. Miller
The film is highly manipulative, seeking our emotional identification through the victim testimonials, for example, and less than nuanced in its methods of weaving privacy legislation issues, free trade, and…
Heated clash breaks out on TTC streetcar between passengers and driver
"I don't like your attitude and you are not getting into my car" Errh, no -- the driver doesn't own the car. The TTC (meaning us) does. There's a bad…
Police seek help in locating Ottawa woman missing since July 4
Police seek help in locating Ottawa woman missing since July 4 Ottawa police are searching for Meredith Westlake who has been missing since July 4.Photograph by: Image supplied, Ottawa Police…
Provincial laws should be rendered constitutionally inoperative in relation to federal subject matters in only limited circumstances
Edwards Estate v. Food Family Credit Union, 2011 ONCA 497 rather unsurprisingly, holds that general limitation periods in provincial statutes apply to bankruptcy proceedings (see also Gingras v. General Motors, 1 S.C.R. and…
McFadyen changes feet
Guess Hugh McFadyen finally woke up and realized that his strategy to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory is working. Good on you Hugh. Today McFadyen issued his call…
More screaming. We think pinworms are back
Despite a slight reddening around her vagina, the night time only screaming makes us think it’s pinworms. Again. This is the child we’re talking about, in case that’s not clear.…
Drama in the Beach
So we finally emerge from the wilds of cottage country and decide, on this beautiful summer night, to walk down to one of our favorite haunts for dinner. (Dinner was…
Autism and Environment: Dr. Szatmari Gets It Backwards
The New York Times, to its credit, understands the implications of the recent twins study in terms of its potential to shake the old boys (and girls) network that has…
Heroes for Today: Hugh Grant, actually.
Who’d of thunk that an actor who once became notorious for his run-in with a streetwalker would end up turning the tables on the paparazzi who made his private life…
Fact Check on Aisle Three Please
Stories about Madeleine Gauron, a 76-year-old Quebec woman pronounced brain dead have been popping up in the (anti-abortion and) anti-euthanasia press. And almost exclusively in the anti-euthanasia press. The source…
I found the text for Ward Churchill’s writing on pacifism…
so excited! now i'm reading it and listening to it. fiercely brilliant, it is...PACIFISM AS PATHOLOGY: notes on an american psuedopraxisward churchillif what you're reading here grips you, holds you,…