Blue Gaza – Friday Film Pick: Gaza Strip
An award-winning 2002 documentary on Gaza from filmmaker James Longley is now available on line.
July 2011
The Worst Thing The Campbell-Clark Government Could Ever Do…
....Would be to not reappoint Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond as the province's child representative.And make no mistake, it is this government, a government currently being run by the very person who…
Updated with hyperlinks
A previous version of this post is the most Googled thing I've ever written, so I'll keep re-posting it with updates as the busy electoral season approaches. It's a calendar…
Rebekah Brooks "Friday"
“Friday, Friday, gotta resign on Friday”H/T: Mother Jones
Location of property “on a reserve” under s. 87 of the Indian Act
Bastien Estate v. Canada 2011 SCC 38, just released, sets out the test for determining when property is to be considered "on a reserve" for income tax purposes. The decision may…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for July 22, 2011
The week has come and gone, and here is this follow-Friday edition of 140 Law, featuring our leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Gay marriage doesn't end fight to…
recap of the alberta progressive conservative leadership forum in vermilion.
More than 350 Progressive Conservative supporters packed into the main hall at Vermilion’s Lakeland College Campus to hear and ask questions to the six candidates seeking the leadership of Alberta’s…
How To Fund Innovation
Just over a year ago, I wrote an opinion piece about the federal government’s “innovation strategy” and its impact on the post-secondary education sector. In the piece, I argue that…
A Martini with your putter?
The Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation is considering serving alcohol on the greens and fairways of the public golf courses. I am very much looking forward to the staff…
BMI & Other Lies
Went out last night for a drink with a friend of mine and we ended up in a conversation with a professor from the University of Western Ontario who teaches…
This Week At The Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-07-22
Each week, Wise Law Blog reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal. Aguas v. Rivard Estate. A personal injury case where the appellant, Ms. Aguas, was suing the…
Audio: OpenMedia.ca’s comments at the UBB hearing
OpenMedia.ca spoke out against a metered Internet at the CRTC's hearing, which ran from July 11 - 19. Interested in what we had to say? Well you're in luck: Full…
MSNBC – Keith Olbermann and Cenk Uygur
What's wrong with MSNBC? Whenever they have a successful host, they push them out. Keith Olbermann had the highest ratings for MSNBC, and he was fired. Now with Cenk Ugyur…
Tonight in Peterborough: Chocolate, Cheese, and Activism
Via OPIRG Peterborough and others Friday, July 22 · 4:30pm – 6:30pm Sadleir House 751 George St. N. Peterborough The goal of Chocolate, Cheese & Activism is to bring those…
Tonight in Peterborough: Chocolate, Cheese, and Activism
Via OPIRG Peterborough and others Friday, July 22 · 4:30pm – 6:30pm Sadleir House751 George St. N.Peterborough The goal of Chocolate, Cheese & Activism is to bring those interested in…
Cutting Nukes First: The Economic Burden of Nuclear Weapons
Scott.jpg As I write this, US leaders have just two weeks to make a deal on how to cut the deficit to prevent the nation defaulting on their debt commitments.President…
3944…A Good Day For World’s Most Famed Cdn
Justin Bieber's girlfriend, Selena Gomez, turns 19.This means that when in His Home And Native Land Mr. Bieber can send her to the bottle stores and she can legally score…
This Week in Alberta – Looking for a Leader
All eyes are on the PC and Liberal leadership races this summer in Alberta. Well, all eyes are on the PC leadership race, and a few eyes are glancing over…
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After holding out for years Things Are Good is finally on Twitter. Now you can find out when new posts (and thus new good news) are published using your twitter…