Pleadings define the issue
Labatt Brewing Company Limited v. NHL Enterprises Canada, L.P., 2011 ONCA 511, released today, is a striking instance of the importance of courts limiting their ruling to the matters pleaded. The Court holds: &#...
July 2011
Does This Sound Like a Democracy to You?
Imagine our Parliament enacting a law that an individual or organization proposing a boycott could be sued for compensation by any individual or institution facing possible damage and without requirement…
Hey Rob! Cutting these will result in higher costs down the road and result in insignificant savings
All Aboard the Gravy Train: Business, Culture, Employment, Medical Supplies - TorontoistCutting these services (listed at the link) will result in higher costs for Toronto in the future. And, they…
Navigating challenging economic waters
Down south, the Obama administration is in a dangerous game of chicken with Republican congressional leaders, who are cynically holding the US economy hostage in order to impose a radical…
Ottawa police profile
An Ottawa police officer, whose arrest of two young Black men after one of those “routine” traffic stops was questioned by a judge, has been cleared of racial profiling after…
Just when you thought it was going to be one sided
The Ontario Liberals Strike back. This add comes out today on TV. I got a peek at it first cause I know some people who are like in the know.…
Just when you thought it was going to be one sided
The Ontario Liberals Strike back. This add comes out today on TV. I got a peek at it first cause I know some people who are like in the know.…
Standing for something. . . .
It seems that nowadays Political Parties stand for as little as possible, at least at the public level. Just look at the recent victory of the Harper Conservatives, they have…
Core Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health / #TOpoli
I'm sorry, I had to give my head a shake.Fluoridation?Look, we've all seen the passage in Dr. Strangelove where General Ripper talks about what an insidious Communist plot it is,…
Google On Why Renewable Energy Is On The Way, and Lubicon Cree On Why It’s Needed
Google is putting its substantial money where its mouth is on new energy technologies. From New Energy News: When the story of this moment in history is told, it will…
Busting the arts
The Harper Government, sweater-vests and John Lennon songs notwithstanding, doesn’t like the arts. It made serious cuts to the creative community back in 2008 and then did some fancy accounting…
"the Obama administration has all but abandoned its obligations"
That's how the Guardian's Chris McGreal summarizes the reasoning behind the call from Human Rights Watch for foreign governments to prosecute George W. Bush — among others — for torture.…
Mount Allison University’s Alumni Magazine, The Record Publishes Summer Issue Online
After months of work, Mount Allison University has published the summer 2011 issue of its quarterly magazine for Alumni and friends. The issue's articles include: Mount Allison University's new brand…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Christopher Michael points out the real problem underlying the News of the World's scandalous demise:The Sun is either clairvoyant at predicting the results…
Twisting Baghdad’s Arm
America's new defense secretary, Leon Panetta, has probably never won a poker game in his life.Washington, or at least the Pentagon, is wracked with anxiety over whether it will get…
Just when you thought it was going to be one sided
The Ontario Liberals Strike back. This add comes out today on TV. I got a peek at it first cause I know some people who are like in the know.…
Israel and Palestine: What is going on and what can we do?
On June 8, 2011, Project Peacemakers Forum panelists Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd and Howard Davidson discussed “Israel and Palestine: What is going on and what can we do?” Did they succeed…
New Market Models
As the US prepares to default on its debt, the resulting economic spiral will punish a lot of people. We need to start thinking about how we can avoid this…
Yep, Still Have A Pulse
My unintentional hiatus will have to continue for a few couple more days, anyway, so apologies to my regular readers and friends. My absence is for reasons I’d love to…