Judge sentences Jack Tobin to three years in prison for drunk-driving death
The sentences for this type of offence have been steadily rising. Just a few years ago this would have not meant Federal time. http://bit.ly/od0kur
August 2011
If the tea party wins in 2012
This is how the country would be run:We're now hearing that Christine O'Donnell has been re-expelled from the Iowa Tea Party-palooza event.For those keeping score at home. She was invited,…
Necessity to elect among remedies
Landmark II Inc. v. 1535709 Ontario Limited, 2011 ONCA 567 is a construction lien case that deals with a number of issues including the need formally to elect among remedies. The Court holds:…
James Hansen Arrested at White House
He might be the world's foremost climate scientist. NASA Goddard Space Laboratory director, Dr. James Hansen was arrested outside the White House today while protesting against the Athabasca Tar Sands…
Lubicon Cree First Nation not consulted before Plains Midstream Canada given OK to restart
Plains Midstream Canada no longer provides web updates regarding the percentage of oil that has been recovered from the Rainbow Pipeline leak site. Plains Midstream Canada has only recovered 49%…
A Season for Endings: Gil Courtemanche Service Today
A writer friend just asked me if I were going to the ceremony for journalist and novelist Gil Courtemanche who died two days before Jack Layton did and whose farewell…
Leadership 2012: Ten More Candidates For The Road
Following up on my earlier post, let's add a few more possible NDP leadership candidates to the mix based on suggestions (here and elsewhere) as well as media reports on…
Angelo Persichilli – Now An Official Partisan Hack
Yeah, can anyone honestly say they didn't expect this? I can't.Who would think to name him director of communications, though? He can barely writeAddendum:Actually, I take that back. Angelo has…
Deep thought
Somehow, I'm sure this proves that the NDP can't hope to hold its public support now that Jack Layton isn't around to lead it into the next election.
Are Books Dead–and What about Writers?
The Guardian has an interesting piece by Ewan Morrison on the end of publishing, and the rise of "free." Worth reading if you're a "content creator" or a reader.
Canadian ETC Group Warns Against British Geo-Engineering Experiments
A wacky British "Earth-cooling" project that has the flavour of mad science or a '50s comic has attracted negative reaction from around the globe, including Canada. A group of British…
Jay Rosen on Political Reporting
The problem with horse-race reporting and an alternative approach. - srbp -
How the mighty are fallen
On the question of the mooted Liberal-NDP merger, I don't have much interest in the question directly. The main thing it says to me is, you know the Liberals are…
Anders Brievik/Paul Ray Update
As far as I know, I was the first person to note the possible connection between Norwegion mass murderer Anders Brievik and Ex EDL (English Defense League) leader Paul Ray.…
Persichilli shows his Tory feathers as he joins Harper’s PMO…
TheStar Star columnist Angelo Persichilli to join PMO I've always thought I was reading conservative spin when reading Angelo Persichilli's columns over the years. His analysis always reserved the most…
Norway: Why the Police Absence?
Why were the Norwegian police training for an event that took place literally minutes after they were finished their training?
The Realer Than Reel Reason Vancouver Is No Longer #1
ShwashbuckleThisSwordplayVille I've really got the answer now. And it has nothing to do with Malahat Mountain, slippery bike lanes or the way a certain very fine civic politician keeps losing…
A World Without Food Security
This map, published in today's Guardian, is an eye opener. It charts how much of the world faces food insecurity. That, by the way, is all of the world except…
The Japanese Live Longest. Why?
A girl born in Japan today can expect to live to age 86. Japanese life expectancy has increased 30-years since 1947. A series of papers in the British medical journal,…
More Glenn Beck Blabber
Sooner they take Beck to a loony house better it is for his well-being. It is too hard on the guy to live with so many mental instabilities. Watch the…