Defamation and worse: the case for busting Internet anonymity
Is there a right to Internet anonymity? Once I was almost persuaded. Now I believe there is not, and should not, be any such “right.” I would certainly argue for…
August 2011
Hudak gets cut
Anyone else notice that the PC ads now airing have less and less to do with Tim Hudak? Once the main focus, he now seems little more than an afterthought.…
Québec Solidaire: A Québécois Approach to Building a Broad Left Party (Part II)
This article is scheduled for publication in a forthcoming issue of the journal Alternate Routes. It is an expanded and updated version of a presentation to the third annual conference…
Harper Turns Blind Eye To Gazebogate – That Says More About Harper Than It Does About Tony Clement
Ethical Conservatives? .... simply a myth."On the Clement case, team Harper’s strategy appears to be to simply ride out the criticism. Stonewall the media and the opposition until fatigue with…
Germs ate my newspaper!
At last! A use for the modern newspaper! For society’s benefit! In what sounds like a scenario out of your dream horror flick, imagine Blatchford, Will, Noonan, Wente, Kay ink…
Eid al-Fitr
Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.Observers of Islam in Egypt, Syria and several other Arab…
Simple Answers to Simple Questions
In a Toronto Star article about upcoming discussions between our government and the Americans concerning border security, Canadian Chamber of Commerce President Perrin Beatty puts the question: We have to…
Adequacy of reasons in youth matters
R. v. A.J.S., 2011 ONCA 566 deals with the adequacy of reasons in a youth matter. Although very fact based it is a useful source for the principle that reasons…
Pears Are Ripe: A Case of Benign Neglect?
Sunday evening in the middle of Irene, a young man knocked on the door and asked if he could climb in our backyard to take down some of the pears…
Right wing group Toronto Taxpayers Coalition backs contest to win lunch with Doug Ford
Toronto News: Readers wonder: What’s lunch with Doug Ford without any gravy? - thestar.comThese groups that purport to be in support of taxpayers are nothing but a front for hard-right-wing…
Rumblings
Funny, the sky is clear. So why do I keep hearing the sound of distant thunder? Oh. Wait. It’s coming from Ottawa: Two days after Jack Layton’s state funeral turned…
ALP Leadership Candidate Profiles: Hugh Can Do It
The Alberta Liberals will be selecting a new leader on September 10th, from among 5 candidates: Laurie Blakeman, Hugh MacDonald, Raj Sherman, Bruce Payne, and Bill Harvey. Today, the third…
forty years of political hegemony in alberta.
Forty years ago today, Albertans voted to end the 36 year rule of the Social Credit League and let the light shine as Peter Lougheed‘s Progressive Conservatives scored their first…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - James Laxer points out how overreach by the wealthy and powerful inevitably leads to backlash - and how we're just scratching the…
Morton Sees Answer to Fraser Sockeye Collapse…And She’s Finally Free to Share It
In a blog posting yesterday, following a series of major developments at the Cohen Commission, biologist Alexandra Morton suggests she now has enough pieces of the puzzle to pin much…
Parrots: Winged toddlers who never grow up
A lot of people get rid of their parrots once they realize what they’ve gotten themselves into. Even if they’ve done their research, it’s one thing to read about it…
Burning Man Sees Role as Global Catalyst for Creative Culture and Social Entrepreneurship
Burning Man 2011 is now in full swing, as the organization behind the event seeks to spread its philosophical approach to creative community building around the world. The week-long annual…
Germs ate my newspaper!
At last! A use for the modern newspaper! For society's benefit!In what sounds like a scenario of your dream horror flick, imagine Blatchford, Noonan, Wente, Kay, Will ink devoured by…
Technology and Your Monthly Expenses. . . .
As I understand it, Apple is now talking about producing a TV which is also an internet device. Even before it became one of the primary topics of tech-talk, I…
Muskrat Falls: lost opportunity
The claim: Nalcor stated in its final submission to the Panel that without the Project the Province would lose an opportunity to create long-term revenue to fund social programs.…