Right now, this guy has a shot at the Presidency…
Yup. Those crazy Americans! Ain’t they adorable? Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
September 2011
A Thought on Campaign Slogans
We're in turbulent times. Economically uncrertain. People are worried about their jobs. People want certainty. Comfort.Canada just elected a stay-the-course Prime Minister preaching exactly that.So, here you are, trying to…
Ethical walls and conflicts of interest
When I meet with clients for the first time, I tell them about confidentiality. The moment the client opens his mouth, I explain, I lose the right to act for…
Commodity prices and economic recovery #nlpoli
From the Globe and Mail: “If commodity prices were to fall back – apart from Canada, of course – it would be a pretty good thing for most of the…
A Sweet New Year
Rosh Hashanah starts tonight, the Jewish New Year, and in celebration we’ll dip apples in honey to ensure a sweet new year for us and all our friends, online and…
The Truth about Tim: Hudak outright lies he called hard-working Ontario citizens "foreign"
Tim's record speaks for itself:
NDP Leadership: The Fix Is In (or maybe not)
A lot of ones and zeroes have been spilled in recent days lamenting the non-existent New Democrat leadership race.Some New Democrats insist the race hasn't even began yet. Which only…
Crown has burden to show a defendant has ability to pay fine
R. v. Topp, 2011 SCC 43 is a useful source for the proposition that the Crown has a burden to show that an accused can pay a fine imposed under…
Evolution and Climate Deniers: Natural Allies?
Churchsign(1).jpg On the face of things, there is no clear reason why the same person—like, say, Rick Perry—ought to deny accepted science about both evolution, and also global warmin...
Horwath and the Hamilton hospital history
Something strikes me that Andrea Horwath’s account of a recent trip her son took to the Hamilton General Hospital was less than accurate. Horwath says they “pretty much sent him…
Deep thought
I'm sure it's utterly preposterous to even suggest that it's theoretically possible that the Harper Cons might want to torch public money just for the sake of torching public money.
CRTC’s Municipal Access Agreement: One Model to Rule Them All
After ten years of wingin’ it, the CRTC has decided to put pen to paper and draft a model Municipal Access Agreement (MAA). Spurred by the increasing number of telecommunication…
Canada’s Reputation.
A new report is out and is making the rounds that claims Canada has the best reputation of any country in the world. I won’t link to any of the…
Too Many People, Not Enough Chairs: A Great Concert as the Day Closed Yesterday
Elin and her friend Madeleine Owen had the bittersweet experience of having to turn people away from the concert they gave Tuesday afternoon at the Jardin botanique. On the program…
Here We Go Again
A Tory MP plans to introduce legislation as early as Friday calling for the repeal of a section in the federal human rights code banning hate speech over the Internet.My…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Armine Yalnizyan highlights the fact that while the Cons fight for ever more inequality, even business groups are noting the risks of that direction:…
The World Loses Wangari Maathai – It’s Time For All Of Us To Heed Her Call To Become “Hummingbirds”
Green Belt Movement founder and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Wangari Maathai passed away on Sunday September 26th. A fierce yet humble advocate for the poor, particularly poor women, she…
New website demands Hudak apologize
Go here. Now.