Peter MacKay’s expensive limo ride
Overheard on ride home, “Oooh Mr. MacKay. Coffee, tea or … me?” Vacations are nice for a Conservative. They’re especially nice when you can commandeer a search-and-rescue copter to take…
September 2011
An Apple A Day
One of the responses that we can all take to the looming peak oil/climate change crisis is to work to make our communities more resilient (for more on this, check…
An accused is permitted to adjourn the bail hearing indefinitely, until he or she is ready to exercise that right.
R. v. Hudson, 2011 ONSC 5176 is a strong statement for the proposition an accused need neither consent to a detention order nor run a bail hearing in order to…
On Allegations of Patient Abuse at St. Joseph’s
This story concerning alleged abuse of a senior at St. Joseph’s Health Care Centre (and yes, I know “alleged” is a weasel word) has been making the rounds in the…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Armine Yalnizyan points out how inequality is bad for everybody - including those at the top who are fighting to exacerbate it:Say the…
New 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Logo
It looks like the Toronto Blue Jays are one step closer to getting rid of their horrific “JAYS” logo. Out with the new, in with the old!The Blue Jays have…
The New Normal
Lawrence Martin has an interesting rejoinder to Stephen Harper's claim that -- economically speaking -- Canada is at the head of the G8 pack. If you look at Canada's economic…
Trans Rights Bills Intrduced in New Canadian Parliament
In the first week of the 41st session of Parliament, two Private Member’s Bills were introduced, both proposing explicit inclusion of transsexual and transgender people in the Canada Human Rights…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for September 22, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Drinking Buds: EU court rules beers can share trademark -http://goo.gl/3cjPI Google+ opens up, takes fight to Facebook - Reuters…
Some old habits must die really hard: Telly edition #nlpoli #nlvotes
In the last couple of days of the 1989 election, the Telegram featured a set of poll results done by a local company. The poll showed Tom Rideout’s Tories in…
Socially Dysfunctional
socially dysfunctional, a photo by lunchbreath on Flickr. Love this infotoon, and is a useful addition to the came: “crazy person or bluetooth user?” Alltop is the homeless lunatic of…
Demand Accountability in LGBT Toronto Center
Gay voters in Toronto Center and for that matter in Ontario should be having a hard look at the results of seven years of Liberal government and the future. In…
Needed: Real Car Free Days, Not Just Public Relation Events
Today is Car Free Day in Montreal, an annual event when the center of the city is "shut down" to vehicular traffic from about 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It…
Democracy for me but not for thee
Barack Obama 'will veto' Palestinian UN bid Barack Obama has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas he will veto his bid for UN membership... The position being taken by Obama —…
Feedback on Big Blue Button
Feedback sent by request to Big Blue Button application authors after our #change11 experience:Our installation is managed by Stephen Dame, who has setup a dedicated server for it. I have…
New column day
Here, on the lack of any connection between the Saskatchewan Party's choice of industries and projects and the state of Saskatchewan's economy.For further reading...- I've dealt with most of the…
Another Police Embarrassment
I really take no pleasure in reading about police who are charged with crimes. Sadly, that kind of misbehavior, which seems to be alarmingly on the increase, reflects badly on…
RIP R.E.M
Sad news.
Porn star Ryan Idol, aka Marc Anthony Donais, convicted of attempted murder
Ryan Idol, one of the most popular gay porn stars of the 1990s, was convicted of attempted murder Tuesday in Sacramento, two years after trying to kill his girlfriend. The…
Science Communication: Training for the Future
Mississippi State.jpg Yesterday I arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, for another installment of an enterprise to which I’ve been increasingly devoted over the last year: Training scientists in c...