4043…Biggest Fail In History
I know that if you read the paper, especially The Suns of Toronto and Ottawa, they will tell you that this election in Ontario is a toss up, too close…
October 2011
random notes: amira hass, ry cooder, planned parenthood, and more
Time to collect some of the scraps of paper scribbled all over my desk... Amira Hass will be speaking at the University of Toronto tomorrow night. Hass is an Israeli…
On labelling
Aaron Wherry has noted that one Stephen Harper answer that struck me as shocking has in fact become a regular Con economic talking point. And it's worth noting both how…
One man’s marketing is another man’s astroturf
Ontario marketing campaign seeded Internet with 'conversations' promoting coal, nuclear A bold labour union offensive targeting the environmental policies of the Ontario government is being driven largely by a sophisticated…
Hudak PC candidate: "Let’s not lose our identity. I’m tired of taking a back seat where the once majority is seemingly now a minority."
Edit: I forgot to mention in the first post that this is Chatham-Kent-Essex PC candidate Rick NichollsIn a letter in the editor of the Chatham Daily News on Febuary 27,…
Generally counsel must request a “Gladue report”
R. v. Oakoak, 2011 NUCA 4, a recent decision of the Nunavut Court of Appeal, emphasizes that counsel have a duty to ensure that all sentencing information is before the…
Should I Combine 2 Blogs?
Okay friends, I’d like your input. After just starting Canlit Rocks, I’m wondering if I am biting off more than I can chew (especially with a still broken wisdom tooth!).…
Funding Anti-Green Sock Puppets
Not all unions are in McGuinty's pocket. The Ontario Power Workers' Union (UPW) has bankrolled a campaign agaisnt McGuinty fighting the Green Energy Act.More and more, marketing companies are using…
Two Strikes Against Paul Dewar, NDP Leadership hopeful
First, The Diva laughed out loud when the Ottawa Citizen cover story came out on Sunday stating that Dipper MP Dewar's thirst for political leadership came from God. Yes, you…
Alison Redford’s First Mistake
Alison Redford is seen to have won the Alberta PC leadership on a policy-heavy campaign. She promised change, so one would imagine she's eager to get going and introduce herself…
Projections for Manitoba 2011
Manitoba's election is utterly down the wire - but it's pretty much looking like yet another term for the Manitoba NDP and Premier Greg Selinger, who's running his first election.I've…
A Buffoon’s Progress
Lawrence Martin writes, in today's Globe and Mail, that:If you were picking the most valuable player on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s front bench, you wouldn’t be far off in pointing…
The Mug’s Game
Trying to predict seat counts based on a limited number of publicly available polls is - as PEI demonstrates - a mug's game, at best. The final tally: 22 Liberals…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for October 04, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: The importance of being civil - Canadian Lawyer Magazine -http://goo.gl/2yx6b Bill C-11: Commentary Round-Up (10.03.11) - http://goo.gl/8nBCv Ontario PCs…
When Police Chiefs Go Rogue
In a frightening, bald, and very public display of how much of a politician he has become, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair has announced that he is no longer taking…
McGuinty – He said it, then didn’t do it…
McGuinty say lots of things and doesn't always manage to do the things he says he will or won't do, as we all know. This from the Toronto Star today....…
Trending Liberal
Yesterday, we saw conflicting polls, but that divergence has quickly evaporated, as the new Nanos suddenly looks a lot like the earlier EKOS, while the new EKOS shows further widening…
Ontario projection… just for the hell of it…
Yeah, yeah… I and everyone else was off base last time when all of we so-called “pundits” tried to pick the outcome of the May 2 election. And I have…
Harper: The Private Members Bill Puppet Master
Doesn’t it seem too much of a coincidence that upon the resumption of the new session of parliament all these new private members bills are coming from his back benches?…