pollitt: we are all occupiers now
Katha Pollitt on "The Mainstreming of OWS": Maybe OWS will vanish with the lovely fall weather, or drift off into the anarchist subculture, or break down in fights and factions.…
October 2011
Watching Your Employees Die Gets You -1,000,000,000 Karma Points
This is pretty appalling. Actually no. It is un-freakin’-believable: Last month, Julia’s daughter, Vianney, buried her mom, after the 67 year old woman died Sept. 8th at her desk, at…
The New Scapegoats
Tom Walkom writes this morning that, when times get tough, people look for scapegoats:In Germany after World War I, the scapegoats were Jews. In Canada during the slump of 1919-20,…
Sailor stares down Riot Police
What has The USA come too when a sailor has to stare down riot Police Sailor stares down riot police during Occupy Oakland, October 25, 2011 Check out twitter at…
This Week at the Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-10-26
Each Week Wise Blog reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal. Tut v. RBC General Insurance Company This case revolved around a motor vehicle accident and insurance coverage…
Scouts failed to stop sex offender
Scout's Honour is a co-investigation undertaken by the CBC's The Fifth Estate and the Los Angeles Times, which looks at Scouts Canada's controversial system for recording the names of pedophiles…
Thoughts on the long gun resgistry’s future – or its potential future incarnation
The Conservatives have decided to go even further then they previously stated in going after the destruction of the long-gun registry – now, not only will they kill it, they…
Storseth "Free Speech" Bill Unlikely To Pass
The story's claim of all-party criticism of the bill is overblown, as the only Tory they could find to speak out was Senator Nancy Ruth. Nevertheless, I think Joe Comartin…
Duncan Dogcat goes to the drive-through
The other night we decided to stop in at the Tim Horton’s drive-through for a Boston Cream donut. Duncan was along for the ride, because he loves riding in cars.…
What Waste!
The Conservatives are planning to eliminate the long gun registry very soon. ironic enough the public safety minister Vic Toews is saying that he is proud his government is eliminating…
Wednesday drive-by blogging
1. Google has published its Transparency Report which includes the User Data Requests from governments around the world. A helpful comparative tool. Canada made 50 user data requests, reported there…
A year on…
… since the Ontario municipal elections. Time flies. So how have things gone here in Ottawa, anyhow? Has the School Board addressed some of the issues around communication and transparency?……
The End of an Era and a New Beginning
In November of 2009, Bloc Quebecois MP Claude Guimond, was suffering from H1N1, the virus that was making people incredibly sick and costing lives.However, there was an important vote in…
He Carried Yellow Flowers
If you thought the “smoker” ad launched by the Herman Cain campaign was atrocious, well, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet: If, after having watched that horrible monstrosity, you can still…
Sun News Network May Face Investigation For Trans Bashing Ad
Queer Ontario’s Casey Oraa says the group plans to respond to the ad and may request an investigation by Advertising Standards Canada. He says the fact that queers did not…
Lesbian Couple Asked To Leave Tim Hortons
A young lesbian couple was asked to leave a Tim Hortons restaurant in Blenheim, Ontario after a pastor complained to the manager that the two were kissing. The couple claims…
Why should anyone care? #nlpoli
We can often see things more clearly when we compare one item to something that is supposed to be similar to it. It's one of the simplest ways we can…
Destroying the records out of spite
The bill to scrap the long-gun registry is now on the table, and within it is a clause to destroy any of the existing records. And yes, it is partially…
Tory gun registry bill will help arm criminals
In their celebratory press release, Canada's premier gun lobby group reveals the fatal flaw in the Harper government's new gun registry bill.They note that "the bill removes the requirement to…