The Investment Administration Solution Inc. v. Silver Gold Glatt & Grosman LLP, 2011 ONCA 658 deals with the start of a limitation period. Subject to some exceptions, a limitation period…
Yesterday, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing report was released. CIW's advisor board chair Roy Romanow said:The CIW shows us what GDP cannot: our country is not reaping all of the…
Yup, this is my 1,001st post on this blog. Kind of a milestone, don’t you think? Or maybe a millstone if you think that most of what I write is…
Need to save money? Why not give prison inmates fewer meals? Texas will feed 23,000 prisoners only two meals a day on weekends. “Brunch” is to be served between 5…
Quebecor president Pierre Karl Peladeau says the CBC has effectively muzzled criticism by other news organizations by entering into business deals with them and paying their reporters to appear on…
A Quebec case shows vaccines are proving to be less and less effective. But will still spend billions on them. Why?
These days I don't seem to have enough time to do everything I want or need to do. Short cuts look quite attractive, in fact. But there is one that…
Afghanistan calling! Ten plus years ago, the United States (oops, NATO) invaded Afghanistan and quickly won the war against the militarily (technologically) inferior Taliban government. Taliban fighters fled to Pakistan.…
The Argosy, Mount Allison University's Independent Student Newspaper Since 1875, is hosting the Atlantic Region Canadian University Press (ARCUP) Fall 2011 Conference. The conference will begin tonight at 7pm and…
Blogger says CBC has a tough time every fall when put up against the bright shiny new objects being dangled on the private networks.
A research paper published by the Canadian Breast Cancer Network underlines that the economic costs of cancer are huge due to a lack of supportive public and workplace policies. As…
On a personal note, October 6 saw the first question period that I'll be able to blog about after seeing in person - as well as the first time I've…
Albeit in a highly nuanced way, the IMF has called on the G-20 to temper short-term fiscal austerity now that the global economy “has entered a dangerous phase.” In their…
Yes, we’ve seen that you can increase your IQ before but isn’t it always a nice reminder that it’s possible? I think so! Yet another study has been released that…
Assorted content to end your week.- Frances Woolley points out just how much more efficient public-sector health services are compared to private-sector alternatives by contrasting the cost of surgery on…
After cancelling and restoring the already scheduled fall sitting of Alberta’s Legislative Assembly only days after becoming Premier, Alison Redford and Government House leader Dave Hancock defended a decision yesterday…
A fascinating collaborative community environmental art installation created a “River of Life” in a Missouri town last year. The installation started at the “grass roots”, with elementary schools collecting paper…
Between your ears.93.1 CKCU in Ottawa.CKCU and stations like CKCU across Our Home And Native Land are places where the unexpected happens on a regular basis. Their funding drive started…
Seven years later, two refusals to entertain the evidence, we finally arrive at the end point of our journey: applying for leave to appeal our case concerning the constitutionality of…
more about the iPad and David Hockney
From David Hockney on CBC’s Q and from The Atlantic: Art in the Age of Digital Reproduction: Hockney’s iPad Paintings You could print the images, but on regular paper, without…