Canadians Like the Occupy Movement
Even the right-leaning Canadian press can’t disagree that the Occupy Movement is a positive thing in and of itself. A new poll reveals that almost 60% of Canadians view the…
November 2011
Irony alert. Contempt party accuses CBC of contempt.
Well if anyone should know contempt, it would be a Conservative. Oh and you can forget that whole legal matter of the appeals process. That's just for Conservatives.
Why the Occupy Movement Has Relevance in Canada
Thee are many who assert that the Occupy Movement has no relevance in Canada because we have a social safety net and other measures that provide a modicum of protection…
Australia Leads In Climate Fight, Passes Carbon Tax
Australia’s Senate passed a comprehensive carbon pricing scheme yesterday, to the applause of members of the public who were present. Australia is one of the world’s worst greenhouse gas emitters…
John Ivison and the Case for a Canadian Foreign Intelligence Agency
Today’s example of a woefully uninformed journalist spouting off on a subject of crucial national importance is John Ivison, whose Monday column in the National Post is what presently passes…
Andrew Coyne Misses The Point On Open Primaries
Andrew Coyne tweeted:This proposal to elect Liberal leaders, and I gather nominate riding candidates as well, by open primaries is a terrible ideaLiberals, and all parties, need to make leaders…
Sarkozy to Obama, Netanyahu is a "Liar"
An unguarded moment. They didn't think anyone could hear. That was when French president Nicholas Sarkozy turned to Barack Obama and said exactly what he thinks of Benjamin Netanyahu, "I…
The Settler’s Army
A report six years ago showed the Israeli Army rapidly becoming an arm of the Settler movement as theocratic anti-Palestinian forces gain increasing control. Apparently its gotten even worse. The…
NDP Hits a Wall in Saskatchewan
The year of the incumbent continues in Canada, with Brad Wall taking 49 of 58 seats and 64% of the vote.
Since when did the Tories worry about contempt of parliament?
CBC in contempt of Parliament if it doesn't produce documents Access Committee requests: Del Mastro
Church of Lies by Flora Jessop
My reading plan was derailed when Church of Lies by Flora Jessop and Paul T. Brown came in from the library. I put down The Book Thief and picked up…
From Joseph Mitchell to Rob Ford to Herman Cain. They Just Don’t Get It.
The Canadian Manifesto: How the American Neoconservatives Stole My CountryIn 1960, the city council of Newburgh, New York, looking to clean up the slums created by migrant workers, who made…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Dr. Dawg follows up on Stephen Harper's apology to residential school survivors, and rightly questions how sincere it can be when it's been…
Dunderdale in tweet debate with opposition leader… or was she? #nlpoli
CBC has a story online about a Twitter exchange that supposedly took place between Premier Kathy Dunderdale and opposition leader Yvonne Jones. One small problem: is it really Kathy Dunderdale…
Mallory’s first loose tooth is in the house
Well, actually it's in her mouth, still. But I'm trying to be... uh... hip. She was tired this morning, sleeping in to 7:10. We crawled downstairs and after starting in…
#OccupyCanada
Never mind the bad press, snotty media commentators and opportunistic municipal politicians: Canadians are stubbornly refusing to abandon the #Occupy movement. It’s almost enjoyable to see how that brute fact…
I heart you Rob Ford Video
Just watch! H/t to the Torontoist
Liberals Join 8 out of 10 Canadians in Standing Against Government’s Warrantless Online Spying Bills
openmedia_logo.jpg OpenMedia.ca commends LPC House Leader Garneau for standing up for Canadians’ privacy rights November 8, 2011 – The movement against online spying took one giant leap today...
140 Law – Legal Headlines for November 8, 2011
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for November 8, 2011: ARTICLING SHORTAGE TO CONTINUE: REPORT - Law Timeshttp://bit.ly/d62xgF LSUC treasurer gets annual "honorarium" boost to…
Dull But Brilliant
Canadians tend to think that their country's history is dull. But like William Lyon Mackenzie King -- one of Canada's longest serving prime ministers -- there is much that is…