Science is Useful
When the Harper government encounters facts which contradict its preconceived notions, it simply ignores them. That is certainly the case with the government's tough on crime agenda. As Jeffrey Simpson…
November 2011
Abortion: There’s Nothing to Debate
reposting this in it’s entirety as really there is nothing more to say. http://www.arcc-cdac.ca/press/ARCC-CDAC-release-nov3-11-english.pdf For immediate release November 3, 2011 Abortion: There’s Nothing to Debate. Except how to eliminate remaining…
This Week at the Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-11-04
Each Week Wise Blog review recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal Sordi v. Sordi At trial, there were many contentious issues concerning the parties' separation.. Cameron Sordi, appellant,…
Sticks and Stones…
Emboldened and enraged by the demagogic politics that substitute for reasoned discussion in the United States, an unemployed man is shown misdirecting his anger at Democratic Massachusetts' Senate hopeful Elizabeth…
Site Meter
I must be the last blogger on earth to know about site meter and to install it. I learned about it from Emily’s blog. So just just in case there…
Critical Mass: Weekly Updates from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here's Lindsey with your Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca: read more
The Provinces Are Right (well except for Saskatchewan): It Is Unfair For Harper To Make The Provinces Pay For His Crime Bill
"The provinces are right: It is unfair for the federal government to follow its own unsupported whims on crime and then make the provincial governments pay the bill"Generally speaking, the…
Doing your bit
This video was put together in connection with an award Paul Krugman recently received. I'm posting it for three reasons beyond the fact that it's well done and is a…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for November 4, 2011
Here are the leading legal headlines for Friday, November 4, 2011 from Wise Law on Twitter: Denial of Khadr extradition a 'victory' for human rights: lawyer -http://goo.gl/U5lk2 Lawyers Should Think…
nyc reflections part 1: occupy wall street
I was very happy to spend time at Occupy Wall Street this week. A while back I reported on a comrade's observations; here are mine to add to the picture.…
The Price
Republicans hate Keynesianism – unless its military Keynesianism sustaining southern and gunbelt constituencies with Military industrial complex jobs that require a constant state of fear mongering and international belligerence to…
Rumours of recovery…
Canada sheds 54,000 jobs in October The Canadian economy unexpectedly shed 54,000 jobs last month, all in full time positions, sending the country's jobless rate up two notches to 7.3…
CBC: Complaints about data usage and mobile contracts have doubled
From CBC News Complaints from Canadians about their wireless and home-phone services more than doubled in 2010-11, mostly involving wireless problems. The commissioner for complaints to telecomm...
Big job losses boost unemployment to 7.3%
Canada's economy is profoundly impacted by what happens in other countries. Even if we keep our economic house totally in order we will face major disruptions especially from the chaos…
An Economy Out Of Balance
You have to be cautious about drawing inferences out of one month's numbers, but today's job figures are of the type to be considered "eye popping", and I note economists…
Walking Out is not Right
The new Auditor-General is not bilingual. Yet, that is one of the conditions of the job of Auditor-General. No doubt then that the Conservatives are telling the truth when saying…
Tim Harper: Less will be Moore’s way of dealing with the CBC
Columnist says that animosity toward the CBC from the government of the day is no longer whispered behind closed doors, but has bubbled up to the surface in strangely obsessive…
Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
Thomas Cadwell watched as the children danced around the bonfire, singing: A penny loaf to feed the Pope. A farthing o’ cheese to choke him. A pint of beer to…
A stake in the heart of democracy
Campaign finance regulation is usually seen as a way of promoting democracy -- but the Conservative proposal to limit candidates to lending $1,100 to their own campaigns will not promote…