Okay Canada Senate – Prove you have balls!
The Stephen Harper government’s omnibus crime bill is making its final stop in the Commons this week before heading off to the Senate. I recall having a conversation with two…
November 2011
The reports of our death have been greatly exaggerated
There’s a lot of excitement in Liberal land over the latest Nanos poll: CPC 35.6%Lib 28.1%NDP 27.3%Green 3.9%BQ 3.9% As much as I’d love to jump up and down and…
Dead Man Walking
Federal polls at this moment are mostly irrelevant, but this new Nanos offering is noteworthy on a couple fronts. First off, I have been of the mindset we Liberals are…
Liberal Party Policy Resolutions: Canadian Corporate Responsibility outside Canada
The time to vote on the resolutions is coming rapidly to a close — November 30. I urge everyone to go online to www.liberal.ca and review the resolutions. One I…
How Loud Are Wind Turbines?
Not very. The recommended set-back in Ontario, incidentally, is 550 meters.
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, November 28, 2011
I am back from a relaxing vacation in Miami, Florida, unfortunately, I didn’t seem to bring back any sun with me. However it is quite mild here for late November.…
Cynical and Cowardly
The Harper government has made it official. It will celebrate Christmas by pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol. Peter Kent, the Minister of the Environment, announced Sunday that “Canada goes…
Hudak tweets send Twitterverse abuzz: Lock your keypad!
I must say I think this is rather sweet; fortunately the tweets were clearly gibberish otherwise there might have been fallout. Imagine if they had been about, say, Humpty Dumpty!…
It’s tough to be an environmentally conscious Canadian right now.
This is highlighted by a couple of decisions/news items that just cam out over the weekend. First, you have CTV News reporting that the Conservative government will formally pull out…
Tax Changes Worth Considering
Eliminating deductions represent an obvious way to improve public finances without punishing those small companies with new tax increases. This article offers up a few simple ideas related to this…
The Prosperity Mine proposal in the Chilcotin – a really bad idea
I’m going to be at the Vancouver Law Courts (specifically, at the corner of Nelson and Hornby) at 9:30 AM on Monday, November 28. The occasion is a court hearing…
Time travel/pop culture mashups with good humor potential
Gilligan is marooned on “Más a Tierra”, later renamed to Robinson Crusoe Island, with Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who had a low tolerance for bullshit Joey (from Friends) is…
Peruvian Mayor Worried Over Gay Water Supply
If you’re gay and ever wondered why you’re not straight, perhaps you’ve just been drinking too much Peruvian tap water. José Benítez—the mayor of Huarmey, a small town located in…
A new poll
“Federal Liberals gain on NDP, Conservatives, poll finds.” Let’s fight the “it doesn’t mean anything” meme before it starts, shall we? I will venture to say it means something. It’s…
Habeas corpus for kids #nlpoli
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matthew 25:40, Authorised Version Open line show host Randy…
Is European Default An Option?
This article from Michael Roberts offers up a reasonable background discussion on why default is an option when it comes to the European banking situation: An alternative programme for Europe…
Open The Books for Everyone
Here’s a great piece from David Climenhaga contributing to rabble about fiscal openness. While it’s extremely unlikely that the Harperites will follow his advice, I fully agree that now is…
Giving a damn about QP
The lament for Question Period continues. Oh, how debased it is. Oh, how it is unreflective of the work Parliamentarians actually do. Oh, how this is all the fault of…
Autism Wandering: Pennsylvania Police Officer Rescues 7 Year Old Girl From Frigid Waters
Police Officer Theresa Stauffer Photo: Lancaster Online One of the terrifying realities for many parents of autistic children is the tendency of many children with autism to wander away, from…