November 2011
The new enemy of Canada as the Harper government sees it; anyone who questions them
One of the trends this Conservative government has shown since it came to power is the need to demonize their opponents and to paint anyone who oppose them as being…
High Speed Rail…. Study!
In Canada we are lagging behind when it comes to high speed rail. Europe has high speed rail and they have seen it to be very beneficial to the environment…
Ontario Employment Law: Prejudgment Interest On Wrongful Dismissal Damages
In Chandran v. National Bank, Pollak J. in his endorsement on costs dated July 21, 2011, neatly summarizes how prejudgment interest is calculated in a wrongful dismissal action as follows:…
Twitterverse Tilts Left
From a Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism study on how selected U.S. MSM print and media outlets use twitter: Other interesting bits from the study; the kind…
B.C. Apologises For Bizarre Gay Tourism Promotion Ban
Tourism BC has apologized after distributing a marketing brochure telling business owners in the province that they are not allowed to promote gay tourism in China. The brochure, entitled How…
Nalcor’s own studies back NG as Muskrat alternative #nlpoli
According to Nalcor’s final submission to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency review panel, the company dismissed natural gas as an alternative source of electricity instead of Muskrat Falls. This alternative…
The new top Mountie
The word is out – deputy RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson, a long-time Mountie (who, interestingly enough, initially trained as a jet pilot in the Canadian Forces), is going to be…
The unethical proponents of ethical oil
The decision to approve the keystone XL pipeline might have been delayed until 2013 (which the cynic in me says is just so that it can then be approved without…
Homeland Security coordinated attacks on Occupy in a dozen cities throughout USA
Wonkette wonders if we all remember when the Department of Homeland Security was established and Mr. Bush told us it would just be used in the case of Muslim-styled terrorism…
Severe Autism, A Broken Father and A Fatality Inquiry
2009 Obituary Notice Photo of Jeremy & Jeffrey Bostick, at mintofh.com Some people say that it is unfair to describe a person with autism as either severely autistic or low…
Will farmers get it and stop voting Conservative when TPP talks leave the family farm on the ropes?
Would you buy a used dairy farm from this man? Stephen Harper shows his support for Canadian dairy, egg and poultry farmers. Canadian Conservative prime ministers may not be exactly…
Video: Occupy Toronto, one month in | #OccupyTO #TOpoli #cdnpoli
A_few_scenes_from_Occupy_Toronto’s_one-month_anniversary.mov Watch on Posterous So it’s not that easy to get good visuals at night with an inexpensive camera. Who could have known? Either way, I wanted to get this…
EnCana Polluting American Water?
Opps! Ethical oil, Canada’s new brand got a black eye in Wyoming. The EPA has been testing water to confirm its contaminated due to Fracturing. Seems EnCana a well known…
Aaron Rand, You Still Think You’re Comfortable With Warrantless Online Spying? That Your Final Answer?
I remember when that hideous dumb on crime omnibus bill was first tabled and the noon hour “Free For All” show, starring Ric Petersen, Aaron Rand and of course, Tea-baggin’…
Biggest concern with Rick Perry’s debate gaffe? Not his poor memory…
Rick Perry and Ron Paul at the CNBC GOP debate in Detroit, MI. It seems that the biggest take away from the GOP presidential candidate debate last week was that…
The Positive and Negative Work Environment and You
Today is November 15th, 2011: Flash Update: The occupy movements are being kicked out or on the verge of being kicked out of public parks by the police, the economy…
the original Lord of the Rings
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