Quote: Beyond Marriage Equality
The recent efforts to promote lesbian and gay marriage also promote a norm that threatens to render illegitimate and abject those sexual arrangements that do not comply with the marriage…
November 2011
140 Law – Legal Headlines for November 15, 2011
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 15, 2011: Employer rights and obligations in connection with employee information http://bit.ly/tp3q0j One-on-one with chief prosecutor…
We Walked and Walked…Montreal in the 1950s
Open File has a lovely story about a young immigrant from Germany, Alfred Bohn. who took many pictures of Montreal after he and his wife immigrated in the 1950s. Check…
Occupy bailout. Canadian banks got billions in help | rabble.ca
Occupy bailout. Canadian banks got billions in help | rabble.ca. Filed under: Progressives
Arctic Sovereignty, Harper Style.
The Conservative strategy for asserting Canada’s sovereignty in the North, neatly summarized in two short articles. Feds cut funding to University of the Arctic The federal government has cut three…
occupy everywhere: you can destroy the tents in a park, but you can’t kill an idea
As I'm sure you know, city governments and police forces around the continent have been moving against Occupy camps, along with the accompanying unnecessary and expected police violence used against…
Krugman vs Summers
Probably the best read on last night's Munk debate in Toronto that you will find: "Krugman vs Summers: The debate." Felix Salmon, the great blogger at Reuters, was here for…
Survivor Jerusalem: Crucifixion Island
There are only nine challengers left. Jeff Probst introduces the day’s challenge: “For today’s reward challenge, I’m going to tell you what you’re competing for first. We’ve divided you into…
Mayor Ford reasons to end Occupy Toronto
Reasons Mayor Ford will use to try and shut down the Toronto Occupy site. 1. complaints from Sun News 2. need to winterize the sprinkler system 3. for the health…
Sanction on Syria!
Since the Arab spring has started it is as if a big chunk of the western world all of a sudden got glasses. They realize that these countries that in…
A Rae Of Hope
Lawrence Martin -- who admits being inspired by MacKenzie King -- looks into his crystal ball this morning and predicts that Bob Rae will lead the Liberals in opposition and…
Someone should ask a Minister
Canadian Press reports today that the government knows that repeal of the long gun registry means that "Canada would no longer meet its international commitments relating to firearms tracing and…
The Merchant Banker Awards
Thorsson had a very small but fanatically loyal client base. They especially liked his aggressive stance vis-a-vis derivatives and lopping the heads off of their competition. Alltop enjoys credit-swap de-cranialization.…
Free advice #nlpoli
Free advice, they say, is worth exactly what you paid for it. And when it comes to free advice on the provincial Liberal Party leadership, Dean MacDonald is more full…
Gomery veut une loi pour forcer l’adhésion au Conseil de presse
John Gomery, Chair of Quebec’s Press Council calls for a law to require media to adhere to the Council’s standards.
Ramming it all through
With five sitting weeks left in the calendar year, the government plans to ram through as many bills as humanly possible before the winter break. One of those bills –…
Comité parlementaire sur l’accès à l’information – Radio-Canada cède, mais l’opposition obtient la suspension des travaux
CBC bows to the Commons Access to Information Committee but the opposition persuades the Speaker to suspend the Committee’s work.
Where the morally obtuse can hide
H/T to CathiefromCanada, a great read: The Brutal Truth About Penn State, Charles P. Pierce, Grantland, November 14, 2011 "There is always something a little nauseating in large spectacles of…
Science Works in South America, Too
IIf I had yesterday’s post back, I would rephrase the bit about serpent worship, which seems to be the chief magnet for complaints that I am some sort of racist…