Suzanne Anton and NPA caught using unauthorized photos of children
The more I hear about this NPA party, the more I think it is just another conservative organization. It's supposed to be 'non-partisan' - hell, it named itself the Non-Partisan…
November 2011
Canada’s Citizenship Guide Was Not Written for Immigrants
In 2000, John Aimers, the Dominion Chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada, spoke at a Senate Committee meeting, on Bill C-16, an Act respecting Canadian Citizenship, that in part…
What do I do if a guest gets drunk at my party?
There are clear rules about restaurants and bars serving alcohol -- they must not serve an intoxicated patron and if they do they face liability. But what about someone having…
More on Iran’s ‘Nuclear Program’
Yesterday I wrote a post linking to an article by Gwynne Dyer that suggests the rush to judgement about Iran's alleged nuclear-weapons' program needs to include the facts and not…
They Don’t Know What They’re Talking About
The Hill Times reports that an invitation has gone out to all Conservative MP's and senators to come and network at the Albany Club on December 1st. The speical guest…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for November 14, 2011
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, November 14, 2011: Dating profiles, Facebook pages: Fair game for divorce court? - Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/d62xgF…
Five Years Left
The most clear warnings are getting more clear. Either we stop emitting so much green house gas, or we permanently change our climate. Are we screwed? With the people we…
Climate Change Action Delayed Due To Extreme Weather
It sure would be nice if this was just a joke.
Revolutionary wave in planning stages for gay Egyptians
A group of brave Egyptians has started a Facebook page with a view to organizing a national day of gathering in Tahrir Square to promote the rights of sexual minorities…
WTF?
Twelve degrees at 7 am in mid-November? A high of 15? The normal high for this time of the year is +4!!! Hey, I’ll take it, man! The longer the…
The Future Is Frenzied
Professor Albedo-9000 Frink (the Third) was justifiably proud of his invention. It had taken him nearly 300 years of his genetically enhanced life to construct the Frink Dojigger 12. (Experimental…
Thoughts on Liberal primaries and other stuff
My Liberal blogging colleague Jeff Jedras has a new soapbox to preach from. In addition to his own blog, he now is an occasional contributor at Macleans magazine. So first…
The Conservatives’ strained relationship with the rule of law continues
The parliamentary law clerk has written a strong opinion on the legality of the Conservative push at the ethics committee to compel CBC to provide documents to the committee while…
Threats And Counter-Threats Re Northern Gateway Pipeline
From Tory flavoured columnist Barbara Yaffe (but really it could just as well be Flaherty talking, or the PM): Environmentalists had better be preparing to move their White House demos…
Money can’t buy love: Why every government hates the CBC by John Doyle
Columnist says there is nothing unique about this Conservative government’s loathing for the CBC and the hatred directed at CBC by Conservative MPs and their supporters.
Autism Parents: "You Need To Take Your Heart In Your Teeth And Go On … And Go On"
"For those parents who say they are too broke and too tired...you need to take your heart in your teeth and go on...and go on...." Stefan Marinoiu, Medicare's Orphans David…
Nigeria Proposes Jail Time For Same-Sex Marriage
A Nigerian bill, opened for debate this month, will jail anyone who has—or bears witness to—a same-sex marriage ceremony in the country. According to the Nigerian senate website, the bill…
Typical
The Telegram’s Saturday edition carried a profile of Lieutenant Colonel Perry Grandy. For those of us who know Perry, Alex Brannan’s description hits it squarely on the head: “I have…