Acquittal rates
In today's Wall Street Journal David Satter suggests the low acquittal rate in Russia (about one percent) shows an unfair legal system. Perhaps but perhaps not. The low Russian acquittal…
2011
To The Right, March!
In his review of the year which has almost ended, Lawrence Martin writes: In 2011, Canada took its sharpest turn right in its history. It will go down as the…
On developing reputations
Yes, there’s room to quibble about the credit Heather Scoffield gives the Cons for the At Home pilot program. But in the spirit of encouraging better policy from each possible…
It’s Time To Be Conscientious Objectors To The War On Our Children’s Future
Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party of Canada and the only Green MP in our parliament, didn’t mince words about the Harper government’s betrayal of our children in her…
American’s third Pearl Harbor: Newt Gingrich’s failure to get on Virginia ballot
9/11 has rightly been referred to as the US’s second Pearl Harbor. Now we have a third instance, although this one is much more comical and sad than real. Ah,…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Paul Krugman comments on how Republicans’ cheerleading for total corporate control – which has of course been matched at every turn by…
Globe & Mail editors pick Harper majority as story of the year
To celebrate, the Globe editors put aside their crutches and patronizing air to low five each other over cocktails and wienies. No report on the obligatory congratulatory call from Stephen…
Siobhan Reynolds, RIP
One of the leading Americans fighting against the under-treatment of pain by the medical community has died. As with people who fight for the rights of patients to have access…
Another Deficit Year in Washington DC!
The U.S again goes for the easy way out of a problem by extending tax cuts for two months. Just like the super committee it seems that this congress is…
Making the world safe for sexism #cdnpoli #nlpoli
Year-end political columns and features do nothing if not go for the easy and predictable when it comes to picking the top political story. Jeff Simpson, for example, known to…
Riley on marketing
That little girl rocks. That is all. It’s falling apart! Yay. (h/t)
Mulcair’s momentum is building
In the NDP leadership race, Thomas Mulcair declares that things have turned around for him and that momentum is building. Brian Topp is promising major reform if he gets made…
999 (and Counting)…
Who will be 1000 on the Twitter? – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Firm website: www.wiselaw.net TORONTO EMPLOYMENT LAW • TORONTO CIVIL LITIGATION & ESTATE LITIGATION •…
Is Canada Dropping the Ball on Sustainable Waste Management?
Once upon a time North American waste activists looked to Canada for cutting edge moves towards sustainable waste management. Looking back we remember the ban on incineration by the Ontario…
Love Is Louder…. Than Free Dominion (We Know. We Took the Bait. Meh.)
Well, “Nosferatu” was a silent film, so strictly speaking Connie is correct: A haunting musical score, however. But if Ms. Fournier wishes to look for intolerant bullies, she might look…
American Class System – We Are Not All Created Equal, by Stephen Marche – Esquire
There are some truths so hard to face, so ugly and so at odds with how we imagine the world should be, that nobody can accept them. Here’s one: It…
Frank Luntz: Xmas C-SPAN
Brilliantly evil wordsmith, Republican pollster and Fred Flintstone look-alike Frank Luntz holds forth on C-SPAN’s Christmas program about the current state of politics in America. (It’s kind of sad… but…
More Enbridge mischief exposed
From: guujaaw Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 2:46 PM Subject: Enbridge December 20, 2011 Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel 444 7th Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 0X8 Attention:…
And up to the farm
Mallory and I threw a bunch of stuff into the car and drove off to visit Grandpa Mike today. Despite the Ottawa area getting 30 cm or so of snow…