New column day
Here, on the stark contrast between an election campaign where the Saskatchewan Party went out of its way to talk about nothing and the flurry of new legislation introduced within…
2011
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, December 22, 2011
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, December 22, 2011: Ex-nun claims ‘intimidation’ at monastery in wrongful dismissal action – Toronto Star http://bit.ly/d62xgF Advertising…
Faux Wingnut Outrage: Xmas Edition
Former half-term Alaska Governor, wannabe celebrity, and brain-addled Fox News “analyst” Sarah Palin thinks the Obama White House’s official greeting card is “odd” because it fails to adequately highlight traditions…
Soaring cost of sports rights squeezing CBC on to sidelines by Susan Krashinsky
Columnist says the CBC is struggling to remain a contender for televised sports events at a time when those rights are commanding stratospheric fees
And we’re back
Good trip, great to be home.
The Hobbit!
Can’t wait! I wonder if Will Ferrell makes an appearance as an Elf? Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
More internal Liberal Party stuff – this time endorsements for Liberal Party positions.
I don’t usually give out endorsements for internal Liberal Party elections to posts, (I’m just one of those “stupid bloggers”) and this probably won’t matter in the grand scheme of…
Towards openness: Weekly Updates from OpenMedia.ca
Hello! Here’s Reilly with your weekly update: read more
Inside Job, Narrated by Matt Damon (Full Length HD)
Inside Job, Narrated by Matt Damon (Full Length HD) on Vimeo. “‘Inside Job’ provides a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20…
Merry Christmas Stephen Harper and Christian Paradis
News today of a possible Conservative rebellion on asbestos: Les députés conservateurs, en particulier ceux de l’extérieur du Québec, sont de plus en plus mal à l’aise de voir leur…
Flarethy’s Bomb Before the Holiday
Right before holidays is usually the greatest time to dumb documents that you don’t want to know about. Our Finance minister follows suit with this bad tradition, and dumb the…
Does Harper really want to put…
… the woman’s right to choose on the table? Certainly some in his caucus feel so. As much as I would dearly LOVE to see the Harperites put this on…
$2.5 million “national call centre”
I strongly support this. We need to have professional fund-raising with a strong volunteer lead: http://bit.ly/spJ7lK "The Liberal party wants to set up a new, $2.5 million "national call centre"…
CIJA Struggles For Cred
I’ve written about the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) a number of times, mostly in regards to their backing away from the fight against organized hate speech in…
Undisclosed risk: putting the plan into action #nlpoli
The provincial government is dropping $11.3 million to string fibre optic cables from Goose Bay to western Labrador. The federal government will plunk in $3.0 million with $9.7 million from…
The watchdogs want to be watched
Seven agents of parliament, including the former Auditor General, Sheila Fraser, signed their names to a report that says that MPs need to do a better job of oversight, and…
The Future of Academic Research
Yesterday, Nature – one of the worlds premier scientific journals recognized University of British Columbia scientist Rosie Redfield as one of the top 10 science newsmakers of 2011. The reason?…
If the Facts Don’t Fit Your Narrative…
Just ignore the facts. The Globe and Mail ran a story yesterday on its front page about how the West and in particular Saskatchewan is drawing more and more immigrants…
If the Facts Don’t Fit Your Narrative…
Just ignore the facts. The Globe and Mail ran a story yesterday on its front page about how the West and in particular Saskatchewan is drawing more and more immigrants…