Attawapiskat: could economic sanctions against Canada work?
Recently the James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, issued a statement Tuesday saying he wrote to the Harper government Canada to express my deep…
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Attawapiskat: could economic sanctions against Canada work?
Recently the James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, issued a statement Tuesday saying he wrote to the Harper government Canada to express my deep…
Fedex: When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight
…but not necessarily in one piece: In the video description, Goobie55 writes “The sad part is that I was home at the time with the front door wide open. All…
Leadership 2012 – Robert Chisholm Ends His Campaign
As might have been clear from my most recent candidate rankings, Robert Chisholm’s odds of winning the NDP leadership have seemed limited for some time. But Chisholm’s announcement that he’s…
Other People’s Money
“Other People’s Money” by Justin Cartwright (Bloomsbury, 2011) is to the novel what the wonderful “Margin Call” is to film – a fictionalized but convincing account of high finance and…
Campaign Managers Talent Bank
As anyone who has run in an election knows, the Campaign Manager is absolutely critical. A good manager can win an election — a not so good manager is a…
On clear symbols
I’ve theorized before that one of the most important tests as to how Canadians view their country over the next few years figures to involve public perceptions of Tim Hortons…
A Very Krellant Kristmas
In this special Christmas episode of The Krellant, Frank Feltman tells a story of holiday mishap, and his rescue from one unlikely cat…in verse!
RUMOUR: Trojan Brand Will Avoid Tar Sands Fuel When Shipping Condoms
…in an attempt to reduce company’s carbon foot-print! What will the folks at Ethical Oil do about this latest outrage? PS. Real easy to find pictures of prophylactic wrapped bananas…
Committal follows preliminary inquiry if there is some evidence from which an inference could reasonably be drawn
R. v. Pletch, 2011 ONCA 813 is another example of the principle that the test for committal following a preliminary inquiry is low: The appellants submit that the preliminary hearing judge erred…
Is Money Enough? The Meaning of 6% and Flaherty’s Health “Plan”
A shorter version of this piece was posted on the Globe and Mail’s Economy Lab As Christmas presents go, this one was a shocker: Over lunch on Monday, cash-strapped Finance…
Grand Prize Photo Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic
Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
Dec. 21: another dog lost in Moncton…
For the second day in a row, front page news in The Moncton Times and Transcript is the flash that another dog is missing in Moncton. Well, maybe not a…
Merry Lulzxmas…..
I saw this video, an Xmas greeting of sorts from anonymous. It has been cracking me up. Obligatory warning: Not safe for kids who still ascribe their gifts to the…
Happy Hanukah!
I’ve been writing posts in my head–somehow there is a gap between head and fingers though, so none of them have been posted. It is winter solstice (though technically the…
Wonderful choir performance last night…
…at my kids’ school. Nice music, not too long and a great turnout by the school community. And the kids had a great time too! The show ended with Raffi’s…
Real Agenda: Outrage Is Sometimes Justin-fied
I’m proud of Justin Trudeau’s outburst in Question Period. He called the Environment Minister Peter Kent a “piece of shit” for blaming an NDP MP for not attending Durban’s climate…
@GraphicMatt dismantles @TOMayorFord on transit | #TOpoli #TTC #TeamFord
via fordfortoronto.mattelliott.ca There’s no shortage of observers willing to blog, analyze, poke fun, and detail all the myriad injuries, both large and small, that Team Ford is inflicting upon the…
The Monty Hall Problem. . . . .
Ok, this blog requires two clarifications by way of introduction. One is that I grew up watching too much tv and one of the shows that I recall seeing many…
Stunning. Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal criticizes GOP leadership over payroll tax issue
OK Mitch, it goes like this, “a onea, a twoa… NO!” Stunning because it rarely ever happens. The editorial board is fully Murdoch operational, meaning that is never criticizes the…