Sad Spaceman Sighs
Alltop can hear laughter, even in space.
2011
An adverse inference in the context of a failure to call a witness
R. v. Rudge, 2011 ONCA 791 has a useful discussion of when an adverse inference may be drawn by a failure to call a witness: The Supreme Court of Canada addressed the…
Shorter Gerry Ritz: “I have no effing idea”
It turns out that my previous post on government’s attitude towards the use of public funds was a perfect segue into this post. Gerry Ritz was on Power and Politics…
The Screaming Night Lights Of PavCo….
TheLINOsCanFightCityHall TheBigMarshmallowVille Well, well, well…. It looks like nobody can blame Lotusland’s mayor Gregor Robertson for the fact that Terry Fox is still being forced to run for Budweiser and…
Friday night
The opening tune is called Linda Lu and it was originally written and recorded by Ray Sharpe. It has since been covered by a number of different artists and this…
The Most Important Thing To Happen Today In Canada…
Canada eliminated mandatory retirement Friday after the government repealed sections of the labor code that had enabled employers to force workers to retire once they reached the age of 65.…
Harper’s Canada and Iceland’s President Olafur Grimmson
There was an excellent Globe editorial by Gerald Caplan focusing on how Harper has changed Canada in today’s paper. Give it a read. It’s good to remind ourselves what progressives…
Scheer partisanship
Skullduggery and complete bullshit. And the new speaker, a conservative from Sask says it’s reprehensible, but ok. It didn’t affect Irwin Cotler’s ability to do his job. Scheer said. I…
Friday night
Another good one: Guy J & Henry Saiz – Meridian (Pryda Remix). That should do it for anyone looking for their progressive house fix! Have a great night!
The zombie-banker lives and roams the earth
Another follow-up; Craig Alexander, TD’s chief economist – it pains me to reference a classic neoclassical bank economist – noted on Lang and O’Leary last night that Canada’s debt to…
9/11: A Conspiracy Theory
A 5 minute snapshot of how the acts on 9/11 offer too many coincidences to bear.
The Niqab and our Discourse. . . . .
Like many of us, I have thought a great deal about the issue of the niqab in public life. The recent banning of this garment in public in France set…
A Sad Day For The World
Under Barack Obama, the US taken a definitive step into the ugly world of fascism now that the National Defense Authorization Act is now law.
David Hahn’s Real Gift To The German Shipbuilding Industry…
Duty? WeDon’tNeedNoStinkin’DutyVille Remember those dock-destroying, fuel-guzzling ferries that British Columbians paid the Germans to build to make sure British Columbians didn’t. Build them, I mean. Well. Way back when (i.e.…
I’m dreaming of a…
…greeeeeeen Christmas…
Andy Revkin Interviews Franke James On Dot Earth: Canada’s Approach To Inconvenient Art
Franke James Banned On The Hill.png Andy Revkin has a great interview with Canadian artist Franke James on his Dot Earth blog at The New York Times. DeSmogBlog previously covered…
So Long, Hitch
Christopher Hitchens died yesterday. His voice will be missed tremendously, maybe even grudgingly by some of those with whom he disagreed so vehemently about many things, not least of which,…
Volkswagen bends to critique, pulls sexist ad
Still from the Volkswagen Passat television ad in question. Volkswagen Canada has pulled the 2011 Passat TV ad “It pretty much sells itself” from its official YouTube channel and from…
Kenney’s Religious War
With the news that Jason Kenney is banning veiled women from taking citizenship oaths, I wanted to go on record here. Canadians have the right to religious freedom. Unless there…
Con Canada and the Dirty Trick Gang
Golly Sherlock can you believe this? The polling company behind those phony calls in Irwin Cotler’s riding is feeling a little heat. A trade association that represents Canadian marketing and…