AllTheInfluenceThatFits HedgingAllTheBetsVille Historically, Mr. Patrick Kinsella mostly backs winners. Both at the track, as Sean Holman noted some time ago…. “…Patrick Kinsella has become a member of the esquestrian classes.…
In what is reputed to be the last QP before the House rises (though we may not know for sure until the end of the day), tempers were frayed, and…
Here’s a guest post from Ben Gillies, a political economy grad from the University of Manitoba. Canadians Must Not Let Dubious Political Tactics Turn Us Off Politics Altogether By Benjamin…
By Ellen Roseman for Moneyville Every day, I hear from Rogers and Bell customers about overcharging, recurring bill errors and unfair contract terms. Most people tell me how hard it…
IRWIN COTLERMember of Parliament, Mount Royal When constituents of mine began reporting that they were receiving telephone calls asking if they would support the Conservative candidate in the pending or…
Once again, Rick Mercer doesn’t pull any punches:
One might read Kady’s report on the Cons’ efforts to move all committee business in camera – making many of the key actions of our elected representatives completely inaccessible to…
The ATA sought judicial review of the adjudicator’s decision. Without raising the point before the Commissioner or the adjudicator or even in the originating notice for judicial review, the ATA…
I’ve been invited to participate in the first moot to be held entirely on Twitter. The Twitter Moot will cover environmental law and First Nations rights, and is already attracting…
Continuing with the end-of-session roundup of queer MPs, I caught up with NDP MP Libby Davies last Thursday after QP. Q: What was the highlight of your fall session? A:…
CANADIAN POLITICS: CONSERVATIVES ATTACK UNIONS ONCE MORE: Well, this probably counts as non-news as nobody should be suprised that a Conservative Party wants to gut the power of organized workers…
In April 2011, a handpicked member of the Harper government’s radical anti-gun control advisory committee, compared Canadian cops to Hitler’s notorious SS. In the midst of an election campaign, such…
It’s always Tebow Time. Have you Tebowed lately? I’m no fan of Tim Tebow and even less of fan of the ritualism that has grown around the young QB. After…
We’re travelling until next Wednesday (Dec. 21) so I’m not sure how much blogging I will be able to do. In the meantime, enjoy these:Creepy Christmas Carols for a Less…
Taxpayers around the British Commonwealth will soon be forking out millions and millions of dollars to host the English Queen and her brood as part of her 60th anniversary activities.…
This is book discussion week: tonight Chinua Achebe’s This Fall Apart is on the agenda at the Atwater Library. Here’s a scene from a television series made in Nigeria to…
The above ad was from the NDP’s positive hope-filled election campaign. In it, the NDP pointed to Ignatieff’s attendance record and accused him of “not showing up for work”. Funny…
R. v. Bayat, 2011 ONCA 778, a child luring case, deals with the law on entrapment. A helpful analysis of the law follows: In Mack, Lamer J. explained the basis…
Constantly reading about the bigoted nature of the richest Christian church on this planet, the Roman-Catholic church, can make a secular-humanist like myself sick and perhaps even resentful of Catholics…
It’s been over a week since my last post. Too much has been going on but I did want to talk about Peter Kent announcing Canada is pulling out of…
