I Think I Can Answer the Question on This Week’s Cover of Time
“In Gallup’s poll of the Republican faithful at the start of 1966, Nixon was ahead by twenty-three points. Michigan governor George Romney sat fourth. But Romney was the one all…
2011
BREAKING: Canada Pulls Out of Kyoto Protocol
TarSandsLeaf.jpg Canada is pulling out of the Kyoto Protocol, the cornerstone of international climate negotiations, in the wake of the failed COP17 climate talks in Durban. Canadian Environment Minister Peter…
Government of Canada Wins Steel Case, Drops Fines Anyways
At least, that’s my reading of what’s going on here, and I’m open to being corrected. Several years ago, U.S. Steel acquired the Stelco plants in Ontario on the strength…
QP: Pot vs wheat
On the last Monday of the last sitting week of the year, Nycole Turmel kicked off Question Period by asking about the latest projections by the Parliamentary Budget Officer –…
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Welcome to Gryffindor House…err…I mean Mount Allison
So I mentioned earler, Mount Allison’s colours closely resemble those of Gryffindor/Hogwarts and the new scarves only highlight the similarity. Now there’s a new poster alluding to Mount Allison’s resemblance…
Journamalism
Surgery wait times longest in 18 years Wait times to receive medical treatment in Canada are the highest they’ve been in 18 years, according to a new report. And it…
Gingrich pledges to keep it in his pants …. this time
Callista: “Maybe now the fat bastard will stop trying to hump me, too.” I doubt Newt Gingrich has pledged to be faithful to his current wife other than to appease…
Krugman Warns It’s a Depression and Democracy Itself is at Risk
New York Times columnist and Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman is now calling the developed world’s meltdown a depression. And he’s warning that we’d better wake up to the threat…
Encouraging words from the pro-Internet community
In recent weeks, we’ve received an outpouring of wonderful feedback from the pro-Internet community. We can’t stress enough how thankful for we are for your sustained support. As we continue…
Why the BC Liberals Can’t Save Our Environment – Or Their Own Party in 2013
I see that Premier Photo–Op has appointed George Abbott, Education Minister, to work on revamping the Liberal Party to get it out of the ditch prior to the May 2013…
Why the BC Liberals Can’t Save Our Environment – Or Their Own Party in 2013
I see that Premier Photo–Op has appointed George Abbott, Education Minister, to work on revamping the Liberal Party to get it out of the ditch prior to the May 2013…
Drinking the Durban Kool-Aid: 2015 and Beyond
Five days have now passed since the dishon. Peter MacKay threatened to sue his critics for libel, and Sixth Estate has not yet received a formal request to take down…
Parsing Hate: The motivation behind the “Transsexual Registration Act”
On December 10th, Monica at TransGriot pointed to a Facebook Group advocating for the creation of a “Transsexual Registration Act.” The creator of that page and the idea he presents…
Another conservative Christian caught in sperm bank ring
Snark of the title aside, why do these Christian values conservatives have such little respect for their wives and constituents? And guess what, you can bet this scumbag will get…
Perhaps proper to postpone a summary judgment hearing because the record in the file needs to evolve?
Asset Engineering LP v. Pagotto, 2011 ONCA 777 is a very ordinary summary judgment appeal case, except… it hints that sometimes it may be proper to allow for summary judgment to be adjourned…
Daily Split interview on assisted suicide
Last week I did an interview for the show The Daily Split. The shows plays on VisionTV and this episode played last night. My interview starts at 7:15 (which should…
Ontario Members of the Liberal Party of Canada Should Call for and End to its Own PTA
I mean really. What’s the point of having a PTA if they refuse to adhere to their own constitutions? Recently, rather than holding an Annual General Meeting, the LCPO opted…