2011
What if what happened in Norway, happened here?
If what happened last weekend in Norway -- the murders of 70+ people -- were to happen here in Canada, what would our reaction be? Would we retrench and abandon…
McGuinty all rhetoric on abortion, or how does an avowed Roman Catholic maintain any credibility on feminist issues?
The recent turn by Ontario Liberals to dredge up the abortion issue is quite fascinating. Is it out of sheer desperation to change the channel? Is it a suicide pact? …
When Ignorance Drives The Bus
When Margaret Atwood wrote this week that Rob and Doug Ford's campaign to cut public services was "swiftly approaching the 'let them eat cake stage,'' Doug fired back, "Well good…
The NDP’s "New Politics"
I've heard worse about Lizzy May but seriously, maybe its time we started Dippers In Their Own Words:May is rude, crude and an ignorant bitch who is full of shit!…
The T.O. Fords – one buffoon deserves another…
buf·foon –noun 1. a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc. 2. a person given to coarse or undignified joking. So, Rob Ford is an…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for July 28, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:World Collapse Explained in 3 Minutes - YouTube -http://goo.gl/WCHV0Strauss-Kahn accuser at prosecutor’s office - http://goo.gl/zVEEeSupreme Court decisions on tax immunity…
New column day
Here, on how new evidence on the effects of poverty and inequality gives us all the more reason to fight them.For further reading...- Of course, the Equality Trust is the…
Unusual Picture: Wonders of Nature
Guess what it is?Or read the story here.
Sunmedia’s business model – attack the CBC
A brief observation: Wherever I turn, whether it be Ezra Levant’s raving on in the Sun tabloids, or Brian Lilley on SunTv, or even David Akin on Twitter questioning CBC…
Such An Eloquent Letter
I have several times made reference to the enjoyment we derive in subscribing to The Toronto Star, a progressive paper with an official agenda that includes issues of social justice.…
Dangerous Drift
This type of story rarely resonates with anyone, other than die hard political observers. I believe the Conservatives also know "suppressing science" stories rarely resonates with anyone, which explains why…
Maple Leafs seeks injunction over Ryerson plan for Maple Leaf Gardens
This is silly. Maple Leaf Gardens was sold with the name. Absent some express term as to use (and quaere if such a restrictive covenant would be lawful anyway) having…
Autism and the DSM-5’s Unintended Consequence: The Return of Dr. Allen Frances
Dr. Allen Frances is engaged in an all out revolt against the DSM-5 revision process and those conducting the revision. Underlying his revolt is an admission, at times express but…
Skin harvesting on a pretty blue planet
G’lak T’ung really thought the humans were disgusting, ever since he’d been on the expedition that surveyed the pretty blue planet they inhabited. And he certainly couldn’t imagine why so…
Good News
...because in Alberta the Tories are the lesser crazy.
National Popular Vote
We all know that the current electoral system is broke in the U.S . In 2000 Al Gore won the Popular vote and he still lost the election. 2000 wasn't…
Liberal veterans vie for party presidency
There are other names floating around also. What's important is the commitment of some really solid people. The complacency that led us to defeat ends. Change is necessary and radical…