The film is highly manipulative, seeking our emotional identification through the victim testimonials, for example, and less than nuanced in its methods of weaving privacy legislation issues, free trade, and…
"I don't like your attitude and you are not getting into my car" Errh, no -- the driver doesn't own the car. The TTC (meaning us) does. There's a bad…
Police seek help in locating Ottawa woman missing since July 4 Ottawa police are searching for Meredith Westlake who has been missing since July 4.Photograph by: Image supplied, Ottawa Police…
Edwards Estate v. Food Family Credit Union, 2011 ONCA 497 rather unsurprisingly, holds that general limitation periods in provincial statutes apply to bankruptcy proceedings (see also Gingras v. General Motors, 1 S.C.R. and…
Guess Hugh McFadyen finally woke up and realized that his strategy to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory is working. Good on you Hugh. Today McFadyen issued his call…
Despite a slight reddening around her vagina, the night time only screaming makes us think it’s pinworms. Again. This is the child we’re talking about, in case that’s not clear.…
So we finally emerge from the wilds of cottage country and decide, on this beautiful summer night, to walk down to one of our favorite haunts for dinner. (Dinner was…
The New York Times, to its credit, understands the implications of the recent twins study in terms of its potential to shake the old boys (and girls) network that has…
Who’d of thunk that an actor who once became notorious for his run-in with a streetwalker would end up turning the tables on the paparazzi who made his private life…
Stories about Madeleine Gauron, a 76-year-old Quebec woman pronounced brain dead have been popping up in the (anti-abortion and) anti-euthanasia press. And almost exclusively in the anti-euthanasia press. The source…
so excited! now i'm reading it and listening to it. fiercely brilliant, it is...PACIFISM AS PATHOLOGY: notes on an american psuedopraxisward churchillif what you're reading here grips you, holds you,…
Noob Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary is apparently getting some criticism. Here’s the way Voice of the Cabinet Minister reported Cleary’s comments on one of the radio station’s…
Women’s Worlds 2011 has blasted through barriers and has broken new ground over the last four days that it has taken place in Ottawa. I have had the privilege to…
Yes, David Cameron did hire a former editor of News of the World as his director of communications. And yes, he was forced to 'let go' said former director of…
La Presse, by virtue of the Access to Information Act, has the answer!There are 22,000 RCMP officers in Canada. 396 officers behaved so reprehensibly that they were suspended from active…
Screen shot 2011-07-06 at 4.28.04 PM.png The Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is responsible for overseeing, monitoring and main...
....Do The Comments Have It?In my last post, I explained why I have decided to turn on the 'comment moderation' feature here which means that you will have to wait…
But that doesn’t mean natural resources minister Shawn Skinner escaped completely unscathed from his episode on Backtalk on Wednesday. Here’s the latest version of a story about comments Skinner made…
I suppose some folks think that the regina mom is a yahoo cuz she’s shooting off her mouth all the time. Really, she hasn’t had a lot of time for…
