Underestimated
Others have already noted how refreshing it is to have an Official Opposition which is willing to take a stand on issues of substance. But it's also worth highlighting another…
2011
Asbestos: Bad for Canada but good for poor countries
This is an amazing and scary situation. Asbestos has not been used in Canada for the last 25 years and the buildings which already had asbestos proceeded to remove it…
Alberta Tar Sands Destruction: Haven’t We Killed Enough Indigenous People On This Continent?
“With everything in my heart I said I don’t want the death of the Lubicon and Chippewayan Cree on my hands. Haven’t we killed enough people on this continent already?”…
Mistakes were made, Bill Blair says | #G20
So Bill Blair's had some time to reflect on last summer's G20 clusterfuck, and good and loyal servant he is, he's graced us with a report. Among other things, he…
Aimi Eguchi: Japan’s Pop Idol and heart-throb is not human
This is a true story. The beautiful girl below is not human. Read the story here.
Facing Facts
My wife and I used to live a half hour away from the Jeffrey Mine in Asbestos, Quebec. My grandmother grew up on a farm just outside Thetford Mines. So…
Why Friedrich Von Hayek Must be Barred From Canada
A CULTURE OF DEFIANCE: History of the Reform-Conservative Party of Canada I realize that Friedrich Von Hayek died in 1992, but he is one of the "scholars" who helped to…
Quebec Values Change
Jack Layton likes to say that New Democrats best represent Quebec values (see video below). But if recent polls are any indication, what Quebecers value at the moment is change.A…
Phriday Photo Phunny
Reporters took the time to ask her a few questions as a confused Premier Kathy Dunderdale lined up for communion outside the House of Assembly. Got a better caption? Send…
Dear Jack Layton: In the meantime Women and children are going hungry!
So the NDP leader has decided to filibuster back to work legislation for the posties. More proof they will do anything to keep those donation cheques flowing from unions and…
The wisdom of cats
I wouldn’t say that cats are enlightened, or that we should take them as our role models, but they do have a few things to teach us, from what I…
if the world sucks, why hasn’t anyone told me? i respond to joe denial
"If that's really happening, why don't I see it in the news?"I bet many of you may have encountered a question like this one. You're speaking to a co-worker or…
Canada’s Quasi-Police state
While the Premier of Ontario continues to blithely and glibly disavow any responsibility for the horrendous abuses of Charter Rights that took place during last June's G20 Summit, admitting only…
Obstruction Is Supreme
In what looks to be the closing chapter on the Afghan detainee file, the final judgement suggests that obstruction works, stonewalling is ultimately rewarded and former notions of Parliamentary supremacy…
Bob Rae: Opposition Shrew
Bob Rae is quickly becoming more of a joke than he already was. He keeps talking about the NDP "taking the bait" on this issue, or "taking the bait" on…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for June 24, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:U.S. judge to resentence Conrad Black - http://goo.gl/GQewxFormer Sportsnet host Damian Goddard files human rights complaint after firing over anti-gay…
Québec’s Fête nationale: No Chasse Galérie This Time, Just Stephen Harper Being Mean
Practically everything is closed in Quebec today, except pharmacies and a few corner stores. St. Jean Baptiste Day, the Fête nationale, is one of the two or three holidays when…
Transocean Report Blames BP For Gulf Oil Disaster
transocean-explosion-fire-sinking.jpg Offshore oil drilling giant Transocean released the results of an internal investigation this week on the causes of last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil r...
G20 Inquiry: T.O. Cops Plead Stupidity, Incompetence
Tell me this, if your boss gave you the power to use any resources at the disposal of the company to organize an event, along with the help of half…