How to Clear Out a Waiting Room
A couple of weeks ago we had a spectacularly bad day, traumas, codes, STEMIs, septic shock, status asthmaticus, what have you, plus (of course) a department filled with the haunted…
2011
Mob vs. mob
Which one is worse? You decide....
Cape Breton North By-election
Live results will be posted here, after polls close at 7:00pm ADT.As an aside, it would be really cool if any one of the provincial electoral commissions made their live…
Hamilton takes another step out of the Dark Ages
It finally looks like Hamilton is about to get out of the dark ages and allow department stores to be open 24 / 7. It only makes sense. Not that…
Hudak’s hopes that we have short memories …
This fall's election in Ontario is going to be pretty exciting if for no other reason than two of the three candidates for Premier represent Hamilton districts. Andrea Horwath represents…
Facebook essay, The right to choice supersedes the right to life for society to achieve justice, freedom and equality for the fairer sex
Recently, I have been engaging in some heated debates on the blogosphere about the question of abortion and women's rights. And I have had the fortune of talking to people…
Facebook essay, Freedom given is no freedom at all
This short essay is going to address the assertion that free will can be given or assigned to an individual, and that after, it can still be considered free will.…
Facebook essay, "Dubito ergo cogito; cogito ergo sum." A reflection on the nature of existence through Descartes’ Principia Philosophiae
Many people recognize these famous lines: "I doubt therefore I think; I think therefore I am", yet few know who spoke them and what they mean. Unfortunately, written reflections on…
US has surplus electricity
A conference in Halifax last week heard a tale of electricity demand in the United States that you certainly aren’t hearing from proponents of mega-debt projects north of the border.…
Facebook essay, Sex, Prose and Glenrothes: Three things that make life worth living
There are only a select number of activities worth pursuing in any one lifetime. Of course, these activities, pleasures, interests, vices etc. are different for each individual, age group, sex…
New Vibe In Ottawa?
It's been seven years since we've had a majority government and already you can sense a different energy. The potential danger for the opposition, the Canadian public may also sense…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for June 21, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Have you ever shot concert footage with your iPhone? That might end if an Apple patent application is granted http://t.co/QLfBaavCanadian…
Nothing new here
A new Nanos poll comes out today that shows the Conservatives slightly increasing their standing from the May 2, 2011 election results. This should be no great surprise; Parliament has…
What to expect in the Liberal leadership marathon
The best way to think about the Liberal leadership race is like those velodrome cycling races you see at the Olympics. The gun sounds and two cyclists crawl around the…
Hockey riot
If I read one more bit of pop psychology about the Vancouver riots in the popular press, I’m going to need a psychologist myself. Everybody’s pet peeves about the younger…
And So It Begins
True to its prime directive -- that the private sector can do anything better than government -- the Harper regime announced yesterday that it will close down Audit Services Canada,…
Summer Solstice on the Plateau
Six months ago, I never thought we'd still be on the Plateau, but now we're at that other solstice and I see a different world than what greeted us when…
Quebec fallout still unfolding
According to this report last night, another PQ MNA, Benoit Charette, is about to leave the party and that will be announced today: "Au tour du député de Deux-Montagnes de…
The Device
When Charlie hired on to Doctor Machinica’s Traveling Hospital for Female Hysteria, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. He certainly didn’t know anything about The Device.…