Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
Lord Acton
January 2012
Postmedia: Rogers uses "freedom of speech" as excuse for misleading ads
By Sarah Schmidt for Postmedia News Rogers Communications Inc. is asking an Ontario court to strike down part of a federal law requiring a company to have “adequate and proper”…
Parliament in Review: November 23, 2011
Wednesday, November 23 saw the last votes in the House of Commons on the dismantling of the single-desk Wheat Board. And to who thought there might be some suspense as…
Fortuna Silver = Nasty Ass Honey Badger
Yes, it’s true. Don’t believe me? Watch this… And then read this, and tell me if you don’t think so. Here, I’ll even excerpt a few key passages for you……
What is “the international community”?
So what or who is “The International Community?” We hear it all the time from certain political leaders. For example, Hilary Clinton, President Barrack Obama’s Secretary of State, uses the…
Western Polls Gone Wild
Three polls of the two largest Western provinces have come out this week – one for BC, two for Alberta; two done by Forum, one done by Léger – showing…
Mend it, don’t end it (email, that is)
I blissfully went through the first half of my life without electronic mail, and yet I cannot imagine living without it now. There are specific tasks for which mail (narrowly…
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Harper is talking pension reform in Davos and one big change could be coming: In the wake of Harper’s speech, it now appears that the Conservative government could be poised…
4152…Ron Paul Went Yard
That is what Len Berman tells me. Mr. Berman sent me an email that said, in part, that “You might be interested to learn that Paul is the only Congressman…
LHINs Undercut Integration
Even though I have not met the CEO of the Sault Hospital in northern Ontario I expect he is an honorable person with a difficult task: to justify the unjustifiable.…
4151…Jerry Jones Has Alzheimer’s
Or stupidizer’s. I don’t get it. I have a TV and watched the Dallas Cowboy’s owner/s team choke it out a number of times this year, specifically against the New…
4150…Tim Thomas
In case you don’t know him, Tim Thomas plays goalie for the Stanley Cup champeen Boston Bruins. Pains me to say that btw: Stanley Cup champeen Boston Bruins. I digress.…
Discharging a civil jury
Placzek v. Green, 2012 ONCA 45 deals with discharging a civil jury. Put briefly, trial by jury is a substantive right that will not be set aside by the Court unless barred by…
The Canadian Progressive World joins global protest against ACTA
Starting today, this website will carry a “Stop ACTA” ribbon on the top right-hand corner of the homepage. We’re participating in a SOPA-style online protest against Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).…
Change at the CRTC: Weekly Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hey pro-Internet community, Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
Media Matters Analysis Shows Keystone XL Proponents Dominated Media
corporate news.jpg A compelling new study from Media Matters for America reveals that proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline were granted far more time in the media than those who…
Okey dokie…marriage traditions are for EVERYBODY :)
if what you’re reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
Exerting pressure over Carleton U as unethical corporate body…
if what you’re reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…