MARGARET MIA!
Or, the privevitazation of Thatcher. The last line on the screen after all the credits have rolled, states the movie is based on historical events and individuals that have been…
January 2012
Care must be taken not to encourage jurors to find contrary to facts known but not admissible
R. v. Butts, 2012 ONCA 24 cites R. v. Clarke (1981), 63 C.C.C. (2d) 224 with approval saying: I recognize counsel's obligation to comment on nothing but the admissible evidence during closing submissions.…
Snow Crow
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Unethical Oil: Questions of Fraud?
Given that folks associated with Ethical Oil have been attempting to drive public opinion via use of propaganda we are left to wonder what other ethical lapses might they have.…
Pretty much the only way a nuclear explosion is fun
Comic genius, Stephen Colbert, recreates a nuclear explosion using only his voice, hands and face. Alltop loves a good thermonuclear device. Via Laughing Squid.
Two Polls, Two Minorities
Two polls have come to my attention which show that the situation federally and possibly in Quebec is further deteriorating towards minority governments and three-way races. First, in Quebec, the…
Epic Fail Snail Mail
If you wanted to promote something that was better than ever, especially high definition television, you certainly wouldn’t like to use a piece of snail mail that wound up in…
A Thank You to Alfred Apps
I have not always agreed with Mr Apps on how things were run during his presidency (especially on the ruling that to me seemed to deprive any member who wanted…
Self-Serving Rhetoric From The Toronto Police
As one who strives to be a critical thinker, I am loathe to make absolutist or ill-informed statements and assertions, even as I admit to frequently falling short of the…
Salmon Activist Draws Outpouring of Public Cash for Legal Battle
If money talks, then the geyser of financial support that has sprung in the past few days for salmon activist Don Staniford’s legal defence speaks volumes. Staniford is being sued…
Madrid Turned a Highway into a Park
Madrid made a very wise urban planning decision and buried a highway to make room for people and nature. Thanks to a lack of foresight, the Rio Manzanares was surrounded…
LibCon 2012: everything old is new again
Dreams can come true again When everything old is new again LibCon 2012 is now history. I provided a few accounts* as the spectacle unfolded, courtesy of iPolitics, who got…
Fake "Supports Northern Gateway Pipeline" Facebook Pages
These can be found here. Identical news feeds, and all started in late October. H/T Joe in the comments.
What Nursing Leadership Doesn’t Look Like
A small, belated Christmas tale on how not to manage an emergency department. But first a few preliminary points of information. First: in Ontario, front line nurses are generally forbidden…
Toronto police brutality updates
Sean Salvati. I posted about this outrageous case last July. Salvati is now suing the Toronto police, and obviously I hope he wins. The system consistently refuses to deal with…
Hot or Not: Liberal Biennial Convention Edition (Part 2)
Hot: Peter Milliken: Canada’s longest-serving Speaker of the House can still silence a room with a stern look or wry turn-of-phrase , which is even more impressed when that room…
Pink Ribbon Nonsense–Or Is It Even More Sinister?
As someone who has gone through a breast cancer scare (excision of suspect tissue and radiotherapy, and, thank you for your concern, five years later all seems well) I have…
So This is Ethical Oil?
The American conservatives appear to be adopting, or at least sharing, tactics being used by the Canadian conservatives to get what they want. Intimidation and corruption. The Republican controlled Congress…
On new challenges
Every so often, it seems to be necessary to remind the pundit class that there isn’t a reset button that will magically restore Canadian politics to where they were three…