‘Fetus Fetish’ takes on whole new meaning in Texas
This is so off the wall to be considered truly sick. Yet in Texas, it’s barely raising eyebrows. THANKS to an appeals court ruling last week, doctors in Texas may…
January 2012
The Gingrich who stole Christmas: fire all government employees with liberal views
This is so perfectly representative of the right-wing mind. So fearful of freedom of thought and progress of any kind, the reactionary right-wing mind would rather not just silence liberal…
Federal Liberal adoption of Alberta Liberal voting rule is sure end badly
Your blogger with Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman. Below: Federal Liberal Leader Bob Rae. If he loses his seat in the next provincial election, will Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman…
Etam lingerie models flash Renoir
The French lingerie company Etam has been using “flash flash” ad campaigns to get the message out and judging from the coverage of their recent unofficial “show” at the Musee…
Liberal President Priorities
On Saturday a respectable 1744 Liberal members voted on the most important change to the Liberal Party in years, perhaps ever, opening up the party to non-members and completely revolutionizing…
The SuperPAC charade is getting tiresome
Can we please drop this SuperPAC ruse already? It is the first election season post Citizens United and so these new political groups are allowed to collect unlimited, undisclosed amounts…
When politics and science diverge
Regardless of its ultimate conclusions about the decline of Fraser River sockeye salmon, the Cohen Commission‘s December hearings may have exposed the most critical of all issues: federal and provincial…
Canadian justice
For counseling crimes against property and obstructing police: 16 months jail time. For violating the rights of more than one thousand Canadian citizens, sometimes with sadistic brutality: 0 jail time.…
Liberal Members Vote To Allow Supporters To Lose Too
Without buying a party membership you can become a Liberal supporter and not vote too. Liberals this weekend passed numerous amendments, one of them allows for non-members to vote for…
Wankers of the Week: Ridin’ the Pipeline to Nowhere
Crappy weekend, everyone! Well, there goes another shitty week. Gitmo is ten years old now, and still no trials for any of the prisoners; probably because then it would come…
Regarding Dion’s Electoral Reform Concerns
Dion raises a few concerns about Harper government senate reform initiatives and how to bring Liberal reform ideas to the table without suffering from shades of the past. Dion says…
BC teachers describe workload issues at bargaining table
This week, several teachers came to the provincial bargaining table on behalf of the BCTF to share their experiences teaching in BC. Here are some excerpts from the reports: January…
Jan. 14: Nuthin’ to worry about, folks. Just keep moving.
Quite a number of news agencies have reported the US is moving 12,000 troops to Libya. You remember Libya. That’s the place where we just dropped tens of thousands of…
Liberal "Supporters"
…just like Members, but they don’t pay anything. And right after I pitched out $20 for Membership. Won’t bother with that nonsense ever again. PS. Comments against this motion were…
Seeking Resources for Thinking About Co-operatives
As part of my temporary foray back into the world of formal education, I have to do a practicum placement — that is, I have to work for ten hours…
Round-up Ready Radicals*
I was rather charged up by the Joe (McCarthy) Oliver letter last week. Though I don’t define myself as radical, I know some do simply because I think about and…
This Week at the Ontario Court of Appeal – January 13, 2012
Each week, Wise Blog looks at recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal. Tuerr Holdings Inc. v. Vrankovic The appellant, Peter Vrankovic, appealed from an order granting summary judgment…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
Yes, it’s only been a couple of days since my last roundup post. But I’ll let the pace of news determine how often I put them up – and the…
Ontario Human Rights Tribunal Digest – December 1, 2011-January 1, 2012
Each month, Wise Law Blog reviews important decisions from the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. RULINGS ON DISCRIMINATION Rampersaud v. Primary Response Inc. et al. In this case, the Applicant, a…