March 2012
Let the mean times roll.
In Stephen Harper’s New©™ Canada, the government will be a mean, lean, fighting machine. It will service the profit-making interests of corporations who own and exploit Canada’s natural resources and…
Mayor Ford — the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act is not in play
I’m not a fan of Mayor Ford — but the allegation he should be removed from office for conflict of interest is fanciful. Does anyone seriously think that Mayor Ford…
Play Tetris to Reduce Traumatic Flashbacks
Playing games is tons of fun and enterprising people are finding ways to better humanity through gameplay. I just found out that Tetris can be used to help people deal…
La France Forte, or Why You Desperately Need Sarko Standing On the Beach
The French presidential campaign is kicking into high gear, and Nicolas Sarkozy has one key message for his ungrateful people: vote him back in, and he promises to spend his…
Best days behind them
Shorter Stephane Dion: How I long for the days when my party could win dozens of Quebec seats by default simply by picking fights with sovereigntists. Can’t we all agree…
Mayor Ford On Trial. Could Be Removed From Office
Rob Ford is to stand trial for conflict of interest for speaking on and voting on a motion in council that would personally benefit him financially. If the judge is…
Another Great Woman Passes: Madeleine Parent Dies at 93
A week ago in the run up to International Women’s Day, I mentioned Lea Roback as a great example. Today I’d like to mark the passing of her great friend…
Ad hominem rules for writing
drooling pinheads open their stories with the weather, or a prologue fatuous knobs use the passive voice corpulent prose-pederasts use a verb other than “said” to carry dialog (and only…
New #ndpldr rankings
After my initial NDP leadership race rankings I was looking for an excuse to move Mulcair up my ballot. While I had some worries about the potential for his leadership,…
B.C.ers Oppose Northern Gateway
46% oppose the construction of a pipeline in contrast to 37% who support it. The remaining 17% are undecided or do not have an opinion. Not sure who commissioned this…
Peak oil? How about peak everything?
We are all familiar with the concept of peak oil. Oil is a non-renewable resource therefore at some point global production will reach its maximum capacity and then decline, creating…
Paul Madger goes after mayor Quimby! sweet!
I've been lagging on my task of researching possible actions to receive a similar result but looks as though Paul Madger has taken this on. I just had to share…
Paul Madger goes after mayor Quimby! sweet!
I’ve been lagging on my task of researching possible actions to receive a similar result but looks as though Paul Madger has taken this on. I just had to share…
Government cash give-aways #nlpoli
CBC’s Rob Antle has updated work done over the past couple of years on government give-aways to private sector businesses in the name of economic development: The Newfoundland and Labrador…
Mulcair will lose Quebec #ndpldr
In a race where each candidate sounded very similar and were in “violent agreement” at the beginning, clear differences have definitely emerged to differentiate them. Take Thomas Mulcair versus Nathan…
ITBusiness: Canadian Music Publishers Association pushes for SOPA-like provisions
From ITBusiness: The Canadian Music Publishers Association wants provisions akin to the United States’ Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) included in Canada’s proposed copyright act Bill C-11, according to an…
Some Questions for Pierre Poutine
Golly. I see the identity of the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel Blue Poutine is about to be revealed. The news that Elections Canada investigators are aware of the IP address that…
Back when Conservatives could be “progressive” too…
… there was a guy named Brian Mulroney. He was our Prime Minster. A lot of folks didn’t like the man very much. They saw him as arrogant, too pro-American…
Production of insurance policy in civil action strictly limited
Pye Bros. Fuels Ltd. v. Imperial Oil Limited, 2012 ONCA 153, released today, clarifies the purpose of R 30.02 (3): Rule 30.02(3) is not intended to provide a means to obtain discovery…