4368…Warning For Syracuse Fans In Ontario/FLA
Tennessee fans too. Texas, Florida and Clemson fans beware. Here is a cut and paste from The Toronto Star: Fourteen employees at a Florida law firm are claiming they have…
March 2012
4367…Dya Know What Today Is?
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. I am going to mention that when I go play basketball tonight becuz they a l w a y s…
4366…This Is Why We Should Elect Judges
Because of this woman: Manitoba provincial court Judge Catherine Carlson. She is the brainiac who sentenced three time convicted child molester Graham James, diddler to the stars, to two years…
The collapse of the Easter Island civilization, finally explained
I knew there had to be a logical explanation, other than the depressing one provided by Jared Diamond in his book, Collapse. It was a societal Pez addiction. Alltop likes…
Are Police Too Sensitive Or Simply Arrogant?
For some time now I have been closely following abuses of power, with special interest in instances involving our politicians and our police. Because both groups wield so much power,…
Canada and the fine line between reality and lies
Gone are the days of fairytale stories about Canada’s incredibly stable and safe banking system. These stories are now slowly being replaced by a stark reality: Canadians are carrying too…
Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares
CCPA released today a report by yours truly on the economic costs and benefits of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. In particular, I take aim at the outrageous claims…
The Most Logical Structure for NDP-LPC Cooperation
Those who favour a merger of the NDP and Liberal Party should not hold their breath. These two parties have values systems that are significantly different at the moment, and…
Forget The Cost…The Country Lost…
. …He Did It His Way. From the incomparable JimBobbySez! .
Canada’s Newest Gay MP
Canada has a new, openly gay MP this week after a byelection on Monday filled Jack Layton’s old seat with the NDP’s Craig Scott. Congratulations, Craig!
new survey: use of online directories
One more question, folks! Do you use directories to find information online? If you ask, “What’s a directory?”, it’s safe to say you don’t use one. Thank you very much!…
Jury verdicts seldom to be overturned as being perverse
Simao v. Hankook Ilbo, 2012 ONCA 175 deals with when a civil jury verdict may be overturned as being perverse. The Court makes the high threshold for such finding very…
Is Speaker Andrew Scheer In A Conflict Of Interest On RoboCalls Issue In Guelph?
I am not at all comfortable with House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer making any rulings or decisions that have a bearing on the RoboCalls scandal. For whatever reason, Speaker…
Who’s Tired of Double Standards?
So, as I wrote this title, I realized that this post could have been referring to just about anything, so let me clarify: I’m talking about the double standard we’re…
Liberal Party should not pay for Bob Rae’s defence against Tory attack ads
Harper’s trademark politicking rears its head again, with the Tories using the admirable money-raising machine they have created with the use of their vaunted CIMS outreach computer database to fund…
Signing Off for Few Days: Going to Politic and Promote in Toronto
Thursday morning very early I’m taking the train to Toronto for several very good reasons. 1. I’m giving a presentation on Making Waves: The Continuing Portoguese Adventure at 5:30 pm.…
ERDC Annual General Meeting: Maybe the Last One?
All right, boys and girls of the print media: next Tuesday the Electronic Rights Defence Committee will holds its annual general meeting to elect officers and to review progress in…
Why become like Tony Blair when we can stay social democrats?
I’m getting really disturbed by the vision of now already dozens of political journalists, advisers and “pundits” claiming that the only way for Canada’s New Democrats to move forward is…
Why become like Tony Blair when we can stay social democrats?
I'm getting really disturbed by the vision of now already dozens of political journalists, advisers and "pundits" claiming that the only way for Canada's New Democrats to move forward is…