Aliens?
Quite possibly, the worst Photoshop job ever with the worst grammar ever. (Know Your Meme, Ancient Aliens)
March 2012
2012-03-20 11:22:39
Gardhouse complies with #Uxbridge email request. More ‘inspiring’ quotes… #recallgardhouse
Crime and Conservatives
I know correlation is not causation, but it’s hard not to notice that in jurisdictions with a strong Conservative political tradition, they tend to have higher crime rates. Awwwwkward …
Pandering to Hate
Throughout his career, whenever his job was on the line French president Nicolas Sarkozy has never shied away from pandering to the worst instincts of the French people. With the…
Goodbye Finn
Today our family said goodbye to Finn, our 10 year old Norwegian Elkhound. He was a good companion, and will be missed. May your heaven be filled with squirrels to…
Decision to conduct inquiry subject to judicial review only in the narrowest of circumstances: Bell v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), [1971] S.C.R. 756 no longer good law
Halifax (Regional Municipality) v. Nova Scotia (Human Rights Commission), 2012 SCC 10 deals with a judicial review of an early determination of a human rights commission to conduct an inquiry.…
5.37%
No surprise that the NDP would breeze into Jack Layton’s old seat, but the Conservative result barely cracking 5 percent was a bit… well, hilarious. So much for two-time loser…
Initial Thoughts on NDP Leadership Convention (#ndpldr)
So, what do I think is going to happen at this weekend’s NDP leadership convention? I’ve been paying attention to the media articles, the debates, and the Twitter feed. It’s…
The deepening shadows of Canadian politics
Canadian Conservatives work best under cover of darkness. In government, committees are now routinely forced into in camera sessions. Documents and records are withheld to the point that the Harper…
2012-03-20 10:51:18
Gardhouse promise to release #Uxbridge e-mails so far empty #recallgardhouse
Queen’s Makes “Outlines” Before Final Exams
The law students at Queen’s University recently celebrated their annual talent show “Lawlapalooza”, and kicked things off with this parody of Drake’s “Headlines”. To all those law students preparing for…
Press Gallery-A-Go-Go…Which Club Is Which?
AllTheGumChewin’ThatFits Presser?WhatPresser?Ville Remember when Harperland Glimmer Twin #2 had a meltdown with members of the Vancouver Media last week as she repeatedly told said assembled reporters that the (not)Premier would…
Biofuel from Whiskey
Celtic Renewables has found a way to turn a byproduct from the creation of whiskey into something even more flammable: fuel. This will greatly lower the wast from whiskey distillation…
Joe Gardhouse’s famous quotes
Collingwood Councillor Joe Gardhouse has provided us with some, uh, colourful commentary over the years at the council table. Last night’s “who the heck wants to go to Uxbridge?” joins:…
Rae ad a well-aimed Conservative grenade into the Liberal tent
Proving that you don’t need to ignore or even bend electionlaw to execute a savvy political strategy and tie your opponents in knots, theattack ad launched Sunday night by the…
"The Department will not speculate…" But it will leak.
A reporter at Bloomberg tried to get confirmation from Canada’s finance department about the contents of the upcoming federal budget and got the stock reply. “The Department will not speculate…
Michael Ignatieff on Syria
The former Liberal leader and professor has a thoughtful article analyzing the situation in Syria with an interesting solution to the problem of Bashar al-Assad’s demonic destruction of his people.…
Another one rides the bus #nlpoli
Albertans will be going to the polls shortly. All the parties are gearing up. Here’s the Wildrose Alliance’s campaign bus, featuring a picture of their leader, Danielle Smith. Yeah, they…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter on the foggiest day of the year so far, Tuesday, March 20, 2012: GTA law firms lag on diversity:…