By-product of the sex offender registry
In this story, CBC reports that a Brockville man has had to “spend a lot of time and money” to clear his name because he has the same birth date…
April 2012
Artificial Legs in Thailand
Responding to Harvard Business Review blogs, wherein it is stated, “Doctors in India and Rwanda do not know anything more about the science of eye care or cardiac surgery or…
Millennials Are Changing the Face of Canadian Politics
Change the manner in which information flows and the power structures will soon follow. Politics are changing in this country and for once it’s not because of the blasted baby…
Stay Christy, Stay! (v2.0)
AllTheState(r)giesThatFit BraintrustVille I think I get it now. The fine folks behind the curtain don’t want the things the (not)Premier says in front of assembled pseudo-throngs of party still kinda/sorta…
Guelph Cons Claim They Were Targeted by Election Fraud, Too
The Guelph Conservative campaign currently under investigation for sending fraudulent calls to suspected opponents has now filed a complaint of its own, alleging that their supporters were targeted by someone…
Achilles’ High-Tech Heel(s) – F-35 Must Read
There’s no KISS when it comes to the F-35. Keep It Simple Stupid is not on the menu. The F-35 is all about complex, state-of-the-art complex. It may be too…
What is the limitation period to enforce a foreign judgment?
In Commission de la Construction du Québec v.Access Rigging Services Inc., 2010 ONSC 5897 (S.C.J.), the court confirmedthat the two-year limitation period under the Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c.…
Mulcair’s win was inevitable…but was it predictable?
PunditsGuide concludes her top notch NDP leadership coverage with the vote breakdown of advance and in-person ballots. White Nathan Cullen “won” the convention vote, Mulcair had enough support among advanced…
Bella Bella: Peaceful protest unnerves regulators
I was demonstrating along the Bella Bella airport road with my family when Canada’s “National Energy Board Joint Revue Panel” (JRP) entourage arrived in the Heiltsuk First Nation’s village yesterday.…
Vimy Ridge…
… where thousands of Canadians are commemorating the 95th anniversary of one of the events that defined Canada. And my nephew is over there taking part in the ceremonies. I…
April 9: y’ did good, Norbert – almost real good….
You have to read Norbert Cunningham’s column today. It’s a bombshell. He writes about the Aral Sea, once a real, inland sea with its waters supporting a shipping trade, commercial…
Margaret Thatcher – The Iron Lady?
Last night, April 8, 2012, Mike Huckabee interviewed Meryl Streep for her role in the movie “Margaret Thatcher – The Iron Lady”. Huckabee was going goo goo ga ga over…
Conservative Brain Structure
I always had some misgivings about Con’s brain. Video below further illustrates the Conservatives brain structure. One outstanding feature of their brain is that they don’t trust others. That explains…
Jacked from the 140 (Because sometimes that’s all you need)
Fox News North’s @kinsellawarren puts down his 30 pieces of silver to spank @fernhilldammit for consorting w/ teh enemy is.gd/zoW25t — Matthew Elliot (@matttbastard) April 9, 2012 Seriously, dub tee…
Just Because I Don’t Remember You Doesn’t Mean I Didn’t Care
In the Emergency Department where I work, the number of patients we see pushes 200 some days. We assess and treat a lot of people, mostly for lumps and bumps,…
The Remaking of Canada in the Neo-Conservative Image
In the world of unfettered capitalism, everything has a price and nothing is sacred. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, the neocon knows the cost of everything and the value of nothing.…
First the Bad News, Then the Bad News
Apparently Israel’s air force is not capable of taking out Iran’s nuclear installations. That narrows Israel’s options to long-range missile strikes or sending Israeli special forces into Iran to attack…
When Two Crackers Shoot Five Blacks, It’s a Hate Crime.
“You could look at the facts of the case and come up with would appear to be a logical theory, but we’re going to let the evidence take us where…
Meet the NEW New Civil Rights Movement (Fox News Stylez)
Hey, remember when Faux News used to merely employ dog whistles in its race-baiting wingnut agit-prop? Good times. Now they rock Les Paul Customs plugged into Marshall stacks that go…