Alberta Votes Day 8: Losing control of the agenda
One week into the election, and Alberta’s 40 year PC dynasty is on the ropes. It’s premature to write the obituaries, but it’s never too early to write about what…
April 2012
April 2: The hell with it….
I’ll comment on just a couple of points because there’s almost nothing worth talking about in this miserable sheet. It has whole pages dedicated to pictures of our social betters…
Ocean view #12
Filed under: art, digital, painting Tagged: art, ocean, painting, seascape, water
Res judicata
Where res judicata applies, it may act as an estoppel, preventing a party from re-litigating a matter. In order for this doctrine to apply, it must be shown: a) that…
Stock Market Swindles Galore
This past weekend (March 31st), Sino-Forest Corp. announced it was filing for bankruptcy protection. The Chinese-Canadian company, once the largest publicly-traded forestry firm on the TSX, collapsed under allegations it…
Numbers and other information #nlpoli
People aren’t stupid. They just don’t know stuff. Politicians are no different. In Kathy Dunderdale’s case, labradore had an absolutely devastating post last week about the Premier’s reaction to the…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Susan Delacourt notes that while the NDP’s leadership convention points out some of the risks of online voting, the real problem lies in…
The future of the CBC needs ‘great debate’ from Canadians by Bruce DeMara
Canadians need to have a “great debate” about the future of the CBC, including options like going commercial-free and using licence fees like those in the U.K. and Germany to…
We are All Complicit in Environmental Degradation
Recently I wrote a post about the chilling effect that the federal budget will have on charities, especially those devoted to environmental activism. Unfortunately, I chose to ignore another reality…
Do Plants behave like humans?
According to David Suzuki and other scientist they do. Plants compete for food Plants protect their off-spring. If certain bugs harm certain plants, plants send a special scent signal to…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, April 2, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, April 2, 2012: Kim DotCom Bail Conditions Relaxed Will Free Speech in America Meet its Match in…
The skinny on how we operate
We decide to start a page on our website that spells out how OpenMedia.ca and the pro-Internet community operate. We want your input: check out the page and let us…
US Blocking UK Travel to Canada
This is completely outrageous. Better hope no one with your name ends up on the US No Fly list. This move makes the financial blockade against WikiLeaks, look like a…
Harrper’s War On The Environment
Canadians were quite happy not go to war in Iraq — even though Stephen Harper said we had a moral duty to be there. And they were shocked this summer…
And the point is?
After a few years practicing being a social commenter I have come to one certain conclusion. I should probably have my fucking head examined! Grief, that’s what you mostly get.…
The Vendetta Budget
Of all the Harper government budgets, surely this latest one is the most revealing, as to true nature, intent and inspiration. After all, this was the budget fiscal conservatives had…
Video: Riding #Route501, March 31, 2012 | #TTC #Toronto
https://vimeo.com/39603752 It’s been written up here and here, but those were based on the chartered version from last Tuesday. Saturday’s performance was a regular Queen Street run, with passengers getting…
The Goon Show: Tales of Men’s Shirts
Before Monty Python, there was The Goon Show. I love the way that when Spike Milligan does anything, he breaks the rest of the Goons up. This is their penultimate…