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Burke campaign paperwork could have aided Guelph robodialling A mysterious operative known only as Pierre Poutine could have obtained the ammunition he needed to launch his election-day attack on the…
April 2012
Prepping Business for a Turbulent Environmental Future
‘Business as usual’ is on the way out. And that warning is coming from global consulting giant KPMG. Business is finally recognising what Buddhists have taught for thousands of years…
The Five Finger Rules
This is pertaining to something I mentioned in my last article about how I hate dating rules. Why do I hate them? Because they’re stupid. They’re really really stupid. I…
Bishop Carroll produces notable female graduates and one male dud
Allison Redford and Danielle Smith. You may have heard of them. Feist. Has been in all the papers. Hayley Wickenheiser? Also somewhat well-known. Oh, and this idiot. He drove the…
London’s Formula 1 Buses
A flywheel from a Formula 1 car will be tested on London buses in hope that it can improve fuel efficiency as much as 30%. The flywheel, developed by racing…
A hearing de novo may cure procedural defects occurring at an earlier stage of proceedings
AlGhaithy v. University of Ottawa, 2012 ONSC 142, a recent Divisional Court decision, holds that, at least in the administrative law context, a hearing de novo may cure procedural defects…
Arms Race Update
Korea may not yet be able to successfully launch a long-range missile but India can. India has test fired a nuclear-weapon capable, Agni-V missile capable of reaching Beijing or Shanghai…
They Would Say That
“As long as Afghanistan is not able to ensure by itself the security in the country, the artificial timelines of withdrawal are not correct and they should not be set”…
4505…Jason Kenney Back To Being A Douche
In The National Post today Jason Kenney reverts to form when he says that “Ottawa is preparing to crack down on employment-insurance recipients who are not seeking work in areas…
Rob Ford: the big, fat homophobe strikes again!
The Wildrose Party in Alberta has nothing on Toronto (in the bigotry department) as long as Rob Ford, aka Mayor Fraud stays in office. If there were any fiscal conservatives…
140Law – Legal Headlines Thursday, April 19, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, April 19, 2012: Google and Twitter can’t police web content, says British AG Judges, journalists clash over…
I just bought this
Okay, I didn’t. But I’d give a kidney to get it.
Alberta Votes Day 25: "Fuck it, I’m voting PC"
When you know the PCs are going to take 70% of the vote in your riding and 80% of the seats in the province, there’s not a lot of strategy…
Stephen Harper And The Charter
Stephen Harper has refused to recognize the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a significant Canadian achievement. There are many reasons for the prime minister’s ill will. Chief among them,…
New column day
Here, on how we should look to all levels of government to find ways to work through jurisdictional barriers – rather than accepting them as an excuse for regressive policies.…
The Uphill Battle to Save Democracy in Canada
At the risk of appearing tiresomely repetitive, I am posting once again on the problem of political disengagement. The fact that only about 30% of Canadians bother to follow politics,…
Psst Jean Charest,
Did you know that according to a recent study on access to information conducted by Canada’s newspaper industry Quebec was deemed to be “the most secretive” province in Canada? Mr.…
ConCalls: Thunder Bay Courage Reveals “Errors” As Crime #RoboCon
The Conservatives are constantly falling back to the next available lie. The Conservative party has denied any knowledge of wrongdoing and suggested there is little evidence outside of the Guelph…
shorter wmtc: fraudulent government kills canadian environment
In case you haven’t seen it yet, the Council of Canadians’ investigation into election fraud has uncovered yet more damning evidence that the Harper GovernmentTM did not win its so-called…
That Alberta ad
One, if the media don’t like a political ad, it usually means it’ll work. Two, the ad isn’t aimed at old people – it’s aimed at young people. If what…