Later Retirement: A Win – Win Solution?
The C D Howe Institute have put out a study on later retirement by Peter Hicks, a former senior official with HRSDC and the OECD who has written a lot…
April 2012
Dan Gardner is going to get mad at me for this
Dan Gardner is an intimidating guy. I met him about a decade ago, when he was leaving the employ of the Ontario PC government and heading off to work at…
Our Democracy is Leaving on a Jet Plane
This latest article by Andrew Coyne on the F-35 fiasco gave me chills, it’s a must read for anyone who still believes in honest, representative government. See this excellent article…
Our Democracy is Leaving on a Jet Plane
This latest article by Andrew Coyne on the F-35 fiasco gave me chills, it’s a must read for anyone who still believes in honest, representative government. See this excellent article…
More on When Labelling Patients Causes Patients to Die
In the comments WhiteCoat (of WhiteCoat’s Call Room fame) strenuously objects to my take on the Anna Brown case: Wow. Someone on my blog suggested that I check out this…
Ocean view #23
This is the last of the series. Repainting from photos was an interesting exercise. Early re-worked images had none of the freshness of the in situ work. The photos bound…
Alberta Votes Day 18: Debate Night in Edmonton
More often than not, the Alberta leader’s debate is a mere formality, intended to create a vaneer of democracy in a province where elections tend to be meaningless. It’s barely…
When your imaginary friend is a jerk
Why do our brains do this? Or is it just me and The Oatmeal? Alltop has tons of imaginary friends,and they’re all super!
Walk Off the Earth Does it Again
This time 2 men, 7 instruments, one video.
Breastfeeding Controversy for HITS FM #nlpoli
HITS FM morning crew has stirred a bit of controversy for his remarks on April 11 about breastfeeding. There’s an excellent account of it at Meeker on Media. The HITS…
the tale of ozzie guillen, fidel castro, free speech, and corporate welfare: a story with irony to spare
Those of you who don’t follow baseball – which I assume is most of you – might never have heard of Ozzie Guillen before this week, or maybe don’t know…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, April 12, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, April 12, 2012: Arkansas judge fines J&J $1.2 billion CT lawmakers: Abolish death penalty Jury selection begins…
Deja Vu All Over Again
Peter Mackay is peddling the line that the Auditor General advocates a new kind of accounting when it comes to the purchase of military hardware. But Andrew Coyne points out…
The Stephen Harper cabal…
… is the most two-faced government in the history of this country! Latest case in point… I just received word that there are big job cuts at Veterans Affairs… and…
Allen West: Rebirth of Joseph McCarthy
Rep. Allen West says 78-81 democrats in the US Congress are also members of the Communist Party. This syndrome is also known as paranoia. I hope he gets help. Ed…
Personal Liability of a Corporate Director
It is startling how often directors of corporations are added to claims without any legal basis. The very recent Newfoundland decision in BAE-Newplan Group Limited v. Dalton, 2012 NLCA 21…
Liberal Leadership Is The Priority
The latest Hebert column is a sobering read for Liberals, which I personally find quite close to realistic in tone. I’ve contended for some time that Mulcair represents the worst…
The Ontario PCs and NDs want an election
One said they’d vote against the budget before they read it; the other says they’ll vote against it if all the demands in their ransom note aren’t met. We don’t…
Appreciation of Small Pleasures
In this life, filled as it is with so many vicissitudes, I firmly believe that we have to enjoy small pockets of pleasure that come our way, whether it is…