Obama and same-sex marriage
I can’t believe it’s finally happened, but Obama’s declaration of support for same-sex marriage is huge. I read an interesting comment somewhere describing how this is a very good political…
May 2012
Krueger not near the worst
MLA Kevin Krueger’s unprompted outburst in the legislative hallway Wednesday lasted 10 minutes before Liberal Party staffers dragged him away from delighted reporters. Acting tired and emotional, Krueger may have…
Will Seat Redistribution Turn Tory Upon Tory?
At a regular monthly meeting April 25, councillors approved a motion to urge the electoral commission to maintain the “status quo,” and to keep as much of the county as…
When someone tries to bait you, don’t bite the hook
I’m not a Buddhist but I’ve discovered they do have a lot of good techniques to defeat the bad mojo in life. Partisan politics runs on a gas tank full…
Let Him Dangle
Well, it’s hard to imagine it’s the times that have changedWhen there’s a murder in the kitchen that is brutal and strangeIf killing anybody is a terrible crimeWhy does this…
Record of lethargic indifference
Considering amounts extracted from taxpayers for BC Ferries brilliant management team, imagine the tab if they’d been competent and successful. David Hahn departed to enjoy one of the most costly…
The Difference Between Their Dippers and our Tories #nlpoli
When it comes to transparency and accountability for megaprojects, the New Democratic government in Nova Scotia is light years ahead of the Progressive Conservatives in Newfoundland and Labrador “These are…
Shocking WebMD Medscape Autism Article
WebMD Medscape has published a shocking autism article in which it …. acknowledges the existence of large numbers of persons with Autistic Disorder and …. Intellectual Disability. The article even…
Avoiding Extinction: The Launch of Mitch Kowalski
Last night, Toronto lawyer and writer Mitch Kowalski formally launched his book, Avoiding Extinction: Reimagining Legal Services for the 21st Century, at an event at Ben McNally Books in downtown…
Those Law Bloggers Meetup (Again)
We had another successful meetup of Toronto’s law blogging and tweeting community on Monday night at The Keg on York Street, downtown. Here’s a look at the lineup: Left: Jessica…
Obama and the Cruelty of Hatred
It was long overdue. “At a certain point, I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples…
Alberta: Confederation’s biggest kid starts whining at first hint of opposition
“Put ’em up, put ’em up! I’ll fight you with one paw tied behind my back,” former Alberta premier Ed Stelmach tells Dalton McGuinty and Thomas Mulcair as Alberta Premier…
School employers seek to force BCTF members to volunteer
This is kind of amazing – the BC Public Schools Employers’ Association (the arms-length thing the government created to manage negotiations with the BCTF) is going to the LRB to…
The right side of history
I’ve said before, we usually don’t get to choose the battle, we only get to choose our side. I’m glad to see Obama chose the right side today.In Canada, Paul…
Racist Vandalism in Calgary
N-word scratched into car door shocks Calgary woman By Clara Ho, Calgary HeraldMay 9, 2012 CALGARY — Nothing could prepare Antonia Mohamed for the ugly sight she saw as she…
4619…We Have A Place For All; Even Serial Killers
We are the Canadian Armed Forces. CTV says that “Defence Minister Peter MacKay has apologized for a Department of National Defence booklet containing a photograph of convicted murderer Russell Williams.…
Andrew Coyne and the Quebec Students
They staged massive peaceful demonstrations for twelve weeks, hundreds of them were arrested for no good reason. Many of them were beaten and gassed. One of them lost an eye.…
Mainstreaming The Gov 2.0 Message in the Canadian Public Service
A couple of years ago I wrote a Globe Op-Ed “A Click Heard Across the Public Service” that outlined the significance of the clerk using GCPEDIA to communicate with public…