4813…RIM Dies On June 29
Not this June 29 though; the one five years ago. That was the day Apple rolled out the I Phone. WFDS
June 2012
Premier Clark Gave Away BC’s Seat at the Table for Enbridge Review
The Joint Review Panel is examining the proposed Enbridge Pipeline and the province of BC, unlike the province of Alberta, will not be at the table as a Government Participant.…
ndp and liberals searching for a pulse on the prairies.
Tweet You can be forgiven if you missed it. Hundreds of Liberals from across Alberta gathered in Edmonton last weekend for the biennial meeting of the Liberal Party of Canada…
4812…Football Tonight
The house league that is the Canadian Football League starts tonight. Truly is there anything more manly than heavily muscled men on steroids wearing plastic hats trying to kill each…
After Hockney 1
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Charge Mommy
A few days ago, one of my colleagues said to me after a particularly frantic day in the ED, “You guys aren’t Charge Nurses, you’re Charge Mommies.” She is right.…
4811…Winnipeg Is The Toughest Town Ever
Not only does the home of the Jets have a wee problem with drive bys, murder and arson but now it has an Alfred Hitchcock twist.Killer birds.The Star.com reports that…
Useful abuse of process case
R. v. Talbot, 2012 ONCA 460 is a Court of Appeal endorsement that has a useful aside about abuse of process. Basically, it suggests when someone chooses not to participate…
GDP: Petro-Rebound Conceals Underlying Problems
The main story in today’s GDP numbers is that the oil, gas and mining industries rebounded sharply in April after being hobbled by temporary maintenance and production difficulties in February…
Tories use think tank notorious for fabricating evidence to support white paper
It is interesting that the Ontario Tories quote the Pacific Research Institute in this week’s white paper on labour. In the paper, the Tories say the average yearly economic growth…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, June 29, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, June 29, 2012: Adultery & Divorce http:// Don’t cheer John Roberts Overtime Class Actions: Ontario Court of…
Ontario PC white paper plans to take labour legislation back to the 19th century
The Ontario PCs have staked out a far-right position on labour with the release Wednesday of their white paper “Paths to Prosperity: Flexible Labour Markets.” For Ontario’s heavily organized health…
My Charitable Giving Profile
Responding to a post from Beth Kanter My giving is focused and specific. In particular, I avoid charities performing functions that ought to be performed by the public domain. Specifically,…
Happy Birthday Saskatchewan Medicare from the U.S. Supreme Court
Fifty years ago, on July 1, 1962, Saskatchewan introduced the first universal health insurance program in North America. The United States Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable…
People, Unfiltered By Governments And Their Enablers
A friend of mine sent a video along the other day. Another friend had the following comment: Perhaps a silly response, but tired of Nations being painted as evil when…
Something To Celebrate
Robert Reich called it right — although he was one vote short. The day before the Supreme Court found the Affordable Care Act constitutional, he predicted that John Roberts would…
Happy 30th Birthday, Canada Day!
Sunday, July 1st, 2012 will officially be the 30th Canada Day. How is this possible, you ask, my gentle readers, when 2012 is the 145th anniversary of Confederation? Is it…
Happy 30th Birthday, Canada Day!
Sunday, July 1st, 2012 will officially be the 30th Canada Day. How is this possible, you ask, my gentle readers, when 2012 is the 145th anniversary of Confederation? Is it…
Happy 30th Birthday, Canada Day!
Sunday, July 1st, 2012 will officially be the 30th Canada Day. How is this possible, you ask, my gentle readers, when 2012 is the 145th anniversary of Confederation? Is it…