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…
June 2012
homophobic much? queer man challenges blood donation law, is arrested
Someone check the calendar. What century is this again? Are queer men still denied the right and responsibility of blood donation in 2012? Do we think a response on a…
Preston Manning Repeats Himself
…here: “(Mulcair) waxes quite eloquent on that in relation to the oilsands, but then the question is going to eventually come back, ‘Well why didn’t you apply those principles then…
Co-Operatives Rock! Follow Friday – Dr. David Coletto
So, for this week’s follow Friday post, I’m going to talk about a poll from the firm of one of my very best friends: the brilliant and handsome Dr. David…
wmtc poll results: avoidance wins the day
It’s not a huge sample size, but the results are pretty clear. Eighteen of 27 respondants (this includes three from the “other” category) voted for avoidance. Avoidance is definitely the…
And he is still wrong #nlpoli
The guy who helped create the monster called Nalcor thinks Muskrat Falls is a great idea. But Lieutenant Governor John Crosbie backs it for a completely wrong reason. Crosbie told…
Following the money
The big news of the past 24 hours in Canadian politics: “Del Mastro donors offer to trade details on alleged reimbursement scheme for immunity.” Donors who say they were reimbursed…
Movin’ to Canada
… to escape socialist Obamacare. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net WRONGFUL DISMISSAL • CIVIL LITIGATION AND ESTATE LITIGATION • FAMILY LAW AND DIVORCE…
Tax or Mandate? John Roberts As the Decider
On the farce that was yesterday’s US Supreme Court ruling that narrowly preserved the Obama health care plan, Salon writer and University of Colorada law professor Paul Campos gets it…
Warning
There are many things evolution has not prepared us for. That is a major reason we find ourselves in this mess. (via xkcd) Related posts (randomly generated) This is my…
Why EPA Regulating Greenhouse Gases Is Absurd…And Why It Doesn’t Matter
John Nielsen-Gammon is not happy with the appeals court decision that upheld EPA GHG emissions rules concluding: Until there’s a reasonably intelligent scheme, approved by Congress and the Administration, for…
Inevitable outcome of overreaching
Christy Clark shuffled staff in the premier’s office again today. However, when the critical fault is at the top, shuffling of underlings will do no good. Any Liberals who want…
With Alberta’s budget all but balanced, where’s Ted Morton now that we don’t need him?
Cock of the walk: Everybody wanted to talk to Ted Morton on June 26, 2011. His message to then-premier Ed Stelmach: Balance the budget or else. (Calgary Herald photo.) Below:…
You Fucking Fucktard, Stephen Harper, Ignoramous of the Millenium (and more)
Yeah, crude as this headline is, I have a right to say that. And it doesn’t matter a whit if the federal government, now officially named the “Harper Government” (retch),…
The Red Deer River Oil Spill Digest
This is a summary of the first 15 updates pertaining to the Red Deer River oil spill… Update #1 Tracey McCrimmon, executive director of the Sundre Petroleum Operators Group, a…
Old Incumbent Liberal MPs Are A Problem
Only 4% of NDP MPs and 7% of Conservative MPs have been in Parliament since 1999 compared to 40% of Liberal MPs. If the Liberal Party needs to change, it…
Earthgauge Radio June 28, 2012: Rio +20 Earth Summit in review and the Emerald Ash Borer beetle
Download: earthgaugeradio-podcast-june28-2012.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we take a look at the recently concluded Rio +20 Earth Summit and we discuss Ottawa’s Emerald Ash Borer beetle infestation, which is…
Joint and several liability
Taylor Made v. AtlificInc., 2012 ONCA 459 is a helpful source for the well-established principle that: In circumstances of joint and several liability under a contract, judgment against one party does not bar…
Conservative Transparancy Now Scientifically Proven to be a Joke
51st place isn’t necessarily always a bad thing. The 51st wealthiest person in the world, or the 51st smartest are blessed to be so lucky. It’s a placement they can…