Monsanto Sued By Migrant Workers Over Labor, Housing Conditions
It seems the bigger they are, the more intent corporations are on squeezing everything they can out of workers, doesn’t it? H/t GMWatch and Sandra Harris Recommend this Post
July 2012
I’ve never met you, but here’s some private information
A couple weeks ago, our PRL 600 class had the chance to talk to KetchumPR’s Global Creative Initiatives Manager Brian Keenean. He talked about Mindfire, the crowd-sourcing PR idea website…
"The only thing that worries us is that maybe polar bears will eat the seats, as they have a tendency to do that."
Hunters rescued from ice Now this is not the type of story you see in, say, Vancouver, much: Six narwhal hunters were forced to call for a helicopter rescue after…
Developments in Access to Legal Information Online
Here are a couple of items that I’ve been meaning to mention, each highlighting new ways in which the online world is expanding to provide enhanced access to information and…
LOL! There not spellin it write!
And the fact that this moron is a Yankee fan makes it even funnier! (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
There’s reality and … #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale decided to talk about reality on Monday. A reality check she called it: “Everybody sees what’s happening with the price of oil, and I see every day…
Will Israel Take Out Assad?
It sounds like a bad dream until you factor in two things. One, Assad has announced he has WMDs, chemical and biological, at his disposal and he’s prepared to use…
Failure to object to charge in civil context
Vokes Estate v. Palmer, 2012 ONCA 510 is a useful reminder that it is essential, for appeal purposes, to put objections to a jury charge in civil matters on the…
4928…Bill Maher Knows Who Bob Rae Is
How cool is that? Huffington Post reports that they are even email pals! WFDS
4927…This Is Why We Need To Build Jails
The headline says it all: Crime rate in Canada in 2011 at lowest level since 1972: StatsCan And you want to build jails pour quoi Stephen Harper? WFDS
Keystone Kops
A “Keystone Kops” fiasco is the expression used by Debbie Hersman, Chairperson of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), to describe “Enbridge’s poor handling” of their huge oil spill…
July24: You know you’re in for a slow day when…..
…a big, front page story is about the opening of a new catalogue store. Page A2 has a big story about the premiers’ summit conference in Halifax. It’s a very…
Afghan Cop Squad Defects to the Taliban
An Afhgan police commander and 13 of his officers have joined the Taliban. The commander apparently poisoned 7-officers who refused to defect. The party fled taking heavy weapons, radios and…
From the mailbox: the lunar effect
Does the full moon affect human behaviour, per today’s column? Reader Gary Brigden sends along this interesting anecdote: Warren: I worked at Spankys nightclub in Brampton from 1983 to 1987.…
David Akin Indeed Out At Sun TV
…replaced by more Krista Erickson, as was rumored earlier this month. Confirmed here, though it sounds like he might still be writing for the chain.
Petro-State Politics Threaten Democracy, Sovereignty, Common Sense
Another day, another Canadian oil company swallowed up by its foreign competitors. Oh well, right? Here’s a fun fact from history: Stephen Harper used to be a Liberal activist, even…
British Columbia’s Sordid Premier
There’s something really sleazy about BC premier Christie Clark. Faced with growing public opposition to the Northern Gateway and Kinder-Morgan bitumen pipeline trafficking, she sat mute for months as her…
Fight The Right: new and improved cover
“Machiavelli” is spelled correctly this time, for instance. Also, new blurbage: Ivison, Flanagan, take note. Out in September.
CRTC to broadcasters: Stop trying to game the system by Michael Geist
Columnist says the courts and the CRTC have sent a clear signal that broadcasters should focus on marketplace success, not manipulating the regulatory system.