New Proposed Halifax Ridings
The federal commission in charge of drawing up new federal electoral boundaries has completed revamping the Nova Scotia bondaries… and most of it stays the same. Indeed, two ridings have…
July 2012
Ed Wegman Promised Data to Rep. Henry Waxman Six Years Ago – Where Is It?
shutterstock_62905804.jpg George Mason University’s Edward Wegman and Yasmin Said are back in the news, having just silently disappeared as Editors of a Wiley journal in which they had authored two…
‘Small Damages,’ by Beth Kephart
“Dreamlike” is one word for Beth Kephart’s latest novel, “Small Damages,” in which an American teenager is exiled to Spain after she gets pregnant. Her percolating story emerges through Kephart’s…
PEI MPs & Abortion – See you in Sept. 2012
So Summer is here and no one wants to talk about #M312. Go figure. Afer a million or so tweets and emails, I am unable to get a public answer…
Sentencing guidelines
Well, I like the idea of sentencing guidelines… (But possession of marijuana should not be criminalised): http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/full-comment/blog.html?b=fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/07/13/chris-selleys-full-pundit-how-to-honour-a-canadian-communist "James Morton, writing in the National Post, 2012/07/13/james-morton-crime-and-sensible-punishment-for-firearms-trafficking that a three-year mandatory minimum…
Arena over budget. And winter is cold.
The Edmonton arena project is having a hard time reaching its guaranteed cost of $450 million. Those of you who are surprised by this news, please raise your hand. OK,…
and the jason kenney award goes to… jason kenney
Have you all seen this petition? The Honourable Jason Kenney asks us to sign a petition thanking none other than Jason Kenney. Macleans found it amusing, and the National Post…
Baird Announces Intention to Open Canadian Embassy in Burma
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced Canada’s plans to open an embassy in Burma. The announcement was made during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum and…
Call for international solidarity with Canadian scientists
As the federal government’s assault on science encounters increased resistance from Canadian scientists, the international community increasingly takes notice. In a recent column in The Guardian, science writer Alice Bell…
First Graphic Design Project – Resume
Geoff Campbell’s Resume I just finished my first graphic design project for Darren Sanefski’s GRA 617: Visual Design Theory and Practice course at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.…
Copyright Win for the People of Canada
There were some not-so-small victories in the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling Thursday on copyright and fair dealing. Americans have “fair use”, and Canadians have “fair dealing”. There is…
Roadside stop is a detention
R. v. MacDonald, 2012 ONCA 495 is a good source for the proposition a roadside stop is a detention: The case law makes it clear that a roadside stop of a vehicle…
Lying about telling lies is Liberal truth
Margaret MacDiarmid was pushed onto the BCLDB platform by Christy Clark and Rich Coleman and the puppet masters behind them. Standing alone in the spotlight, the ironically named minister of…
Provincial government working Hebron dispute outside terms of benefits agreement #nlpoli
Lots of words came from Premier Kathy Dunderdale and natural resources minister Jerome Kennedy in their dispute over construction of a major module for the Hebron project. What became pretty…
Punching above our weight
Canada is less energy-efficient than China, new study shows WASHINGTON–Canada and the U.S. are worse than China when it comes to energy efficiency, according to a new international scorecard. Only…
Bell Mobility – Creative Incompetence
As my readers know, a few weeks ago I ordered an Iqaluit telephone from Bell Mobility. Ignoring the fact I was to have the phone in a few days and…
4874…Question For Dean Del Mastro And Tories
Dean Del Mastro is the Parliamentary Secretary to his Lordship, Stephen Harper, our beloved Prime Minister so I am certain that proper etiquette indicates that questions to Sir Nibs go…