Warning: you don’t have Spidey-reflexes
This sign would also be useful if posted liberally on the 401, especially in the Toronto region. Alltop is a member of the slow humor movement.
July 2012
Contempt Orders
The test for contempt is well-known. The three essential requirements for a finding of contempt are set out in Prescott-Russell v. G. (N.)(2006), 29 RFL (6th) 92. The test requires:…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, July 10, 2012: ‘Preglimony’ Would Make Men Financially Responsible for Pregnancies or Abortions: Law Prof – ABA…
Where are Bell’s ‘tangible benefits’? by Simon Houpt
Columnist says Bell’s unprecedented proposal regarding “tangible benefits” is the first real test as to whether new CRTC chairman, Jean-Pierre Blais, will stand with the industry or with Canadian consumers.
Venture capitalist says middle class are job creators, not super rich
“In a capitalist economy the true job creators are middle class consumers,” says American venture capitalist Nick Hanauer. Delivering a “TED talk” earlier this year, Hanauer says “taxing the rich…
Brand Failure #nlpoli
In another great service to Newfoundland and Labrador, the country’s leading shit-disturber has translated poll results by Abacus Data into a nice table. It shows the results for each province…
follow-up: i still ♥ roku and a question about gaming
A few months ago, I blogged about our Roku streaming device. We now only use streaming or DVDs – no more cable – and it’s been great. Shorter wmtc: I…
Has Justin Got "It?"
“It” can be defined a number of ways — intelligence, the common touch, gravitas. The main knock against Justin Trudeau is that he doesn’t have what “it” takes to be…
A Short Respite
Recharging my blogging batteries. Recommend this Post
"dissenting doctors do canada proud" as harper and kenney follow a familiar pattern
The fightback over the Interim Federal Health Program (health coverage for refugees) is being noticed. So is the typical pattern of propaganda staged by the Harper GovernmentTM when it wants…
A Look at Durham
Bev Oda has resigned, and the tears of joy shed by this event – for Opposition supporters and Conservatives alike – have been fun. But now we come down to…
Even a half-hearted race for LPC leader is preferable to a coronation
Chantal Hebert’s column in the Toronto Star on Justin Trudeau says that he is the frontrunner for Liberal Party leader, even as he is still not officially a candidate. It…
Go Borys!
I’ve donated 20 large ($20) to this cause. Those Supreme Court Justices better listen. That is all. Another boring day in our peaceable kingdom.
Maybe it’s just you, Kathy #nlpoli
Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with Alberta Premier Alison Redford when the Pm dropped in for the Calgary Stampede. As the Globe reported: Carl Vallée, a PMO spokesman who was…
Was Arafat killed? Uri Avnery suspects hand of Ariel Sharon
Questions have long been circulating about the strange circumstances surrounding the death of Yasser Arafat. In the months prior to his death Arafat’s health wasn’t what it had been, but…
U.S. heat over the past 13 months: a one in 1.6 million event [UPDATED]
From Jeff Masters: Each of the 13 months from June 2011 through June 2012 ranked among the warmest third of their historical distribution for the first time in the 1895…
Pingback spam
I screwed up. A few days ago Mind of Dan had a database crash. A bunch of posts were lost and I had to rebuild the site from scratch. This…
Jason Kenney and the Monstrous Cons
I made this little Photoshop graphic a few years ago, but I see I was completely right to call Jason Kenney a freak. For only a freak would run a…