Giving
Sometimes, I like to just sit and think about how there are so many words that people use incorrectly. This, of course, reflects on how, in English, we have words…
July 2012
Vic Toews to be appointed judge?
Winnipeg Free Press story. Long live the patronage!
Boys, boys – Let’s be honest and call a spade a spade!
Dear Boys (this does not apply to the men out there, as you know what’s up), I really do believe you kids need to learn a thing or two about…
100 Years of Bad Photo Ops
As you have probably heard a hundred times over the past month, the Calgary Stampede turns 100 this year. Calgary has changed a lot over this time. A seat at…
Steve Nash wins, and poor Jose Calderon loses – again
Share this: So it turns out that all-world point guard Steve Nash isn’t going to be a Toronto Raptor next year. Boo hoo. Wonky back and all, the 38-year-old received…
Americans still divided on ‘love thy neighbor’
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that even after the Supreme Court ruling in favor of the Obama implemented single payer system in the U.S., at least half…
4855…Sixty Five Candles For O. J. Simpson Today
The modern day Fatty Arbuckle, found innocent by a California court but found guilty by the court of public opinion, O. J. Simpson turns 65 today. He was one of…
Boiling Frogs
Ours will not be the first civilization to foresee its own demise yet do nothing to prevent it. It’s sometimes called the “boiling frog” syndrome. Place a frog in a…
Potential loophole in contempt motions for non-dissipation of assets in FLA claims
Sections 12 and 40 of the Family Law Act, allow for a non-dissipation of assets. Section 12 provides as follows: In an application under section 7 or 10, if the…
You Shall Be Missed, My Friend
Frank Sr. Aceti ACETI, Frank Sr. – Passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side, at the Greater Niagara General Hospital on Friday July 6, 2012 at the…
Not a frying pan
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canadian health care professionals continue to speak out for refugee health care
The chorus of health care professionals publicly opposing the Harper Government’s cuts to refugee health care services is growing stronger and louder. Every major health care professional association is speaking…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Janet Bagnall neatly dissects the Cons’ plan for dismantling public services: The Harper government is nothing if not predictable in how it goes…
Monday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
After the ‘Riders’ win yesterday, it’s tempting to stick with the line that ugly wins count the same in the standings. But there was in fact some noteworthy strategy involved…
O Povo Formidável: The Portuguese Continue to Make Waves
Two very interesting things coming out of the Portuguese connection. The first is the Portuguese Sundays being held on Montreal’s St. Lawrence Main for several Sunday this summer. Music, dance,…
Canadians could lose web access due to FBI shutdown
The FBI is expected to shut down temporary servers today to stop DNS changer malware allegedly causing havoc on the Internet. Your machine could be one of the 9,000 Canadian…
Would You Like Fries With That?
Steve Harper really should find a way to globally franchise Steve Harper. The world’s woes, claims Harper, would be solved if only other nations could be just like Harperland, er…
Everything old is not new again #nlpoli
Trying to blow off the implications of last week’s Environics poll, former natural resources minister Shawn Skinner trotted out another line in this week’s edition of On Point with David…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, July 09, 2012
We hope that all of our followers had a lovely weekend! Here are the leading legal headlines you may have missed from Wise Law on Twitter : Discord at US…