Supply Management of Martha Hall Findlay’s Debt
For Martha Hall Findlay the economics of Supply Management are simple; the economics of her 6 year overdue personal political loans, however, are apparently far more complex. Where Ms. Findlay…
July 2012
House Subcommittee Discusses Future Of Online Video by Ross Fadner
The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology discussed the future of online video and whether the Communications Act, which regulates cable, satellite and broadcast companies, should be changed or expanded.
House Subcommittee Discusses Future Of Online Video by Ross Fadner
The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology discussed the future of online video and whether the Communications Act, which regulates cable, satellite and broadcast companies, should be changed or expanded.
Should My Daughter Be Her Brother’s Keeper?
When my daughter Natalie was about three, her favourite game was ‘hospital’. This involved her lying in bed with toilet paper wrapped around her leg, making a cast. The whole…
Convenient
In case we needed any more confirmation that the Cons won’t even pretend to be honest about what they’ve done until after they’re done having to answer for it, this…
Thursday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day. – For those wondering what might become of Nathan Cullen’s leadership campaign plan to work with progressives of all party stripes, we now have…
If you are away from your cell phone… Awesome South African Online Ad
Was doing some research for a story I am writing over at TechPresident which had me visiting the site of Mxit, a social network built largely for mobile phones and…
Pearson on Fantino
Glen Pearson writes about the Julian Fantino appointment as Minister of International Cooperation, the ministry that oversees Canada’s international aid efforts. He highlights the qualities that those involved in the…
Temporary “sex-trade workers” to be restricted from Immigrating
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Earlier this week, according to Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, new regulations were introduced which restrict employers who are “connected to…
Cartoon: Murphy’s War
Check out this new cartoon from Gerry Hummel. Province cartoonist Dan Murphy set off a firestorm recently with his video spoof on Enbridge’s slick, new ad – designed to allay…
Way to go!
Woo hoo! But wouldn’t it be more cost-effective to have only ONE teacher’s union to deal with? (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
This is likely…
… the reality for most parts of the planet. Including Canada. (4) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Ethical Transgression Be Damned
One of the few journalists today holding the Harper regime to public account, Lawrence Martin, has a very interesting assessment of yesterday’s minimalist cabinet shuffle, and offers a rather damning…
Right to Work, again
In case anyone was wondering about the effectiveness of right to work laws in suppressing unionization, here is a chart of Union coverage by U.S. State (the percentage of all…
Words of Wisdom? I Think Not
Somebody posted a variation of this on Facebook recently, and I’m back to musing about just how destructive this bit of “wisdom” is. I have always thought Yoda is saying…
Hole-spotting: the Environics Poll Results #nlpoli
By now you have likely heard it all. In one corner are the raft of people trying to dismiss the Environics poll as an outlier, an aberration, the logical result…
Discovery of ‘God particle’ or Higgs boson and its implications
This 2011 image provide by CERN shows a real CMS proton-proton collision in which four high energy electrons (green lines and red towers) are observed in a 2011 event. The…
Entitlement to have specific fund paid into Court
Sadie Moranis Realty Corporation v. 1667038 Ontario Inc., 2012 ONCA 475, released today, deals with when a specific fund can be ordered paid into court prior to trial. The case…
Is it legal to tape my phone calls?
Sometimes, perhaps when you are in a contractual dispute or a family breakdown situation, you may want to tape your own phones calls with other people so as to have…