August 2012
Drone strikes: civilian casualties much higher than claimed
The U.S. has long condemned the use of the “double tap” in terror attacks. This is a follow-up explosion that kills or injures rescuers, security and medical personnel and civilians…
Why the Tar Sands are Bad News for Canada
James Laxer is an economist and Political Scientist, one of the founders of the “Waffle Movement”that attemped to pull the New Democratic Party left and controlling our natural resources nationally…
Dix committed to revoking Equivalency Agreement
After considerable due diligence it seems the Official Opposition has thoroughly aired the issue through its team of legal beagles and finally we have seen a move on the issue.…
If this happens again….
… I’ll do my best to forward the awesomeness from Tunney’s to Sparks… Seriously. I will. This be Trashy-cool. (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Google team, local residents, map remote Nunavut hamlet
Nice story but, in truth, Cambridge Bay isn’t really that remote –airlines fly in pretty well all the time and it’s a civilized place (1,500 people, a Northern Store and…
The Trouble with Buskers
Before I start in with the griping, I need to say that I love the Uptown Busker Festival. I like the pulled pork barbecue and the cheesey kiddie rides. I…
NDP MP Denise Savoie resigns House Commons seat
The Victoria, B.C. MP says her doctor gave her a “health warning” this spring. She plans to leave politics and devote herself full-time to her family.
Benchquest: The what to do with Vic Toews saga rolls on
Just reading Tim Harper’s latest, hot off the internets: “Vic Toews and his quest for the bench.” This part jumped out: The Court of Appeal post is a federal appointment…
Re-visiting Windigo ( a poem I wrote about a place I loved)
I know I’ve posted this before but I ventured to submit it to Northern Cardinal Review, an online magazine I happened upon today: Windigo Ripples lick the rocks As…
Storyteller Gil
My Dad’s cousin, Gil Dumelie, passed away last weekend. I was at his funeral today, along with about 600 (or more) other family and friends. Gil was a memorable guy,…
The great giveaway
No, Brad Wall’s new musings about changing Saskatchewan’s resource royalty structure won’t pass without comment from this corner. But it’s worth noting that the reason for concern lies not a…
Some Americans…
…just don’t get it. (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Condemn An Industry
I often condemn the tar sands oil industry as a communist owned, unethical, dirty mess that’s destroyed Canada’s reputation just for a quick (geological-time) buck. There are engineers writing for…
Summit organized for Kitchener-Waterloo by-election
A coalition of community and labour organizations is hosting a local summit in Kitchener-Waterloo in time for the September 6 by-election. The by-election will determine whether or not the McGuinty…
The state of my brain today
Filed under: art Tagged: Concussion
5078…Hampton University Bans Rows And Dreads
Gawker.com reports that the Business School Dean at the historically Black school in Virginia, Sid Credle, has banned students in the Hampton University B-School from wearing cornrows or dreadlocks. His…
To be receivable in a criminal trial each piece of evidence must satisfy three requirements: Relevance Materiality Admissibility These requirements are cumulative. Evidence that comes up short on any requirement is excluded from consideration by the trier of fact"
Justice Watt in R. V M.T. 2012 ONCA 511, para. 35
Daily Kos Climate Change SOS Blogathon Features Wide Range of Climate Hawk Voices
Daily Kos.png Our friends over at Daily Kos are running an amazing Climate Change SOS Blogathon this week, featuring dozens of voices from the climate hawk community. Bill McKibben, Michael…
Nanos and Forum Ontario Polls
Two new polls have come out for Ontario’s provincial scene, which has been getting slightly rocky as of late given the issues over teachers unions, doctors, scandals, and by-elections. Let’s…