5071…Stop The Presses
CTV reports that there is a possible outbreak of syphilis in the porno studios in Los Angeles. As if. Y’know that’s why I got out of the industry. WFDS
August 2012
The Dog Days of Summer
Pauline Marois will make Quebecers long for the tolerant Premiership of Jacques Parizeau With politicians away from Ottawa and politics the last thing on the minds of Canadians, the summer…
Responding to "The Male Straitjacket"
This is my latest post in a series responding to pieces on the site The Good Men Project. Each post I do in this series is written in only an…
Simply Acknowledging The One Year Anniversary Of Jack Layton’s Death Is Threatening To Conservatives And Right Wing Liberals ….
“Oh my God. When does the beatification commence?”Warren KinsellaAugust 22, 2012 However, more progressive Liberals are sharing in the sentiments expressed by most Canadians: “Jack Layton‘s memory is cherished across…
5070…More Maudit Anglaisisms From Ms. Marois
Just in case you didn’t catch it in yesterday’s Suns the woman who leads the PQ and is the next Premier of La Belle, if it all goes according to…
August 22:
http://rt.com/usa/news/trapwire-abraxas-cubic-surveillance-251/http://rt.com/news/christine-assange-slams-journalist-080/ Above are two sites sent to me by a reader. Both are important. Neither has appeared in The Moncton Times and Transcript. The particularly frightening one is the one…
5069…Carleton Hoop Tonite 7 Bells Vs NorthEstrn
The school from Boston, the Northeastern Huskies, are going to get beat like a rented mule tonight. OMG it is going to be soooooooooooooooooo bad. Check me out in the…
And who would that be, pray tell?
Comparing the Democratic and Republican convention speakers, Politico concludes Democrats lack some of the star power among governors and senators that the Republican convention will have next week in Tampa……
ERDC Committee to Plan Payout to Gazette Freelancers
The Electronic Rights Defence Committee is beginning discussions about how to distribute the money and stock it received on behalf of freelancers who wrote for The Gazette of Montreal from…
A margin of error could not be calculated. Do tell?
This is from the final paragraph of a Toronto Sun story reporting on a poll that reveals Canadians really don’t want Omar Khadr back in the country. As the survey…
Dear Jim Flaherty: And you think you’re frustrated?
Jim Flaherty to business leaders: Loosen your fists To Jim Flaherty’s frustration, there is a massive wad of idle cash in the Canadian economy. The finance minister would like to…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – On the anniversary of Jack Layton’s death, Tim Harper points out how far the NDP has come in just a year, while Brian…
Sealing orders require an evidentiary basis
Coltsfoot Publishing Ltd. v. Foster-Jacques, 2012 NSCA 83 is a curious case where a judge, without any evidence and based on judicial notice alone sealed a court file. The Court…
Harper putting screws on Roma, and it’s wrong
I would have thought detention centres for would-be refugees were a thing of the past. But in the last few days we’ve actually heard the Cons say that if their…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines for Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 22, 2012: Judge Hands Poker Advocates Major Victory Michael Bryant’s book met with anger from slain…
5068…PaulineMaroisMeetDanielleSmith/Tim Hudak
Perhaps you remember Danielle Smith, she was/is the leader of the Wildrose Party who had a big lead going into the final phases of the Alberta provincial election earlier this…
192 billion reasons to fear privatization
Below is a list of the 11 US health corporations on the Fortune 500 list. They had a combined revenue of approximately $192 billion in 2010. They make billions of…
remembering jack: a friend to war resisters
One year after the passing of NDP Leader Jack Layton, the War Resisters Support Campaign joins with Canadians across the country to mourn our collective loss and to remember his…
Layton, one year later
An NDP friend recently told me that his party has not attempted to take partisan advantage on Jack Layton’s name and legacy since his death. I told my friend that…
The Politics of Oil and Budgets #nlpoli
When any country or province depends heavily on the money that comes from resource extraction, it affects politics there. Political scientist Michael Ross is probably the most recent author on…