“A Calgary columnist remarked petulantly last week that British Columbians are “suffering from a collective case of anticipatory anxiety.” Damn right we are. An oil “spill” isn’t something that can…
Media missed the euphoria part. 🙂 Enjoy!
The Olympics produce Gold Medals, exhiliration and heartbreak. Cowichan News Leader’s Don Bodger brings us the heartwarming story of Emily Zurrer, her injuries and the class that she maintained as…
You’re not the only one. Its been screwed up for a week. Apparently, they’re moving to new servers. Unfortunately, though, it looks like some of the data may be gone…
In the picture in the New York Times today, the couple are taking a turn around the ballroom as their wedding. They look a little worn, but obviously happy. Good…
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Beldycki Estate v. Jaipargas, 2012 ONCA 537 has a helpful analysis of how courts approach compensation for future contingent events: Courts deal with alleged past events and potential future or…
Article by Marian Wang | ProPublica, June 14, 2012, 10:05 a.m. A few months after he buried his son, Francisco Reynoso began getting notices in the mail. Then the debt…
Now that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate, the transformation of the Republican Party is complete. The Party of Lincoln is now the Party of Ayn…
Although I have written on this topic before, I think it merits a return visit, given the environmental disasters currently engulfing the world. Were it within my power, I would…
In the ongoing court case brought by Council of Canadians challenging the legitimacy of seven particular ridings election results, RMG the company that worked for the Conservatives is now claiming…
“I myself feel that I cannot get along with this society very well. There are so many things that make me want to withdraw, to go back to myself. But…
Like all main line churches in Canada, the 87-year-old United Church — Canada’s largest Protestant denomination — is facing multiple challenges. It has far fewer people in its pews than…
I tried photographing some Perseid meteors, but didn’t have much luck this year. I did get some nice shots of the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus though. -I took this one…
The former governor of Mass, the son of the former governor of Mich and the man who would be the ruler of all things American, Mitt Romney canna make his…
In January 1974 I saw Bob Dylan perform at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. It was Dylan’s first tour in eight years – the first since I was eight –…
Should someone have the rights and privileges of ministerial (ordination) credentials given by a branch of the Ontario government when that person is under investigation by another arm of the…
He’s at home, under a pile of rubble. The dreck and detritus will have but a fugacious claim on the writer’s attention.
He's still out there hiding in the shadows. His foul breath still hangs heavy in the air. But it seems the trail of the demon dialer Pierre Poutine has come…
