Another Thing Americans Have To Worry About
Think how much worse things could be if guns killed people. But as we all know, thanks to the reassurance offered by the NRA, guns don’t kill people; people kill…
September 2012
Quebec’s good, bad and ugly or the corrupt the xenophobes and the bankrupt
So what’s it gonna be Québec? Will it be the xenophobic Parti Québecois, or perhaps the CAQ with all those candidates who’ve filed for personal or business bankruptcy? Might you…
Responding to "How to Talk to Women Without Pissing Them Off"
Here’s another in my series of responses to articles published at The Good Men Project. Each post I do in this series is written in a deliberately brief period —…
Is WiFi harmful? More junk science
I just had to purchase a new WiFi router for home, so the safety of wireless signals was in the back of my mind recently again. Not in that I…
Witness does not attend — adjournment?
Pursuant to the Supreme Court’s decision in Darville v. The Queen (1956), 25 C.R. 1 to adjourn a trial matter on the grounds of missing witnesses the applicant must establish:…
Quebec Votes Tonight
Today, Quebecers head to the polls, ready to elect what may be the least scary PQ government in the province’s history. That’s not a commentary on Marois, who is running…
Quebec Election Will Be Won By PQ Leader Pauline Marois
Richard Hughes – Political Blogger Today’s election in Quebec will rearrange the dynamics of our political landscape. The Parti Quebecois will form the next Provincial Government, whether a minority or…
Thomas Wisdom was Really Cool
One of the founding members of Law is Cool, Thomas Wisdom, passed away this weekend, just days before his 30th birthday. Service times at Ogden Funeral Home later this week…
NDP’s Thomas Mulcair bamboozles media on Quebec referendum
Showing adept footwork (almost as good as that of Justin Trudeau in the boxing ring a short while ago), Thomas Mulcair has succeeded in persuading the media that he not…
Crown decision to compel jury trial subject to judicial review on less deferential standard
R. v. J.S.R., 2012 ONCA 568, released today, holds, among other things, that a decision by the Crown to compel a jury trial may be reviewed by the Court for…
Horton Hears A LiberalWho
And sadly it turned out to be a troll (no I don’t mean Rick Mercer, thats just where the site redirects now), or a sadly-set up site from either the…
Tuned out
Steve, whose stuff I read religiously, had this amazing tweet a few minutes ago: Canadians spent 28.5 hours a week watching TV last year, says CRTC, up half hour from…
The Real Cost of Education
B.C. students warned to stick to budgets Today in the CBC media, there’s an article admonishing students to stick to their tight budgets…this of course presupposes that students even have…
A New Stove Project Looks to Crowdsource Healthier Heating
Regular readers of this site may know that we are fans of efficient stoves. The Kenya Stove is a new project to get efficient stoves in the hands of Kenyans.…
Sept. 4: I confess to malice….
Last night, I was studying the major news stories for today. That’s part of what a news editor does. He or she is a person of training (or at least…
Ms. Redford’s Fudget-Budget: Not Open, Not Transparent, and Definitely Not What She Promised
Ms. Redford’s expectation that the price of oil would stay high (we’re currently hitting a nine-month low for oil), her spending promises be fulfilled, and that a PC government would…
50 Economists Want Erin Weir To Seek Leadership Of The Saskatchewan NDP
Saskatchewan New Democrats are preparing to launch a leadership campaign that will see a new leader elected in March 2013. Selection will be done with a ‘One member/one vote’ format.…
The Economic Rationale For A REALLY Northern Northern Gateway
NWT Premier Bob McLeod talks of sending Alberta oil to Tuktoyaktuk: One reason McLeod is vocalizing his support for transporting oil sands bitumen through his territory is because the NWT…