The Real Problem with Margaret Wente
Margaret Wente's partial apology for her partially plagiarized July 18, 2009 column titled "Enviro-romanticism Is Hurting Africa," is further proof that she is above all, a stylist who specializes in…
September 2012
100,000,000 To Die by 2030 from Climate Change
And that’s if we’re lucky. A study commissioned by 20-governments finds that, unless our leaders reverse course on climate change, it will claim the lives of 100-million people by 2030.…
John Ibbitson gives some good reasons for choosing Justin Trudeau
In today’s Globe & Mail Ibbitson sets out some reasons why Justin Trudeau deciding to run for Liberal Party leadership is a good thing for the party. His point about…
5201…Aporkalypse Now
According to The Atlantic “It’s not quite Aporkalypse, now.” In fact there is a glut in piggy parts going on right now.But next year.Pig herds are down in the States…
Justin runs for his father’s old job
I really have only four words about Justin Trudeau making a run for the Liberal leadership … Just can’t win Sussex. Unless some kind of a miracle happens or PMS…
Total Energy warns against oil drilling in Arctic
The Financial Post is reporting that the chief executive of Total SA, Christophe de Margerie, has said energy companies should not drill for crude in Arctic waters, marking the first…
And the farm is sold
Quite a pleasant surprise, really. I was expecting it to take a lot longer, but we were able to ride the new listing wave of interest all the way to…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 7: Playing on the edge.
Game 7, Sept. 26, 1972 Befitting a series that could have gone either way, Game 7 is the most closely contested of the series. In a game that saw seven…
5200…Canada Is Not A Colony Anymore
Wait, we still have a foreign Queen on our money, right? Except the big bills of course. And we have had a flag for almost fifty years. So, no, this…
Interpreting Commercial Documents
Bank of Montreal v. Barber Glass Industries Inc., 2012 ONCA 630 has a brief but useful passage on the interpretation on commercial agreements: Negotiated commercial documents are to be interpreted…
The Boyo called Brazil #nlpoli
Obviously, Premier Kathy Dunderdale got squat from her meeting with the Prime Minister on Monday. You can tell because all she had to say on the day of the meeting…
5199…Harper Worst PM Since 1968
That is according to an Angus-Reid poll just dropped. 25 per cent hate on our beloved Prime MInister, Stephen Harper. What tempers this pour moi is the fact that Pierre…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Mike McBane and Stuart Trew note that Canada can’t afford to sign on to yet another massive giveaway to big pharma: An Ipsos…
Ask Me Anything #9: What do you like about Ottawa?
Cara asks “What do you like most about Ottawa?” I’ve lived my whole adult life, as well as portions of my childhood, in Ottawa. The resulting sense of familiarity is…
Yawn
Old news. Everyone take a Valium.
Are there more managers and fewer front line staff? At some hospitals, absolutely
Earlier this year we issued a freedom of information request to 20 sample hospitals where OPSEU represents health care workers to understand whether managers are in fact replacing front line…
FINALLY! THE NEXT TRUDEAU!
Long awaited. Much anticipated. I will be supporting him…as all of you already knew.
Harper’s Hypocrisy Knows no Bounds
So, there are moments when I look at what’s happening with the Conservative reign of undemocratic terror in Ottawa and feel like it must be some kind of joke, some…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 26, 2012: A Kiss Doesn’t Last Forever: Lawsuit Targets Lipstick Claims Toronto plastic bag ban violates…
5198…Justin Trudeau Is In
That is what it says here and with SUN TV’s Charles Adler and a bunch of other places. Next week the anointed one, Justin Trudeau, will announce that he is…