Motion 312 – The Handmaid’s Tale
A pregnant women has always been considered legally one person. Bill C-484, introduced in Parliament on December 13th, 2007, attempted to change that by seeking TWO murder charges against a…
September 2012
M312 – this far, no further! | Abortion in Canada
Conservative MP for Kitchner, Ontario, Stephen Woodworth brought forward a Republican-style motion last Spring, to discuss the definition of a human being – #M312. This motion has opened my eyes…
Leadership 2013 Candidate Profile – Cam Broten
As promised, let’s start taking a closer look at the four candidates in Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership race – starting with Cam Broten as the first to formally announce his candidacy.…
Exporting Canada’s Oil Means Exporting Canada’s Jobs: Why the Enbridge Pipeline Threatens Canadian Economic Security
The arguments in favor of the Enbridge-proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline often stress the economic benefits the pipeline will bring to Canada. Economists and trade organizations emphasize the advantages of increased…
5193…Edmonton Oilers Moving To Seattle
It could happen. The Associated Press reports that “Oilers owner Daryl Katz, team president Patrick LaForge and president of hockey operations Kevin Lowe were in Seattle on Monday for meetings…
Tesla Motors Builds Solar Charging Stations
Tesla, the electric car company, has unveiled solar powered electric charging stations in the USA. This is a good step toward sustainable personal transportation. Not only has Tesla created battery…
5192…La Belle Is La Belle
Barrie McKenna of The Globe And Mail drops a story today that says that Canucks are happy and that the happiest Canucks of all are young people in Quebec.According to…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 25, 2012: Bill Clinton stirs talk of possible Hillary Clinton presidential bid in 2016 race 2…
Why Worry about Weighty Things When You Can Debate "Are Cats Smarter Than Dogs?"
For most of my life I’ve lived with either a cat or a dog, and been on good terms with both species. Over all, I must admit I like the…
The Polaris mistake
Look, Feist went to my Calgary high school, Bishop Carroll (as did Alison Redford and Danielle Smith). She’s amazing. But Polaris should be about new talent, not people who have…
Student movement victory? The Québec Strike
governing Liberals to call an election, which resulted in a Liberal defeat and the repeal of tuition fee hikes and anti-protest legislation. The movement in itself is something worth celebrating.…
‘I Am Not A Crook’
In words eerily echoing Richard Nixon’s famous “I’m not a crook” declaration, Globe and Mail plagiarist Margaret Wente truculently writes the following in her still extant column: I’m far from…
Radical Gaming Can Change Your Life – Can It Change Our World?
It’s TED talk Tuesday on 350orbust. Here’s game designer Jane McGonigal sharing her own story of how playing games helped her cope with a difficult health crisis. She shows how…
Always look at the fine print
Yeah, but can the lawyer turn itself into a little blue monkey? Alltop only sees little blue monkeys when it laughs.
Brazil Wading In Dangerous Waters
Progressive Conservative MHA for Conception Bay East-Bell Island, David Brazil, has gotten himself into hot water as The Evening Telegram reported late last week that he has been inappropriately involved…
In today’s Sun: why Harper (and other PMs) survive
Harper-haters – found mainly on the progressive side of the spectrum, but not exclusively — consider the prime minister to be a black-hearted social conservative, perpetually scheming to crush dissent…
Jason Kenney’s Blast Email to Gay Canadians
To my mind there is nothing wrong here – Kenney kept a list of people who wrote to him on Gay refugee issues and sent a note to those on…
Tuesday Tidbits
As the Margaret Wente plagiarism story finally hits the mainstream, she discovers a lone defender…yeah, Ezra Levant, and for him it really all comes down to The Muslims. Ah well,…
Tone, Standards and Political Suicide #nlpoli
The song from MASH was wrong. Suicide is not painless. And political suicide is more painful to watch than any other kind. Paul Lane is a Conservative member of the…