Oct. 29: Okay. No more mr. nice guy.
An island off the coast of BC, Haida Gwaii, has been making news around the world for over a week. It’s even the subject of a UN investigation. At last,…
October 2012
The Globe and Mail: How to cut your Internet-phone bill
We’re making progress in having a transparent review of Big Telecom’s pricing practices for independent providers, but Canadian citizens are still being overcharged for everyday services. Let’s move forward together…
CRTC presses for wholesale telecom rate details
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission says large telephone and cable companies will have to make more information public on the rates they charge smaller competitors for space on their…
Status as lawyer aggravating factor in fraud
R. v. McLellan, 2012 ONCA 717 is a current source for the principle that a lawyer will be sentenced more harshly than others if the lawyer uses their professional capacity…
A road trip and a Jewish wedding
GC and I were in Montreal for the weekend, for his cousin’s daughter’s wedding. It was my first Jewish wedding and I have to say it was a lot livelier…
Netflix Shares Surge Amid Buyout Speculation by Paul Bond
Microsoft is rumored to be interested in the leading subscription-based provider of DVDs and streaming media.
LA Bans Puppy Mills; Pet Stores to Sell Only Rescued Animals
LA joins quite a few other cities in North America to ban the sale of animals from puppy mills. Puppy mills are horrible breeding facilities focused on profit at the…
New CRTC chief Blais aims to ‘gain the trust’ of consumers by Rita Trichur
The new CRTC Chairman says he is on a mission to “rebuild” the trust of Canadians by renewing its focus on consumers, creators and citizens
Canada Should Have Open Skies For Atlantic Canada
Hundreds of planes fly over Atlantic Canada each day. Number of jobs that generates? Pretty close to zero (there is some air traffic control). Why not let these airlines stopover…
Harper undoing Bennet’s ‘conservative’ legacy by Val Werier
Columnist says that in a bizarre twist of history, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper is dismantling institutions, such as the CBC, initiated some 80 years ago by another Conservative prime…
Newt Gingrich defends Mourdock, says women need to “get over it”
Again, it never ceases to amaze me how much men like to talk about abortion, and limiting – or, eliminating – women’s access to it. And there’s no shortage of…
Sask NDP Leadership Candidate Erin Weir Welcomes Brad Wall’s Childish Attack Ad
Saskatchewan’s Right wing Premier, Brad Wall, is obviously getting worried that NDP leadership candidates are getting more press than he is … hence the launch of a Sask Party attack…
Campaign Yoda
There is no campaign try. There is only campaign do. Arrived in Van last night, and talked politics late into the night with Bjorn and Babs. They gave me Yoda,…
"Sandy will be an historic storm" – The Weather Network
Sandy will be an historic storm – as of Sunday evening, this is a virtual guarantee as all forecast models are in strong agreement, predicting the worst case scenario of…
The Self-Inflicted Wound #nlpoli
When did the companies involved in the Hebron project sanction it? Anyone? Don’t google it. When did ExxonMobil and all those companies give the project team the green-light to start…
140Law: Legal Headlines for Monday, October 29, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 29, 2012: I quit….no, wait a minute: The murky law of resignation – Lawyers Weekly Technology…
Beyond the President Chávez Electoral Victory
To understand the opportunities and constraints which the government faces, it is essential to outline not only the positive strengths of the government but the complex and difficult structural features…
Meteorologist At A Loss For Expletives To Describe What Hurricane Sandy Could Do
“If you think mitigated climate change is expensive, try unmitigated climate change.” Dr. Richard Gammon The “Frankenstorm” combination of Hurricane Sandy, super-storm conditions, and climate change is starting to pummel…