Justin Trudeau: Controlling the narrative
The Trudeau camp have shown deft footwork in recent weeks by their control of the Trudeau narrative through speedy responses. Two attacks on the Trudeau brand have been immediately countered,…
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Bell is no ‘Domestic Champion’
Melanie Aitken, now-former head of the Competition Bureau, slammed Bell for using the ‘domestic champion’ argument to justify the growing concentration of Canadian broadcasting and the vertical integration of content…
Falafels. Are they really a gateway food?
Here is an incredible post making its way around Facebook today. Today, falafels, tomorrow, jihadists! (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Trudeau’s Meaty Speech
It’s been pointed out, like over at Far and Wide, that nobody else in Canadian politics says anything substantial, so why should Justin Trudeau have to be the only one?…
A Quiet Dignity
There is a quiet dignity evident in a series of ads sponsored by a labour union supporting Obama’s re-election bid. Although obviously directed to an American audience, the message is…
how to send mail to kimberly rivera
Kimberly Rivera, the Iraq War veteran and war resister who was forced out of Canada by the Harper government, is being held in at her former base in Fort Carson,…
The Right Will Howl Tonight
Income inequality seems to have sprung up as a hot issue in the American elections. With a consummate rent-seeker, Mitt Romney, carrying the Republican banner, America’s crippling inequality – income,…
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Shell Not Arctic Ready, Spoofed By Honest Ad Campaign
The news of Royal-Dutch Shell’s recent decision to hold off on Arctic drilling until next season offers some relief to those keeping track of the company’s shoddy performance in Alaska…
National Post: First Fight The Right review!
Merci, Tasha! “Justin Trudeau’s speech followed Mr. Kinsella’s playbook on beating conservatives chapter and verse… the central theme of the Kinsella narrative: “Take back values. That’s what progressives need to…
Justin Trudeau Announces Leadership Candidacy
I had a chance to watch Justin Trudeau’s campaign launch speech last night. I was impressed. He hit on themes I have not heard from any Canadian politician in a…
Constipation, a Kidnapped Diplomat and an Enema
My husband is a retired diplomat. A colleague from the service, Bob Fowler, had the terrible misfortune of being kidnapped in Mali and wrote a book about his awful experience…
Grave risk of harm exception under the Hague Convention
Husid v. Daviau,2012 ONCA 655 deals with the grave risk of harm exception to the general rule that children abducted from one Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International…
Justin Trudeau and the "substance" question. . .
Everywhere (on blogs and in the MSM) I keep hearing people tell me that Justin Trudeau has to demonstrate that he has substance as well as style. They say that…
National Post: How Bell’s takeover would result in less competition, higher prices
As broadcast regulators review Bell’s takeover of Astral Media, we’re keeping a close eye on Bell’s increasing vertical integration that would put Canadian pricing and choice at risk. Speak out…
5210…They Are Going To Run Out Of Names
My Facebook friend Scott Tribe writes that “Interesting note: The Weather Channel in the US is going to start naming major winter storms/blizzards – as Hurricanes are given names.”That will…
Top Romney Advisor Touts Coal, Fails To Mention His Role As Coal Lobbyist
Jim Talent, a former Republican Senator and one of Mitt Romney’s top campaign advisors, has played an instrumental role in the Romney camp’s positions on energy. Specifically, Talent has pushed…
Oct. 3: Pictures, pictures…
Pictures could be useful in telling a story. If, for example, you wanted to show the full horror of a modern war, some pictures of bodies, ruined buildings, starving children…
Leadership 2013 Roundup
A few notes from the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign over the past few days… – Cam Broten’s supporters have been highlighting his statement of values, with his focus on long-term…
Municipalities do not have a duty to consult to accommodate Aboriginal interests
Neskonlith Indian Band v. Salmon Arm (City), 2012 BCCA 379 considers the duty to consult. In Haida Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) 2004 SCC 73 ruled that while…