Really Cool Aquaponics Setup in Oakland
Oakland California is not known for farming let alone technologically-driven hydroponics. Kijani Grows is a small company in Oakland that is trying to change this with a system of cycling…
October 2012
Misfeasance in public office
Pikangikum First Nation v. Nault, 2012 ONCA 705 has a good summary of the law related to the tort of misfeasance in a public office: In Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse,…
Harper’s China Investment Treaty Is An Unconscionable Sellout Of Our Soverignty!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger I wish that headline was an extreme eggageration and that PM Harper’s Sellout of Canada wasn’t really that big a deal, but I would…
Senator Jim Munson On The Repeal CHRA Hate Speech Provisions
Thanks to our colleague Senator Nancy Ruth, many of us have also been made aware of a dangerous discrepancy between those groups protected against discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights…
Public interest and bail pending appeal
R v Wilcox 2012 BCCA 413 deals with bail pending appeal. Section 679(3) of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, sets out the factors to be considered on an…
An apple gadget infomercial with GC, Duncan and Simon
GC made an apple pie a couple of weeks ago, and being the clever guy he is, he went gadget-shopping first. Then we prepared our very own infomercial, complete with…
Blogposts – Past Favourites: Julie Couillard and Pamela Anderson: Shake, shake, shake
Maxime Bernier must be in the news again. This post has become quite popular again. Maxime Bernier, eat your heart out. What’s next for Ms. Couillard? Hollywood… or at least…
Alexandra Morton Receives Two Academic Honours, Forces Farmed Salmon Recall
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for salmon biologist and anti-fish farm activist Alexandra Morton. In between receiving two prestigious academic honours on opposite sides of the country, she…
An extermination of a whole group of Indigenous people is in process as I type…
Letter of the Community Guarani-Kaiowá of Pyelito Kue/Mbarakay-Iguatemi-MS for the Government and Justice of Brazil We (50 men, 50 women and 70 children) Guarani-Kaiowá communities originating from tekoha Pyelito kue…
An extermination of a whole group of Indigenous people is in process as I type…
Letter of the Community Guarani-Kaiowá of Pyelito Kue/Mbarakay-Iguatemi-MS for the Government and Justice of BrazilWe (50 men, 50 women and 70 children) Guarani-Kaiowá communities originating from tekoha Pyelito kue /…
An extermination of a whole group of Indigenous people is in process as I type…
Letter of the Community Guarani-Kaiowá of Pyelito Kue/Mbarakay-Iguatemi-MS for the Government and Justice of Brazil We (50 men, 50 women and 70 children) Guarani-Kaiowá communities originating from tekoha Pyelito kue…
Tomorrow on Earthgauge Radio: Green Party leader Elizabeth May and the CKCU Funding Drive!
It’s our CKCU Funding Drive special on Earthgauge Radio this week. CKCU is a listener supported campus-community radio station. One third of our lean operating budget depends on the generosity…
Better Homes & Bomb Shelters
Hallowe’en is fast approaching, and the eerie spectre of a potential Romney election win is casting a pall over the southern horizon. How does a prudent real estate speculator in…
Hate crime investigation launched surrounding Ezra Levant’s Roma broadcast by Eric Mark Do
The Roma Community Centre in Toronto wants police to investigate comments made by Ezra Levant in a recent broadcast on Sun News Network as a hate crime.
A Culture Of Fear
The Harper government came to power baying about government accountability. To ensure that accountability they established the Parliamentary Budget Office and hired Kevin Page to keep tabs on government spending.…
Are the Ontario PCs and NDs full of it on prorogation?
Why, yes. Yes they are. Glad you asked. From the ever-quick Justin Tetrault: During the Mike Harris/Ernie Eves years, the Ontario PCs prorogued the Legislature five times: Dec. 18, 1997…
#yqrvotes Endorsements
As promised, I’ll close off my posting about the municipal elections with a quick round of endorsements. I won’t try to cover all of the wards and races, nor will…
There will be other rainbows to overcome
After watching the episode of Over the Rainbow, the sing off between Stephanie and Cassandra, it was clear that Cassandra’s glasses and bangs hindered her. Stephanie’s face was clear and…