This man can sing ‘Gangnam Style’!
Warning: It may cause fear. The Huffington Post.
October 2012
On upcoming decisions
Others have rightly taken umbrage at the use of this weekend’s Saskatchewan Roughriders game to try to push a new stadium on Regina voters. But while I’ll agree the ‘Riders’…
How Petty Can Israel Get
Last week ambitious students around the world took the SAT, or scholastic aptitude test, their ticket to a chance at a good education and a bright future. Students around the…
Obama talking point for tonight’s debate
Says it all, don’t you think?
Saudi Arabia Plans for 100% Renewable Energy
67 year old Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud wants Saudi Arabia to be fully powered by renewable energy in his lifetime. Saudi Arabia is one of the largest oil…
Battleground States: Romney now leads Obama in 11 states
And the winner is ….? Romney now leading in 11 Battleground States, says the Rasmussen survey of those states released on Monday October 22, before the final debate: In the…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – The Toronto Star’s Public Editor Kathy English discusses the wall being built around information by the Harper Cons. But at least as interesting…
Budget Fall 2012, Part 3: 30 of Canada’s 47 Longest Rivers Removed from Navigable Waters Protection List
Continuing Sixth Estate’s fall 2012 budget coverage, which began with a look at what appears to me to be some appalling chicanery in the MP pension “reform” scheme, I thought…
OLP Leadership Mad Dash
While the federal Liberals chose a lengthy marathon to replace Michael Ignatieff, their provincial cousins sounded the starter’s pistol on a mad sprint this past weekend. Heck, maybe “roller derby”…
As a resident of the NCR…
… these data seem reasonable. There is most def a gap between the attitudes of anglos and francos on both sides of the river re: language and support for Canada.…
On continued control
I’d certainly be interested to see some evidence that Conservative MPs are doing anything more than dispensing party talking points. But while there may be some better examples available, the…
Hydro’s Problem Questions #nlpoli
As the Telegram reported on Saturday, the Public Utilities Board has suspended consideration of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s 2013 capital works application. The company is having trouble answering a couple…
Gerry Nicholls opens a door he shouldn’t have
Gerry Nicholls is formerly a “senior officer” with the far-right lobby group, the National Citizens Coalition. Last week, I wrote a column that mentioned in passing Stephen Harper’s time heading…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, October 22, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 22, 2012: All are invited: Toronto Law Blogger/Tweeter Meetup – Tuesday October 23, 2012 at 6:30…
illegal detention abroad, censorship and media propaganda at home: solidarity with palestine under attack
As you may have heard, the ship The Estelle, sailing in international waters, was illegally boarded by the Israeli navy, and its occupants taken into custody. Among those being held…
Civic Election
The civic elections for Regina and municipalities in Saskatchewan are coming up on Wednesday Oct. 24th, 2012. It’s more significant to me than most elections, because this is the first…
George McGovern
How do you take the measure of a man’s life? By the standard usually applied to George McGovern, he was one of America’s biggest losers. After all, in 1972, he…
Cowardly Putin sends Pussy Riot members to prison work camps
Story here. If this bastard thinks we’re going to forget about these women, he’s got another thing coming.
Psychological harm and forfeiture under the Criminal Code
R. v. Atherton, 2012 ABCA 305 holds that the exclusion from the forfeiture provisions of the Criminal Code does not extend to a loss of self esteem. One might ask…