When Premier McGuinty announced his resignation, he said that it was time for new ideas and a renewal of the Ontario Liberal Party. After having some time to think about…
The dust has barely started settling from Debate 2 and the rumour mills are grinding, grinding, grinding … Daily Kos has this comment on a possible abandonment of 57 electoral…
I shot a handgun for the first time in my life earlier this month. I was visiting some friends in America for one of their birthdays, and as one of…
This post is the first of a series on the Canada-China Investment “Straitjacket:” Exclusive Interview with Gus Van Harten. I recently picked up a copy of Francis Fukuyama’s 2011 book,…
And rounding out this long string of posts, comes the latest from Trent Wotherspoon’s campaign. In addition to his campaigning around the province; Trent’s team has release their first policy…
Moving along to Erin Weir. The bulk of the information coming from the Weir Campaign thus far this week has been revolving around the early strategy of taking the fight…
Richard Hughes Political Blogger They say that pictures don’t lie. Well Mitt Romney you looked liked a liar in the debates. That is of course because he is a liar.…
Moving right along, we come to the latest from Ryan Meili’s campaign. In addition to new ideas popping up on Ryan’s “Your Ideas” page (LINK), the most recent development from…
This shouldn’t come as a surprise but here’s Rick Mercer’s take on the dickhead we know as Steve Harper Yeah, it’s Lil’ Steve and, yes, he’s a dildo. CBC “comedian”…
Every president needs a foreign policy doctrine (ala the Monroe Doctrine) to act as a package for his foreign policies. What will Romney’s Doctrine be? Romney has told Americans what…
This is the first in a flurry of posts for today, given that all of the campaigns have been abuzz with activity recently. We’ll start with Cam Broten. Cam’s campaign…
On Earthgauge Radio this week, part 2 of our Earthgauge exclusive interview with James Kunstler, acclaimed and influential author of The Long Emergency and, his latest, Too Much Magic: Wishful…
So for the three – possibly four – by-elections we have coming up, I thought I’d do a quick post covering who the Liberals have nominated to carry our flag…
Duchesne v. St-Denis, 2012 ONCA 699 deals with limitation periods and discoverability. The Court holds that a claim is discoverable when the facts necessary for the claim are known; the…
North Americans had a tough and expensive time keeping cool over the summer. A prolonged heat wave coupled with sustained drought (that continues in many places) drove demand for plenty…
Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital has agreed to settle a law-suit by approximately two-hundred victims of a C. difficile outbreak at the hospital for $9,000,000, the Hamilton Spectator reports. That is…
From the report by federal conflict of interest and ethics commission into certain actions by former fisheries ambassador Loyola Sullivan: In June 2011, after consulting with my Office about whether…
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is proposing legislation which will give the minister the power to deny visitors entry to Canada even if they don’t have a serious criminal record. Now…
There have been many foot in mouth moments in debates over the years. Think Gerry Ford’s comments in 1976 about how he would not allow the USSR to dominate Poland…
Yes, I’ve been posting Mr. Mercer’s rants of late. The last three have been bang on and deserve to be widely shared. It’s unfortunate that we don’t see more of…
