Debatable: must-read Mitch Potter column
Here. I’ll have my own take in the Sun tomorrow. But, for what it’s worth, his expert’s assessment (voters are “six-week-old puppies”) is extremely condescending. As anyone who has read…
October 2012
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, October 15, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 15, 2012: Employer liability in the administration of benefit plans in Canada – Lexology Ontario Human…
A Very American Coup
They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed the mob, When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there…
Huge Chavez confronts (neo) liberal democracy
There has been much written about the erosion of democracy in Canada under the Liberals but even more egregiously under the Harper Conservatives (and PLEASE don’t call these libertarians “Tories”).…
Jesus! The best part about this poll showing the Liberals beating the NDP?
The accompanying picture. Jesus was there to meet Justin, front and centre, and the Liberal leadership candidate didn’t even break into a sweat! Is that the kind of leadership strength…
That horse has left the barn, Globians
Good luck. You’ll need it.
Taking Action Against Sexual Assaults – Movie Monday
So, I live near Christie Pits Park in Toronto and have for many years. It’s one of these post-War neighbourhoods of modest sized homes, small one way streets, and a…
The rush of heaven downward
I wrote this in 2003, and it was originally published in Flash Me magazine that year. It also appears in my collection, Pirate Therapy and Other Cures, and is probably…
An early Trudeau effect in polling?
Nanos is out with a new poll today. It shows the Liberals have made some large gains: A Nanos Research survey reveals the Liberals have picked up almost six points…
Police have said it is legal to take pictures of people in public
I have seen charges of mischief laid — but with electronic cameras becoming smaller and more easily hidden such photographs will become more and not less common: Story
Globe Abandons Relevance
Remember that paper that used to look like The NY Times? Its gone now, gone from the Internet. PS. Has the Times already abandoned its firewall? I’ve been visiting Nate…
Report Says Women Drivers Cause Homosexuality
Saudi Arabia is one of the only countries in the world that forbids women from driving. Any woman caught behind the wheel there is subject to arrest and lashings. Amidst…
The Simple Litmus Test #nlpoli
by JM There has been a new group of business people who have been formed in support of the Muskrat Falls Project. I would ask that these individuals review the…
Pretend capitalists loot and pillage BC
I’ve been examining audited financial statements of two favourite public enterprises: BC Hydro and PAVCO. I completed preliminary examination but a paucity of meaningful data makes that a difficult task…
Felix, Joe, and the Big Jump
I'm too tired to blog tonight, but I just want to say that I thought this big jump was awesome.Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner became the first man to break the…
Who buys after the last job is outsourced?
Our current home renovation project put us back in the market for major appliances. That brought to mind a 2010 piece, providing my view of Maytag, a once successful manufacturer…
Occupied Ottawa to celebrate one year anniversary
Occupied Ottawa (formerly Occupy Ottawa) activists return to Confederation Park on Monday to celebrate the movement’s one year anniversary with art, performance, music, speeches and educational workshops. Occupied Ottawa,…
Advice to Alison Redford: Own fair and reasonable, and leave the comedy riffs about Danielle Smith to us bloggers
Yuck! Alberta Opposition Leader Danielle Smith learns about veterinary medicine at the source. Or was this the lesson on Wisconsin’s “grassroots democracy”? Whatever. After that, she had cheese in Wisconsin.…