Cockroaches, cemeteries and space punk
I tried to be philosophical when I got home from my walk yesterday morning and discovered the Internet was down. “I’ll work on my sewing project,” I thought. But first…
October 2012
NHL lockout: Get ready for hockey rerun night in Canada: Mudhar by Raju Mudhar
Columnist says the CBC has a novel idea that takes into account that this is the first NHL lockout in the social media age and using that too its advantage,…
‘Where Is The Outrage?’ Asks Alex Himelfarb
I have written two previous posts about Alex Himelfarb, Director of the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs at York University, former Clerk of the Privy Council, and fellow…
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Mark Twain knew what he was talking about. So did Upton Sinclair. Yesterday, The Sixth Estate suggested that the next self regulation debacle is going to be in the airline…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 10, 2012: US Suit Accuses Wells Fargo of ‘Reckless Trifecta’ in FHA-Insured Mortgages Judge Tosses Fired…
We’re Helping the NotFound Project
Sadly, even in these modern times, children go missing and finding them can be difficult. The NotFound Project hopes to help find missing children by making use of 404 pages…
Atheism rising in prominence in the U.S.
Is this is good news from south of the border? You betcha! Young Americans in particular are beginning to think for themselves and critically analyse the belief systems held by…
Bribery! First Shave & Haircut for Conor THEN Back to So Called "Segregated" School
Conor Shows Off His New Shave and Haircut Nothing wrong with bribery if it helps us get Conor to sit still for a shave and haircut! That’s what happened this…
Julia Gillard Still Sucks
Everyone has been praising Aussie Prime Minister Julia Gillard recently in regards to her quite well justified speech in Australia’s House of Representatives against Tony Abbott, the Opposition Coalition leader…
Rule of Law or Why Bailing Out Jehovah’s Witnesses is OK
Justice Tom Bingham defined the Rule of Law as follows: “The core of the … principle is … that all persons and authorities within the state, whether public or private,…
Conservatives have been making a lot of things up -‘Lying Liars’!!
Canadians deserve better!
Bob Richardson on Fight the Right!
Right here on Ontario Newswatch!
Did Quebec separate overnight?
Nope. Just looked out the bus window and the Gatineau Hills are still there. I guess Marois’ scheme to pry her province from the RoC using bars and pulleys didn’t…
Good move
It seems the publicity and protests about the treatment of marine animals at Marineland has had an effect on the provincial government in Ontario: The provincial government plans to bring…
Muskrat needs full review: AIMS #nlpoli
By any reasonable standard, Gordon Weil would count as an expert. In business. In the energy business. An expert. As much as she said she wants to hear from experts,…
Trevor Greene stimulates thought
Joe Oliver probably knows nothing about the courage of people like Canadian Forces hero Trevor Greene. The Minister for Oil and Energy Companies was born to a wealthy Montreal family.…
Beating the Doggie Called Depression
I went for a walk the other day through the leafy lanes of The Shire, with a friend of mine who has suffered from severe depression from about this time…
Privatizing creativity: the ruse of creative capitalism
Ties by Henry Gepfer (henrygepfer.carbonmade.com) 1. The new hype about creativity Who can hate creativity? Who would want less of it? No one, obviously. But something profound has happened to…