Christmas Cacophony Curtailed!
I know where I’ll be shopping from now on when in need of a pharmacy! Way to go Shoppers Drug Mart! At least one retail outlet realises that not everyone…
November 2012
Saturday At The Movies
I don’t know if these are actors or not, but it is an amusing idea:
Gerard Kennedy Cannot Claim OLP Leadership Until He Reclaims Leadership Of Own Hair
You can’t go from being a hair-guy to being a substance guy. It just doesn’t work like that. In fact, it works just the opposite. You go from being a…
Just Because
It’s been one of those weeks. Chester, Chester Arthur Burnett, the legendary Howlin’ Wolf. 6’3″, 300 pounds, nicknamed “Bull Cow” as a kid. The Wolf was known as a devoted…
Ashley Smith and the Cruelty of the Cons
I think this image will haunt me forever.The image of a bound, hooded, 18-year-old Ashley Smith being duct taped into a seat on a plane.Like she was some kind of…
B.C. School Seismic Safety
See article in The Georgia Straight: B.C. schools are still waiting for seismic upgrades According to the B.C. Ministry of Education, 121 seismic projects had been completed as of August…
While I was away from the blog…
I bought a house! The East Coast got slammed with a hurricane The Excited States got ready to elect a president. Somehow, it is considered to be a close race.…
“If there happens to be a trough, there will be pigs”
Pushkin in Dubrovsky
John Laforet: Is 2013 Going To Be The Year of Three Premiers?
Dalton McGuinty has announced his intention to resign as Premier, once the Ontario Liberal Party chooses a successor for him, which is expected to happen at the end of January.…
The Dawkins-Kinsella Thesis?
That seems a bit silly, particularly from a guy as smart as Potter. Also, I don’t proclaim my “piety.” Also, he misquotes me. Also…never mind. Atheists slay me. They are…
Spirit Bear and Black Bear
The Spirit Bear is a Black Bear – with white fur – these two could be brothers …
Marc Lemire is Appealing
Well, not appealing in any physical sense of the word. Let’s face it, the dude should lay off the French crullers. No, Marc Lemire, former member and the last leader…
York University Study Joins Ranks Of Those Raising Questions About The DSM5 Autism Do-Over
In Autism diagnosis change questioned by York University study Toronto Star Science & Technology Reporter Kate Allen interviews Dr. Adrienne Perry and York University undergraduate student, Azin Taheri, about a…
Pink cast
Mallory and I went to CHEO today for a follow-up x-ray and examination of Mallory’s arm. And lo and behold she scored this stunning number. So Mallory has two weeks…
A statutory presumption violates the right to be presumed innocent if its effect is that an accused person can be convicted even though the trier of fact has a reasonable doubt
R. v. St‑Onge Lamoureux, 2012 SCC 57 sets out the test for determining when a statutory presumption violates the presumption of innocence: A statutory presumption violates the right to be…
Friday night: Slide
We’ll ease into it. This is Kelly Joe Phelps with Down to the Praying Ground. David Jacobs-Strain gets a little help here from Bob Beach on harp. The song is…
Nice work, if you can get it
Mark Blucher was appointed interim president and CEO of ICBC in October 2012. He fits the insurance company’s culture of bloated entitlement quite nicely. Blucher joined the company in August…
Compensating bad decisions with worse solutions
I have to question the motives of those who are proponents of the FIPA deal. Is it just a misunderstanding? An underestimation of the risks? I’ve noticed numerous articles claiming…
Art And Pasta In Verdun November 10
It’s a fundraiser for Projet Montreal. We need to get the corrupt parties out of our city and this is a great chance to contribute to the campaign, get to…