BROWNE V. DUNN APPLIED
R. v. Frost, 2012 ONCA 807 applies Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R. 67 - the rule in Browne v Dunn says a cross examiner cannot rely on evidence that…
November 2012
Divide & Conquer Strikes Again
Well, if there is anything that Sun News is good at, it's sewing the seeds of division. Canadians are now locked in a meaningless battle due to a few comments…
Campaign Capers: Democracy Watch update
Democracy Watch has a published a new media release. Here's the first three paragraphs: OTTAWA - Today, Democracy Watch called on the federal Conservatives to introduce the bill to ban…
Presentation to the CRTC on the licence renewals for the CBC’s French and English-language services
In a presentation to the CRTC, FRIENDS recommends that the broadcast regulator help CBC learn how to earn and deserve renewed public support – and then mobilize that support to…
There’s Always Marc Garneau
In the end, that's what I keep telling myself: there's always Marc Garneau.
Fewer Lawyers = More Doctors
We're wasting precious tax dollars training too damned many lawyers, money we could be putting to good use training more doctors.The Law Society of Upper Canada is tossing about the…
Friday miscellany…
... unapologetically-a-fan-of-my-MP edition… I am getting more than a little pissed off about the treatment that my MP, David McGuinty, is getting these days just because he lost his composure…
Torquil Campbell: ‘Stephen Harper ‘An Evil Man’
Stars singer Torquil Campbell is not a fan of Stephen Harper An interesting storyWhen Stars new album The North came out earlier this fall, outspoken singer Torquil Campbell made any…
Taking discrimination out of Healthcare – PEI
Here is an editorial I wrote, published in The Guardian this past week: Let’s take discrimination out of Healthcare At the recent Health PEI Annual General meeting, the slogan that…
Canada’s Domestic Israeli State
I have purposely stayed out of the blogosphere discussion of the latest atrocities between Israel and Gaza, atrocities that both sides must bear responsibility for. I have done so simply…
A Call for Direct Action: Is it Worthy of Consideration?
Your Anon News • A CALL FOR DIRECT ACTION Although there are facets of this perspective that are highly debatable, as many of the comments on Tumblr reveal, this is…
Gaza & The Not So Slow Decline Of Israel
Not alone any more: Egyptian protestors in Tahrir last year In some ways what just went down in Gaza was business as usual. Israel provoked a mini-war with Gaza killing…
My Reading Material for the Next Two Weeks
Maybe I'll learn something about this whole "Canada" thing, eh?Thanks to my wonderful college library's book sale, where I bough all of these books for under $20. Yes, they're outdated…
Homeschooling Weekly Round-Up Post
This week has been a pretty decent week, homeschooling-wise. Mostly the seven year old did math and writing practice, and the four year old reading and math practice. My four…
What I Read During My Fall Vacation
Well, it really hasn't been a vacation, but I've been attacked by several little viruses, generously shared with us by Jeanne who picked them up at the day care centre.…
One Man’s Terrorist is another’s Freedom Fighter. . .
I was listening to News Radio 1010 in Toronto yesterday night and one of their many mindless, rightwing drones was rambling on about the situation in Gaza. As though the…
Nov. 22: Just for a change of pace…
... listened to a local, private radio station to learn whether it was any better than the Moncton Times and Transcript. For a fair comparison, I chose a station that…
Gil Bennett won’t re-tweet this post #nlpoli
After a few weeks’ break, Telegram editor Peter Jackson had another go Thursday at the water management controversy involving Nalcor and the 2041 Group.Jackson wrote about it in his Hallowe’en…