Enjoying our factory foods
Fruit fiction: Is it blueberry or blue dye? Greenerchoices.org "A hot trend in food labeling these days is labels that boast 'blueberries' and feature images of the antioxidant-rich superfruit, but…
November 2012
World Bank – Says What Everybody Knows, We’re in Trouble
A World Bank report released today warns the world is heading for 4C of warming this century and that means trouble for everybody but especially if you're one of the…
Gilad Sharon evokes ‘Hiroshima and Nagasaki’ in call to ‘flatten’ Gaza
Gilad Sharon, son of former Israeli PM Ariel Sharon has written an op-ed piece for the Jerusalem Post in which he makes reference to the dropping of nuclear bombs on…
Failure to give sufficient reasons an error of law
R. v. A.F., 2012 ONCA 790 is a good source for the proposition that fairlure to give sufficient reasons is an error of law for appeal purposes: We are, however,…
Arms Race Update – Russian Lasers in Space
The Americans spent about 16-years trying to perfect an aerial laser system capable of taking down income ballistic missiles. Russia is now pursuing what it calls space laser counter-measures.The Russians…
Things that I won’t bitch about again…
… until I’m 50. Really. From the Ontario government website: Whether on a city street, highway or county road, and regardless of the speed limit and the number of lanes,…
Not a phone
When’s a phone not a phone? When you’re not using it as a phone. [Insert some pithy argument here in which we talk about Socrates and the Aristotlean ideal or…
ConCalls: Overspend, It’s the Conservative Way #RoboCon
There was an extremely good editorial in The Telegram on Saturday. It highlights a damning list of ethical breaches by the Conservatives, and the growing list of crimes too. –…
Bell makes second attempt at Astral Media takeover
Big telecom company Bell is once again trying to take over Astral Media and gain more control over Canada’s media system. This comes only one month after the CRTC listened…
Thieves of Bay Street
Chalk it up as a point of Canadian smugness: that undiluted avarice sloshing around the American financial sector circa 2008 proved to be caustic stuff, valiantly sniffed out and tempered…
Best interests of the child includes preserving loving parental relationship
Children's Aid Society of Toronto v. G.S., 2012 ONCA 783 holds that, in a child protection matter, it is important to the best interests of the child to preserve the…
The Globe and Mail: Bell submits new takeover bid
Bell is attempting to repackage its $3.38-billion takeover of Astral Media to decision-makers at the CRTC. This Big Telecom power-grab would lead to higher vertical integration, less market choi...
They are calling out, but greedy psychopaths cannot listen…
if what you’re reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
They are calling out, but greedy psychopaths cannot listen…
if what you're reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
They are calling out, but greedy psychopaths cannot listen…
if what you’re reading here grips you, holds you, fascinates you, provokes you, emboldens you, pushes you, galvanizes you, discomfits you, tickles you, enrages you so much that you find…
Chávez No se Va
As the entire world held its breath over the outcome of this year’s US presidential election, the most important election of 2012 was already in the books — and the…
Israel-Gaza conflict – Summary of Cease Fire Demands
Summary of demands: Which seem more reasonable? By Israel: – No fighting (well, you can’t attack us, but we can attack you) – We continue to cut off all your…
Nov. 19: ..a new meaning to blah….
Two, front page stories on people being honoured and celebrated. Gutsy writing. Straight to the point. Important to know. We need more halls of fame. The biggest story gives us…
CBC plans to go more commercial
FRIENDS says the CBC has presenting a plan for the renewal of its broadcasting licences that will make it less of a public service broadcaster, and less distinctive.
Bell Tries to Spin Canadians as it Reattempts Takeover of Astral
Takeover_210x150_120816.png Big Telecom Tries to Flip Last Month’s Public Interest Decision From the CRTC November 19, 2012 – Big telecom company Bell is once again trying to take over Astral...