n14: european general strike!
In a few hours, people all over Europe will wake up and begin their days. Many will find it difficult to get anywhere or do anything. Many more will not…
November 2012
Non-party benefits from limitation of liability provision
Richards v. Media Experts M.H.S. Inc., 2012 ONCA 769 is an interesting case in which a limitation of liability was held to extend to a non-party in the context of…
Lia Marinoiu On Life With Simon; Her Brother With Severe Autism Disorder
"Lia Marinoiu lives in the Toronto area. She is an extremely mature and articulate 19 year old sister of her untreated, severely autistic younger brother. She describes the impact on…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Fiery cats.
France gambles on the Syrian opposition
France has become the first European country to recognize the newly formed Syrian opposition coalition and says it could consider arming the rebels.
World Turned Upside Down? The Politics of Carbon Pricing
What’s a Green to make out of the rumours coming out of Washington that President Barack Obama may consider including a carbon tax as part of the mechanism which the…
Blue Versus Red – a War of the Wealthy
The ever widening gap between Red and Blue America exists mainly among the wealthy.The New York Times reports that a study based on exit polls shows lower-income Americans, whether from…
Peter Penashue’s Statement Deconstructed
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Proposed Aviation Law Will Test President Obama’s Climate Change Commitment
In his acceptance speech last Tuesday, President Obama stated that: "We want our children to live in an America that isn't burdened by debt, that isn't weakened by inequality, that…
Steady on the course towards a downward recovery
For the last years we've been told bedtime stories about recovery, jobs, and growth. Grandiose bedtime stories of recovery in Europe, fantasy tales about how Fukushima was just a mild…
Cowichan Taxpayers Unite To Block Another Sleazy CVRD Tax Grab!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Taxpayers from the Far Left, the Far Right and the Far Middle unite to reject the CVRD’s underhanded Negative Billing effort, aka an Alternative Approval Process!…
Chávez Launches National Debate on Venezuela’s Second Socialist Plan
Mérida, 12th November 2012 (Venezuelanalysis.com)—The Chávez government officially launched a nation-wide debate in Venezuela about the II Socialist Plan of the Nation 2013 – 2019, whose first draft President Chávez…
Editorial Content: Hey Buddy, Spare Some Change?
One of the big issues coming out of the Saskatchewan NDP Leadership Race thus far is the idea of change; or at the very least, the idea of renewal. I…
5331…Stephen Harper And The Budget
So when Stephen Harper took over from tax and spend Paul Martin the budget was balanced, the deficit decimated and people had jobs.It ain't now.WTF?WFDS
5330…Rae On Penashue
Cut and paste from Facebook.Bob RaePenashue emerges from witness protection programme to blame his Official Agent - "what, me worry ?" We want by election, not buy election.WFDS
Mortality Rates: Report suggests hospitals may be gaming the system
Ranking the performance of a public hospital has always been fraught with danger. Hospitals have much at stake with the release of performance data, including everything from funding allocations to…
The DNA of a public space: The place, history and activism of a public square – Artists invite Montreals to share 9 day cultural festival
This is an event for everyone intended to give the homeless and other Montrealers the opportunity to get involved as on-site volunteers and participants in "an incomparable atmosphere of mutual…
5329…More Probs For Buffalo Tim Hudak
First of all on Sunday his hometown Buffalo Bills woulda and coulda and shoulda but didn't. Now this.WFDS
Four Star General Demoted for Lavish Spending
First General Petraeus resigning because of an affair, then Marine General John Allen investigated for improper communications with a woman, and now this? Four Star general William Ward, who headed…
5328…Eclipse At The Sun
They blew a ton of people out the doors today.That sux, and I don't get it. If you want me to contnue to read your paper, and I read The…