5327…It Is For Real Now
Sure American teams came to Canada in August and September and were tested. And yes Carleton, the best team in Canada since ever got beat in Windsor Saturday.But.That was all…
November 2012
Media Matters Explains Media’s Climate Silence In Election Coverage
Polls over the last year tell us that the vast majority of Americans (70%) understand that climate change is taking place, with 54% saying that they believe human activities are…
30 States Filing for Secession
It seems Teabaggers are still in their own alternate reality. First they were convinced that Romney would win - including Romney himself who was "shell-shocked" by losing. On Fox News,…
Can a right of first refusal bind a non-party? Yes
Benzie v. Hania, 2012 ONCA 766 provides a properly registered right of first refusal can bind a non-party: Can a right of first refusal bind non-parties? Is it reg...
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Loves Bike Lanes
As Toronto fights smart planning and removes sustainable transportation infrastructure (indeed, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to do so), New York City Mayor Bloomberg continues to espouse how great…
WordsByNowak.com: Big Telecom pushing back on independent ISP speeds
Rogers is being accused of anti-competitive tactics by independent ISPs who are using its network. The dispute surrounds Rogers 'speed-boosting' without changes in price to customers – but not...
Martha, The Sequel
I’ve always liked and admired her, as regulars know. She is fearless. At this point, however, her campaign manager – my pal Carter – is better known than she is.…
Winter is here
Was up in Kincardine, Ont. at a Holiday Sin Bin last night, bored. So I looked at old photos on the iPhone. Found this one, from a few weeks ago…
Abacus Data Poll: 36% Con, 29% NDP, 22% Lib
This poll completed just a couple of days ago shows the Conservatives with probably the largest lead they've had in a long while, +7% - yes, there was that Harris-Decima…
Represent.Us Campaign Launched To Promote Anti-Corruption Act
The time has come. Today marks the launch of an interesting new bi-partisan campaign to get corporate money out of U.S. politics. Two new sites - Represent.Us and AntiCorruptionAct.org -…
Campaign Update: Trent Wotherspoon
Trent's Website: LINKAnother release from Trent's campaign this week, as they revealed the policy platform revolving around Democracy in Saskatchewan. So, let's have a look at it.The first plank revolves…
Stars come out for the CBC
Leading personalities from the worlds of Canadian business, literature, music and the arts will speak out about the importance of public broadcasting at a news conference sponsored by FRIENDS.
Stars come out for the CBC
Leading personalities from the worlds of Canadian business, literature, music and the arts will speak out about the importance of public broadcasting at a news conference sponsored by FRIENDS.
Campaign Update: Ryan Meili
Video Link: LINKRyan Meili's campaign has put out a new video, exploring Ryan's past run at the leadership; the launch of his current run, and what he's been up to…
Newsflash: Canadian PM’s American Idol supports Stephane Dion-esque carbon tax shift
Note: for non-Canadian readers (or, indeed for Canadian readers who don’t follow politics) Stephane Dion was the milquetoast who led the Liberal Party of Canada to its then-worst-ever federal election…
More Hypocrisy from the Far Right
To say that the extreme right is often hypocritical is tantamount to saying that when the sky is clear, it is blue. Nonetheless, I can't help but feel more than…
Fiscal Cliff Notes
The US federal budget is back in the spotlight now that the election is over. In one sense, not much has changed in that the Republicans continue to hold the…
Testament to Incompetence. . . .
If anyone is a testament to the utter incompetence and mean-spiritedness of the Harpercon government it is this man -I might even say that Jim Flaherty's power and worldly 'success'…
Stephen Harper’s Conservatives ARE The Worst Fiscal Managers In The History Of Canada!
Conservative Party supporters like to advance the myth that their party is the party of 'fiscal conservatism'. This is total B.S. Put aside all of the outrageous wasteful spending (Bev…