Do as I say, not as I did
So says former Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff.
November 2012
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 6, 2012: US: Election Lawyers Are Ready to Pounce US Election: The Judicial Races You Need…
US Prediction 2012
While I haven't talked much about the Presidential and congressional elections currently on-going south of the border, I have been following them very closely. All three races, in fact, not…
CVRD Spending Is Out Of Control!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger The CVRD spending has shown what happens when happens when our elected officials are allowed to freely spend our tax dollars without meaningful restraint…
Tax cheaters: Give us back our money
There is a class of people and corporations in this country whose illicit financial practices have an enormous negative impact on the country and its citizens. Yet the law and…
Rob Ford Isnt The Mayor, He’s A Reality TV Show
Cue circus music: “It’s the Rob Ford Show” OK, OK, I get the joke now. For most of the last two years I’ve watched in horror as our metropolis was…
The only opinion column that ever impacted an election result
As I have written many times, opinion columns don’t matter squat. They actually often send voters in the opposite direction from what was intended. As I plan to discuss on…
Nov. 6: How to say nothing….
It's another slim day in the Moncton Times and Transcript. I got a sense of that even before I saw the paper. As I drove my children to school, I…
It’s another Festivus miracle!
Barak Obama got Bruce Springsteen to talk to Chris Christie.
Cat in startling sky
A combination of apps: Zen Brush, for the responsive and loose brushwork, and Procreate for the colour. Filed under: art, digital, painting Tagged: Cat, procreate, zen brush
Thy Redeemer Liveth #nlpoli
Tuckamore Capital made a single political donation during the 2011 general election. The company gave $1500 to Keith Hutchings, who ran for the Conservatives in Ferryland. Dean MacDonald is president…
Politics in November 2012: Now in the Autumn of Our Discontent…
Shakespeare was has Richard III say "winter" but the sentiment is appropriate this season. Not only has a liar got a chance at winning the White House, Gerald Tremblay, the…
Calgary-Centre By-Election: Accusations and high-profile visits by Dave Berta
Columnist says the by-election in Calgary-Centre is in full-swing with accusations and high-profile visits becoming a distinguishing characteristic of the campaign in advance of the November 26 vote.
Calgary-Centre By-Election: Accusations and high-profile visits.
TweetThe by-election in Calgary-Centre is in full-swing with accusations and high-profile becoming a distinguishing characteristic of the campaign in advance of the November 26 vote. 1CalgaryCentre, the group bidding to…
What was really an earthquake not far from Ottawa…
… Was first mistaken by me to be the thundering feet of millions of Americans heading to Ottawa en masse in the event of a Romney win tonight. I suspected…
The Rot Won’t Go Away
The Conservatives have tried very hard to bury the information around their 2011 election campaign. But the rot keeps bubbling to the surface. Last week, Elections Canada revealed that Intergovernmental…
Perspective Is Everything
It’s TED Talk Tuesday on 350orbust, and Rory Sutherland the Ad Man is back. His message is essentially the same as in his 2009 TED Talk, but it bears repeating…
Extension of time in the face of solicitor error
Precision Contractors Ltd v Government of Saskatchewan, 2012 SKCA 96 has a useful passage regarding solicitor error: The leading case authority concerning the extension of time in the face of…