Tim Hudak Proposes to End Overregulation with More Regulation
Ontario PC Leader, and most likely our next Premier Tim Hudak has released his predictable rehash of the Harris “common sense revolution.” Massive tax cuts are of course there, but…
November 2012
In Tuesday’s Sun: giving it the old electoral college try
Ever since the first presidential debate, has Mitt Romney been steadily gaining on Barack Obama? Yes. Has the Republican presidential nominee erased the Democratic president’s substantial lead? Yes to that,…
Fight The Right in the Vancouver Observer!
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ConCalls: Review is New Again #RoboCon
A RoboCon blog entry I made on Aug 9, 2012 has been brought up as news again by CBC, confirming my analysis from months ago. What I think is most…
Romney paid no income taxes for FOURTEEN (14) years
Mitt Romney paid no income taxes from 1996 to 2009. When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pointed this out, Romney called him a “dirty liar”. Article at crooksandliars.com: Harry Reid…
Investigation Into Robocall Scheme Must Be Reopened
The robocall scandal, which Sixth Estate helped document during the spring, resurfaced in several weird ways over the past week. Documents have been filed in the ongoing Council of Canadians…
"Community" newspaper abandons community.
The twitter has been alive today with mentions of a certain community newspaper that told a freelancer she could no longer cover actual news because of the petulant whinging of…
Predictions and Credibility
I find the current political air in Canada to be insufferably stupid. Despite there being excellent, professional journalists everywhere, there are many more time/space fillers who skew the public’s perception…
OHA speakers say transform health before it gets cut
Speakers at this week’s Ontario Hospital Association HealthAchieve say it’s important to transform health care, not cut it. Don Berwick, former Administrator for U.S. Medicare and Medicaid Services, told the…
Leadership Questionnaire: Cam Broten
Well, the third of our leadership questionnaires has been returned to us and is ready to be published. Since it’s been awhile since we last posted one, let me remind…
Campaign Update: Erin Weir
An interesting story that has developed outside of the NDP Leadership Race has been the recent treatment of Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce President Steven McLellan inside the legislature. Due to…
Lana Wachowski, Joe Simpson and our evolving social mores
The recent release of Cloud Atlas, piqued my interest in writing some thoughts about sexual identity. As has been fairly well publicized leading to the movie’s opening, Lana Wachowski (born…
In Buenos Aires, Argentina
Finally made it to Buenos Aires. It is beautiful and hoooooooot. I am at a McDonalds now trying to take advantage of their free WiFi and airconditioning. It's the only…
In Buenos Aires, Argentina
Finally made it to Buenos Aires. It is beautiful and hoooooooot. I am at a McDonalds now trying to take advantage of their free WiFi and airconditioning. It’s the only…
In Buenos Aires, Argentina
Finally made it to Buenos Aires. It is beautiful and hoooooooot. I am at a McDonalds now trying to take advantage of their free WiFi and airconditioning. It's the only…
The Crazies Are Back
These guys are truly lining up to die. They’re a small gaggle of, let’s call them eccentrics, preparing to break the 15-year old land speed record. The current record of…
Presidential election: Trouble brewing in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of Sate Jon Husted Voting day is not even here and lawsuits are flying thicker than bats in a musty cave. Ohio is the key state – the…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, November 5, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, November 5, 2012: SLAPP plaintiff hit with ‘special enhanced’ defence costs Crowdsourced Online Dispute Resolution Dispute over…