The Smartest Man in the [Tory Caucus] Room
Like scary stories? Here’s one. Imagine that Stephen Harper truly is the “Smartest San In the Room.” Since he came onto the federal scene we’ve repeatedly heard the Steve sees…
2012
The Six Million Dollar Deal…What Mr. Loukedelis Said.
AllTheClarificationsThatFit BlindfoldedDucksInParallelRowsVille Last week we disagreed with former BC Liberal Government Attorney General Geoff Plant who insisted that, despite the fact that there was an ‘understanding’ (Mr. Plant’s term, not…
Harper Tory Government is a bad manager of our economy, says Auditor-General
Harper’sgovernment is responsible for the proper functioning of the civil service. Oneof their key jobs is to ensure that Canada’s affairs are run in a competentfashion, lest we slip into…
Leadership 2012 – Candidate What-Ifs
Following up on this post, let’s look at a few what-ifs from the NDP’s leadership campaign in retrospect – this time wondering how the outcome might have changed from the…
Americans increasingly support interracial marriage
At a time when Americans agonize over the shooting of Trayvan Martin in Florida, and racial tensions simmer, a Pew Research Center survey reveals at least one encouraging development. According…
PBI Survivor Fund Project criteria for therapists
I hope this information will put some of the speculation about how PBI has chosen to control the access of abuse survivors to therapy to rest. Over the last while,…
Adventures in parenting, Part 2: Longing for some sleep
I’m writing this post while in a bit of a haze. Actually, I’ve written all the posts on this site while in a bit of a haze. So if you…
The failure to plead is fatal
Besharah v. Saikaley, 2012 ONCA 214 is another example of where the failure to plead is fatal: First, breach of fiduciary duty was not pleaded. Accordingly, the trial judge was…
Light blogging ahead
Sorry for the lack of content for the last few days. And the next few. Have to take care of business. I’m sure you’ve all noticed that people who send…
Systematic Abuse. . . .
I am surely not the only one to notice that while every government is bound to fall prey to one kind of scandal or another, our present government is continually…
Stephen Harper’s latest victim: Rights And Democracy agency axed
Ironically Rights & Democracy was created in 1988 by Brian Mulroney’s government – the independent agency monitors human rights and promotes democracy abroad. Stevie must be musing to himself, “Who…
ERDC Maybe Settling with the Last Defendants!
Not much of a post today as I have to go to court in the Electronic Rights Defence Committee’s 15 year old (almost to the day: we filed April 7,…
Socialism and Happiness – A Coincidence?
I don’t know what the extreme right-wing will make of this, but the fact that the top five countries on the Happiness Index either have socialism at their core or…
My Morning Ride.
BigWheelsKeepOnTurnin’ SodOnPublicLandsVille Had to stop to take a picture of good ol’ Riley Pa(rk) (I)ce Rink, and its sad sign, this morning. The pool and nearby buildings are slated to…
The flaky F-35
No, I mean literally. Now it seems that the Harper government decision to buy these fabulously costly pieces of junk has run into strong headwinds. Unsurprisingly, ordinary, sane Canadians want…
“This Will Always Be So” (Or Not)
Some readers may recall a post from a little while back featuring Richard Dawkins appearing on MSNBC’s weekend “Up” program where he floated the provocative idea of taking politicians to…
Trans Beauty Contestant Un-Booted
Jenna Talackova, the trans beauty contestant that was booted from the Miss Universe Canada pageant for being born a male, has been allowed to re-enter the contest as long as…
The Charge of the Lightweight Brigade #nlpoli
The provincial government got the public utilities board review on Muskrat Falls on Saturday. Two days later, Premier Kathy Dunderdale didn’t stand in the House of Assembly and deliver a…
More US extraterritorial craziness
The all-pervasive grip of American paranoia is seeping across its own borders once again. Are you a Brit planning a vacation in Canada or the Caribbean? Even though you’d be…
Scanned: my first post-positive lab results
I found this in a plastic-covered folder in my Rubbermaid file drawer: My physician at that time, the late Ed Kamski, ordered these tests as a baseline after giving me…