The spirit of capitalism
All of the essential elements of unrestrained capitalism are brought together in an excellent, un-put-downable read from Mother Jones’ Ted Genoways. It’s a few months old, but nothing has changed…
2012
Steve Harper’s "Culture of Entitlement"
Steve Harper, perhaps unwittingly, set out to be the Defence department’s butt boy and today he finds himself with a blinding hangover, lying in an alley in a pool of…
Ontario to Mine for More Revenue
Last week’s provincial budget promised a mining sector review “to ensure Ontario receives fair compensation for its non-renewable resources,” a proposal advanced by this blog and the United Steelworkers before…
4429…I Read The National Enquirer
So you don’t have to. This story is actually from Shine!, a Yahoo blog, but I caught this bit in the National Enquirer back a bit. Here is a gem…
From Grimsby to Winnipeg: Web of Angels Travels
If only I had a cell phone with a camera I’d have taken a shot of the view of the lake and the city skyline across from it yesterday evening.…
4428…The First 48
The first 48 hours are key to catching a killer. There is even an A&E program about murder police called The First 48. That is why the word in today’s…
Expert evidence in the context of novel science
R. v. Aitken, 2012 BCCA 134 considers the admission of what appears to be novel science as part of expert evidence. The specific question was whether a podiatrist could evidence…
4427…The Man Who Will Lead Us All Out Of
Darkness, Alec Baldwin, turns 54 today. Happy birthday to you Mr. Future President.WFDS
April 3: Well done, Times and Transcript
On p. D9 is a story that is actually worth reading. “Energy industry fought Ottawa over greenhouse gas regulations.” The gist of the story is that the Canadian Association of…
Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh on Trayvon Martin’s murder
Rush Limbaugh: Bill O’Reilly: I believe these two bastards should be arrested too. They’re spreading too much hatred. Is it possible that this hate-mongering is resulting into some of the…
Harper selling out Canada to China
Reading BigCityLib this morning I see how the Calgary Herald deliberately lied about the phantom “Brazil interveners” in its editorial written on behalf of the Conservatives. Funny that because Canada…
Web of Angels in Calgary
I’m in a whirlwind of travel. Thousands of KM west, 3 provinces, then back home. In an hour my taxi arrives to take me west again. So I’ll just leave…
Living in the Age of Stupid
I know that many before me have felt that they live during times in which their fellow man’s limited intelligence rules the day, much to their chagrin. I can imagine…
Ocean view #14
Filed under: art, digital, painting Tagged: art, ocean, painting, seascape, water
Alberta Votes Day 9: Ralphbucks Returns
On Sunday, the Wildrose Party released an April Fools press release, proposing to merge Alberta and Saskatchewan. On Monday, they took the silliness up a level: Wildrose promises cash rebates…
United States of America Vs. United States of America
U.S does not need wars internationally. Americans are at war with each other every day. I believe in the last ten years more murders took place in U.S than soldiers…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Alison nicely debunks the Cons’ latest Robocon talking points. Paula Boutis offers her own suggestions to strengthen Elections Canada in investigating vote…
If she was wrong about this… #nlpoli
As we told you on Monday, the ever attentive labradore caught Kathy Dunderdale in a pretty outrageous comment last week on the impact the federal budget would have on the…
The New Politics of the NDP
… is looking a lot like the old politics of the Conservatives: ..the New Democrats have still not let the Liberals respond to last week’s budget in the House of…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, April 3, 2012: YouTube cop-cam Queen singer shell-shocked | Canada | News | Toronto Sun Collaborative law…