Deadly Bacteria Found In Gulf Coast Tar Balls
tar balls.jpg Since the very first tar balls began rolling onshore along the Gulf of Mexico following 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and subsequent underwater oil geyser, the oil industry…
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Demise Of The Penny Will See An Increase In Most Prices As Everything Gets ‘Rounded Up’
At the moment in Canada, pricing of any item or service allows the seller to divide the dollar price into 100 individual units of currency known as a ‘penny’ or…
"Bradford Spring": George Galloway rises again
This guy must have nine lives. BRADFORD – Britain’s mainstream parties were reeling Friday after firebrand George Galloway, a fierce critic of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, won a…
No stand alone claim for malice
Hinds v. Group 4 Security, 2012 ONCA 207 is a malicious prosecution case. In order to succeed on such a claim there must be evidence of causation. Mere malice does not suffice —…
More guns, less crime?
I'm not sure how accurate the report of MP Garry Breitkreuz's is. He may have been misinterpreted. And of course carrying a concealed weapon in Canada (especially a gun) is…
This is what feminism is
Recently, I was seated next to an acquaintance at a fundraising dinner, and somehow the conversation turned to feminism. His point: Men, not women, are the gender discriminated against in…
Jobs plan, jobs plan, anyone got a jobs plan?
Or know what a jobs plan is, exactly? We’ll save that one for another day. But with both the Ontario Liberals and Federal Conservatives releasing budgets this week, it offered…
Friday morning Robocon blogging
Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand appeared before the Procedure and House Affairs Committee yesterday and gave us a whole new set of numbers to talk about. Elections Canada has…
Ocean view #9
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Alberta Votes Day 5: This time, when we say "It’s time", it really is time
A collection of random nuggets from the first week on the campaign trail… 1. The leader’s debate has been set for 6:30 mountain time on Thursday, April 12th. Unless of…
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois Removed from the House for Wearing Hoodie
Rep Bobby Rush was wearing a hoody in the House to show his solidarity with the family of Trayvon Martin. Speaker ruled that the Rep was breaking the etiquettes of…
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More Thoughts on the Novel Versus Cable Series: Four Writers and The Hunger Games
The Globe and Mail’s television guy John Doyle, as noted earlier, claims that cable series (he particularly mentions Mad Men, have surpassed novels in story telling excellence and in fidelity…
Lockouts Almost Derail GDP Growth
Statistics Canada reported today that economic growth dropped to a bare 0.1% in January. The New Year began with Rio Tinto locking out former Alcan employees at Alma, Quebec, and…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Yes, there was huge news in Robocon yesterday, with Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand rightly declaring the Cons’ fraudulent vote suppression to be…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, March 30, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 30, 2012: Audio: The US Supreme Court’s Health Care Arguments News Analysis: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy…
OAS, the Budget and the Baby Boomers
The Budget justifies raising the age of eligibility for OAS and GIS on the grounds that the long-term fiscal sustainability of the program is being undermined by rising life expectancy.…
About Those 19,200 Jobs
“Our government,” Jim Flaherty announced yesterday, “has chosen prosperity.” He then announced that the government would be slashing expenses by $5.2 billion and laying off 19,200 civil servants. In an…
MOTHER NATURE AND A MOTHER’S INSTINCTS
Nature is like an open book to me, I find a new page and a new chapter open every day. I learn something new as it unfolds right in front…