A ‘Dwarfish Thief’ At Toronto City Hall
For those who think Shakespeare has lost his relevance in our time, try out this quotation from Macbeth when you think of Mayor Rob Ford and his abuse of power:…
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Way to go, Canadian retailers and businesses. Thanks for sending $400 million to US businesses in Erie County ALONE.
In the old days when the Canadian dollar was 69 cents to the US buck, I could see why our prices on merchandise would be higher. Stands to reason. But…
On the environment Canada is a rogue state
There are so many areas of conventional democratic governance being challenged or eliminated by the Harper wrecking crew it is hard to keep up. Those searching for a line in…
Crime & Punishment – Schoolyard Edition
There have been several news accounts lately of a new trend in US law enforcement. Police officers arresting juveniles on criminal charges for typical childish schoolyard misbehaviour including swearing, wearing…
The Myth of American resilience
Bankers, financiers, capital markets lawyers, investors and economists—people supposedly in the know—routinely make the argument that the United States is more resilient, flexible and adaptable than any other major country…
If you are going to have on-line registration…
… for a summer camp, PLEASE ensure that your servers are up to the task! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
15000 grass roots women organize at the end of the world
Bariloche, Patagonia October 2011. Open desert, tufts of prairie grass, flat landscape—it looks like the Alberta badlands. But we are at the fin del mundo, the “end of the world”…
Toronto-Danforth Polling!
308.com graphic And it’s exactly the same as what happened in May 2011! This is going to be an uneventful by-election. While it is a riding poll – they’re not…
Harper’s Dirty Little Tar Sands Warning
Steve Harper has been warned – the Athabasca Tar Sands pose a “significant environmental and financial risk” to Alberta. That warning came in a secret report prepared for Wayne Routers,…
Pierre Juneau, ex-CBC president, dies at 89
A longtime friend of Pierre Trudeau who had the Juno Awards named after him after a career spent championing Canadian performers as head of the CRTC and CBC has died.
Rule By The Limited
Today is High Noon for Gary Webster. Christopher Hume writes in the Toronto Star that: Already, Ford has inflicted serious damage on the city, painful, but none of it fatal.…
NDP MHA not helping consumers #nlpoli
George Murphy is the NDP member of the provincial legislature best known for pushing the government gas price gouging scheme that forces consumers to pay prices for gasoline that benefits…
MP Sean Casey and Resolution #58
In case you missed it last night, MP for Charlottetown, PEI, Sean Casey was interviewed on #FAQMP (be sure to check the Episodes page, his full interview will be posted…
The Arrogant and The Obsequious
For those both fascinated and repelled by the abuse of power happening in Toronto, and the obsequious who make possible that abuse, I highly recommend today’s column by Royson James,…
#TellVicEverythingExeptWhat’sInTheBill
After finally reading his own bill, it appears Vic Toews has decided to side with the child pornographers: Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says he is surprised to learn that…
On limited choices
Daniel Leblanc’s report on a possible detente between Thomas Mulcair and Brian Topp certainly makes for some interesting scenario-building. So let’s follow up on what Paul Wells has already written.…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, February 21, 2012: How The Megaupload Shutdown Has Put ‘Cloud Computing’ Business Plans At Risk Beware opening…
Hands free cellphone case: good for drivers but problematic to my mind
R v Pizzuro, from Justice Beatty January 30, 2012 in Bracebridge holds the prosecutor must adduce evidence a handheld cellphone is capable of sending and receiving before a conviction for…
Oilman’s Son At Enbridge Pipeline Hearing: It’s Time To Chose A New Path
The son of an oilman shares a powerful story at Enbridge Pipeline hearings, about an experience at an oil refinery on a different continent. He shares insights about tankers, pipelines,…