Terrace Says NO
After years of sitting on the fence, the City of Terrace finally has an official answer to Northern Gateway… Meanwhile, the pipe-line project is being credited with bringing First Nations…
2012
An allegation of serious abuse by the Requesting State directly implicates the Canadian extradition court’s integrity
Czech Republic v. Zajicek, 2012 ONCA 99 deals with allegations of wrongdoing by a State seeking extradition. The Court writes: At his committal hearing, the appellant sought to introduce as evidence a…
Second ballot without a second language
Yesterday, Paul Dewar’s NDP leadership campaign released a poll that they claim put Dewar in first place on the second ballot of the NDP leadership race. Understandably, other campaigns drew…
Canadian Asbestos Execs (and maybe a few Conservative Cabinet Ministers) Should Be Nervous After Italian Convictions
“The asbestos industry should be served notice that we are coming for them and it would do my heart good to see somebody led away in handcuffs for all the…
4221…Rachel DeCoste Meet Osama Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden and Ottawa Liberal activist and Rachel DeCoste have something in common: a rabid love for the late singer. The story is right upfront in today’s online Ottawa…
Warrantless Online Spying Bills Target all Canadians; Unpopular Legislation Tabled as Petition Tops 80,000 Signatures
openmedia_logo.jpg Conservative Government Ignores 8 in 10 Canadians February 14, 2011 – Warrantless online spying legislation (“Lawful Access”) was introduced in Parliament today, opening the door to needless invasions of…
I guess one man’s core service is another man’s redundancy
When reports about job cuts at Environment Canada surfaced last year, we were assured by Environment Minister Peter Kent that there would be no consequences for “core services.” We heard…
So I got into grad school…
Hey everybody, So, as you may know I’m a firm believer in the value of an education at Mount Allison University. Many, including myself were somewhat concerned about the reputation…
Larry Miller Needs to Stop Quoting the NRA and Ezra Levant Just Needs to STOP!
Last week, Conservative MP Larry Miller, compared support for the gun registry to Adolf Hitler and his apparent disarming of Germans. Most people were shocked but they shouldn’t have been.…
Google Doodle’s Gay Shout-Out
Google has posted a Valentine’s Day video on their home page, and it includes an adorable gay couple near the end. Aw, how sweet! That couple, though, is displayed in…
Do You Love All Your Parts?
It’s Valentine’s Day, the day of love–and so I have to ask: do you love your toes, your eyes, your brows, your butt, your belly, your intestines, your femors, your…
Life After Death for American Shopping Malls
Malls have lost a lot of their popularity in consumer culture which has caused many malls to close down. This leaves huge swathes of land unoccupied in towns and cities…
4220…This Is Why I Love Air Bags
No, not those kinds. Get your mind in the gutter. Sheyla Hershey of Houston told Radar Online that she credits her 38KKK enhanced breasts for saving her life. In a…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a Few Random Acts of Kindness
The photo isn’t new–I used it two years ago, but I still like it a lot. As for the holiday, well, it’s problematic. Just another opportunity to sell something? For…
4219…But When They Are Right They Are Right
Not a big fan of the Green Party but their communications guy Kieran Green is an old friend, we played in Metallica together back in the ’90’s, and he passed…
The Fragile Economy: addictions management #nlpoli
The provincial government in Newfoundland and Labrador spends more per person on delivering services for most things than does any other provincial government in the country. Health care is the…
In the Wake of the Crisis: Bully Capitalism
A shorter version of this article appears today at Economy Lab, the Globe and Mail’s on-line business feature. Capitalism has entered an ugly new era, one that may work well…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Mike de Souza’s report on the Cons’ attempts to hide both the oil industry’s involvement and its own lack of credibility is…
Kath & Kim’s Magda Szubanski (Sharon) comes out
British-born Australian actress Magda Szubanski, well known for her portrayal as Sharon on the international hit, Kath & Kim, on Tuesday (Valentine’s Day) came out publicly as gay on the…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, February 14, 2012: Statements from bullied child who took his own life ruled admissible in Ontario court…