Terry Tremaine Starting to Play Nice?
A visit to Tremaine's website now features the following:That's all well and good, but there appears to be a lot more that should be removed in order to be in…
2012
LA Times Covers "Sand Land," Ecological Hazards of Frac Sand Mining in Wisconsin
On Nov. 19, The Los Angeles Times' Neela Banerjee, writing from Chippewa County, WI, explained what we covered here in June in our "Sand Land" investigation. The skinny: mining for…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day.- Frances Russell nicely sums up the effect of the Cons' bevy of anti-democratic trade deals:Don’t be fooled. The innocuous language used to describe the…
The real Welfare Queen
Walmart: America's real 'Welfare Queen', Paddy Ryan, Daily Kos, October 2012 " As many as 80 percent of workers in Wal-Mart stores use food stamps."Inequality, exhibit A: Walmart and the…
5361…CFRA Pimping For Real
Don't know what else you would call this Ottawa's 'perfect woman' revealedAlison Sandor with Lauren Davis Tuesday, November 20, 2012A dating-auction website has revealed Ottawa's 'perfect woman.'WhatsYourPrice.com has used its…
Extension of time to appeal
R. v. Mitchell, 2012 ONCA 804 is a useful case summarizing when an extension of time to appeal will be allowed: Before granting an extension of time, the court will…
A Pillar Built on Sand
Israel’s leaders have a two-prong strategy for dealing with their Palestinian problem. First, they rely on the United States to provide diplomatic cover, especially in the United Nations. The key…
5360…Tomorrow Morning On 93.1 CKCU In Ottawa
From 7 to 10 Russell Barth, pot activist and the guy you do not want to have as a neighbour in your building , has three hours of live radio…
5359…La Belle, La Election, Le Bluffing
I heard all over the radio today, CFRA, CJAD, 1310News and so on that the Liberals and that other party in Quebec don't like the Parti Quebecois first budget and…
One Grand Mal Seizure Later Conor Is Back
Conor was happy and full of life on our trail walk today. At times his feet didn't even touch the ground. The Grand Mal seizure Conor experienced Saturday morning took…
4 days left to sign up to support a jobs Premier! Here’s why you should support Charles.
http://www.votesousa.ca/join-us/Only a few days remain to sign up to join the Ontario Liberal Party and have your say in picking Ontario's next Premier. If you want to see a jobs…
Christian Right Lawyer Nailed for Kiddie Porn
On her Facebook page, Lisa Biron describes herself as a "torch bearer of religious freedom." She's also known for being an attorney for the Christian Right law firm, the Alliance…
Casting Canadian Values to the Trade Winds
CBC News has obtained a draft blueprint for a new Canadian foreign policy that focuses upon trade ties as the Harper government's paramount priority."Now the Harper government wants to focus…
Nationhood and Trudeau
The irrepressible Terrence Watson asked me, on Twitter, what I thought about Justin Trudeau’s piece on CNOOC-Nexen. I told him I hadn’t read it, so I went and read it.…
Skeptical kitty
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Why the U.S. Won’t Allow Dying Iranian Sociologist to Join His Family
by Cora Currier | ProPublica Dr. Rahmatollah Sedigh Sarvestani is dying. The Iranian sociologist, recently retired from a long teaching career at the University of Tehran, suffers from prostate cancer…
Campaign Capers: Crank calls?
In his report on the election tabled in August 2011, Mayrand made brief mention of the "crank calls" that incorrectly advised voters of changed polling locations but there was no…
What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know
A humourous look into why you shouldn't buy everything you're told
We’ve Got Law of the Sea. Is It Time for Law of the River?
One of the great successes of the international community was the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea hammered out following negotiations that lasted from 1973 until 1982.Now we…