Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford: Endangered Species
He is safe. He qualifies as an endangered species of owls.
2012
More On The Latest BC Ferries FOI Docs
AllTheIndependentReportsThatAreFitToHide IsHahnReallyGoneVille The FOI request that led to the document dump was generated by Andrew McLeod of The Tyee who led his piece on them with something that we and…
Indian agent continues to threaten Attawapiskat
The Harper government, through an Indian agent now euphemistically called a “third-party manager,” is hoping to starve the Attawapiskat First Nation into submission. True, the band will not likely be…
Whither PostMedia?
Into the toilet slowly, having lost about half its market value since it began trading in June. Reading Selley’s cruddy column today made me curious as to how the stock…
Your bathroom has a tooth fairy problem
What was Harpo really saying? Whatever it was, this is WAY more entertaining.
The Feast of the Three Kings from Persia: How Times Have Changed
Just where exactly the Magi came from is uncertain, as far as I can tell. But it would seem that at least some of them were astronomers from Persia. Therefore…
It is not a question of asking "why would the complainant lie?"
R. v. Horton 1999 BCCA 0150 is an older British Columbia decision just released electronically. It is a very helpful decision in considering "he said, she said" cases especially where…
Mostly competent government
When the plight of the First Nations community at Attawapiskat became front page news, the first concern expressed publicly by Prime Minister Harper was the possibility that money wasn’t being…
Sask Taxpayers Will Now Fund The Teaching Of Creationist Science In Private Religious Schools
The Brad Wall government is about to start funding private religious schools in the province. Tax money will now be used to teach students that the Universe is 8000 years…
Williams’ old political promises: Labrador #nlpoli
Now that Danny Williams is a special advisor to a company with a nice little iron ore project in western labrador, maybe we should look at Danny Williams’ political promises…
Where Are The Ideas?
Susan Riley writes this morning that Canada is in desperate need of new ideas: We need (another) overhaul of the tax system, to remove boutique credits that add complexity at…
10 Liberal policy resolutions that caught my eye, from abortion and the Queen to marijuana and a preferential ballot
My previous post looked at the constitutional amendmentswe’ll consider at the 2012 Liberal biennial, which involve changes to theparty’s structure and internal operations. Today I look at the policyresolutions we’ll…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, January 6, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, January 6, 2012: Orly Taitz Scores Procedural Victory in Birther Lawsuit, America Is Saved (Wonkette) Magna Carta…
The Policy Policy
Next weekend, Liberals from across the country will head to Ottawa for the party’s Biennial convention. The full agenda has been posted on the party’s website – among the highlights:…
Conservatives and marijuana
Politics is not logical or consistent but the Conservative position on marijuana doesn't make any sense from a "conservative" standpoint. Of course "conservative" covers a wide assortment of views (just…
Musical Medicine
Feel in need of some healing in these turbulent times? I know I do, and this video does that for me. Enjoy, and take these words to heart: Live by…
The Jobs Recovery Grinds to a Halt
(Erin beat me to it but there is some new content here.) Capping a very weak last quarter, Canada’s job market ended 2011 badly as the national unemployment rate rose…
Parliament in Review: November 15, 2011
Much of Tuesday, November 15 was spent discussing C-13, the Cons’ budget implementation bill. And with a giant and scattered omnibus bill came a Commons debate to match. The Big…
More Than 1.4 Million Unemployed
Statistics Canada reported today that unemployment exceeds 1.4 million for the first time in eight months. December’s unemployment figure was the highest recorded since April. And these official figures significantly…
Alykhan Velshi’s mom: it pays to be a denier
Hey Aly baby, can you spare a job? Alykhan Velshi has lived a charmed life. He’s been the go-to guy for Conservative causes. He’s been richly rewarded for his support…