I once cut my leg up with a chainsaw…
… so we must ban chainsaws! Look, as a Dad with a daughter who is allergic to fish and a son allergic to tree nuts, I totally “get” why parents…
2012
Video: [Stereotypical] Gay Men Will Marry Your [Stereotypical] Girlfriends
I find it sad that the above video relies on ridiculous stereotypes to promote gay rights and marriage equality in the United States (where same-sex nuptials are now a legal…
Video: [Stereotypical] Gay Men Will Marry Your [Stereotypical] Girlfriends
I find it sad that the above video relies on ridiculous stereotypes to promote gay rights and marriage equality in the United States (where same-sex nuptials are now a legal…
Video: [Stereotypical] Gay Men Will Marry Your [Stereotypical] Girlfriends
I find it sad that the above video relies on ridiculous stereotypes to promote gay rights and marriage equality in the United States (where same-sex nuptials are now a legal…
Video: [Stereotypical] Gay Men Will Marry Your [Stereotypical] Girlfriends
I find it sad that the above video relies on ridiculous stereotypes to promote gay rights and marriage equality in the United States (where same-sex nuptials are now a legal…
Jason Kenney spent $750,000 spying on Canada’s ethnic minorities
Over the past three years, Conservative minister Jason Kenney’s Department of Citizenship and Immigration blew almost $750,000 in Canadian taxpayers money “monitoring ethnic media”, according to The Canadian Press. The…
Confused About the Petraeus Scandal? Here’s All You Need to Know.
The NYT's Maureen Dowd sums up the David Petraeus furball scandal in just one paragraph.His fall started as Sophocles and turned sophomoric, a mind-boggling mélange of “From Here to Eternity,”…
On abdications of duty
Shorter Gerry Ritz:If unscrupulous businesses want to fleece Canadian suckers consumers, far be it from we Conservatives to stand in their way.
Nov. 14: The worst..the very worst…ever……
I don't think I can find a kind word to say about today's Moncton Times and Transcript. It is so bad that the best part of it is the editorial…
Please, No More Orca in Toronto
It's bad enough keeping dolphins and belugas in captivity but it's an outrage to incarcerate orca for no other reason than to flog tickets to gawkers.Yet, according to TorStar, Marineland…
Scrap America – A conversation with Scrapper filmmaker Brian Ashby
This week’s Friday Film Pick is the beautifully shot and tenderly rendered Scrappers, a documentary that quietly follows two Chicago residents as they eke out a living from the salvaging…
Mark Hume Nails Enbridge on Caribou Paper Cheat
When a clock strikes 13, you can never trust it again. So it must be for anyone who lies about information he is using to back up a serious scientific…
The Super Rich, Austerity and Life in the These Difficult Times
Chrystia Freeland says that the top .01 per cent control about 8 per cent of the world's wealth. So crazy that's is probably true! Check out her interview on CBC's…
A Pathway for Advancement
Interesting commentary from Kevin Willey, which I quote at length from LinkedIn:Performance management is nothing more than buzz words in the government departments, and I speak from experience on this.…
Kennedy for Ontario
After some bleating about how no one wanted the “poisoned chalice”, an impressive field of six candidates has declared for the OLP leadership race: Glen Murray, Sandra Pupatello, Eric Hoskins,…
Shale Gas Bubble Bursting: Report Debunks "100 Years" Claim for Domestic Unconventional Oil and Gas
Food and Water Watch (FWW) released a report today titled "U.S. Energy Security: Why Fracking for Oil and Natural Gas Is a False Solution." It shows, contrary to industry claims,…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, November 14, 2012: Pet peeves of in-house counsel: Don’t put juniors on our files Lack of records…
Trudeau Brings Liberals Up To Speed
If Justin Trudeau becomes Liberal leader, the party will finally return to sensibility on marijuana. Further, Liberals will actually offer a truly progressive vision of ultimate legalization, never mind decriminalization.…
Liberal Watch
A leadership race race that’s barely two months long doesn’t give the candidates much room for error but it’s more exciting for the rest of us. Think the Academy Awards…