Relief for discrimination limited to claims before a hearing tribunal
Moore v British Columbia 2012 SCC 61 rather unexpectedly rules in favour of a claim of discrimination under the BC Human Rights Code for a case of dyslexia. In so…
2012
Friday night blues blogging
This is what YouTube is for: Gatemouth Brown on stage with Canned Heat at Montreux in 1973....
Friday night
I go with my old faithful, Kaskade, mashing two good ones. He released it this week, something he played during his summer tour. Can you believe I did not blog…
"The misuse of November 11: How the Harper government exploits Remembrance Day" – by Peter Goffin, November 9, 2012
"The misuse of November 11: How the Harper government exploits Remembrance Day" - by Peter Goffin, November 9, 2012: Excerpts: The greatest trouble with Harper’s Conservatives using Remembrance Day to…
New David Fennario Play – Motherhouse
Don’t forget yer pots and pans! (en français ci-dessous) DAVID FENNARIO’S LATEST PLAY – A PERFORMANCE IN THE POINT FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY You are cordially invited to share an afternoon…
Weekend watch: Kitchen Party
Looking for a casual way to start your Ottawa weekend? Every second Friday of the month local DJs Hobo and Sweet Cheeks host a Kitchen Party. Featuring the best in…
Petraeus Quits CIA, Confesses to Affair
Former Pentagon wunderkind and current CIA Director David Petraeus has resigned. In a statement the man once thought a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination admitted to an extra-marital affair.“After…
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
So by now you have all heard that the owners of The Whalesbone will be taking over the Elmdale on January 1. The revelation caused a bit of a kerfuffle…
Privatising Preventive Care – the For-Profit Flu Fight
Flu season is upon us, and it seems that the for-profit-health-care bug is infecting primary and preventative care. The yearly campaign to increase the number people vaccinated against the flu…
Win a copy of my next book: The Fridgularity
There are only a few more days left to get in on the Goodreads giveaway of my new novel. You can enter to win a copy of The Fridgularity here.…
remembrance day: all the victims of war, not just the ones who did the killing
Richard Jackson:I would wear a red poppy if it was a symbol of remembrance for all the victims of war, and not just the ones who did the killing. By…
Pat Robertson Can’t Understand Why Women Would Watch Porn (VIDEO)
Pat Robertson, the antiquated host of the 700 Club is shocked—shocked to discover that women do watch and enjoy porn. And masturbate. Apparently, he “always thought this was a male…
Yes, the Manning Centre is a Registered Charity … Still
A Mennonite magazine, ‘Canadian Mennonite’, has received a warning from the Canadian Revenue Agency, about what articles and editorials it can publish, citing their pieces “appear to promote opposition to…
Bringing Big Telecom down to earth: Help up create a new set of rules for Canada’s telecom giants
If you had the chance – what would you say to the heads of Canada’s Big Telecom giants? It’s a tiring process trying to talk with someone – anyone –…
Tip for Tories: a grownup conversation about debt will pay political dividends
The House that Ralph built. Alberta mismanaged by market fundamentalists may not appear exactly as illustrated, but close enough. Below: Peter Lougheed, Alison Redford, Ralph Klein. As Alberta’s Tories gather…
Stopping FIPA: Follow-up Action You Can Take to Halt Canada-China Trade Deal
We have been overwhelmed with your support for the Common Sense Canadian's effort to prevent the ratification of FIPA and want to extend our thanks to the many readers who…
The CBC—a very good deal
The Friends of Canadian Broadcasting recently sent me an email summarizing a few pertinent facts about the CBC, our national broadcaster and the only national medium not owned and controlled…
W2OGroup Center @NewhouseSU
This morning Jim Weiss announed the opening of the W2OGroup Center for Social Commerce with the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Here’s how it went. The Next Generation of…
California Rejects GMO Labeling, and why I approve
You may have missed it, but Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday in what the media wrongly called a very close race. While Mitt Romney was able to score over 70%…