Excessive bail conditions
R. v. Thomson, O.J. No. 1873 (S.C.J.) has a very thoughtful analysis on appropriate terms of release: 55 The Crown’s position was that, if Thomson is released, she should have…
2012
Video ad contrasts Romney climate change jokes with Sandy devastation
A video ad put out by Citizen Engagement Lab makes a powerful statement about Romney’s cynical attitude toward climate change by juxtaposing his climate change jokes with scenes of devastation.…
…but it’s my right to drive like a moron…
Earlier this week, the police forces of Alberta suggested that they should be allowed to impound cars of people who are excessively speeding (going more than 50+ km/h over the…
Irving Andre raised to Superior Court
Justice Irving Andre, has been appointed as a judge of the Superior Court of Justice, in Brampton. KUDOS!!!!! The OCJ's loss is the SCJ's gain!
And the Basis For the Lemire Appeal Is….
…. sort of pathetic. For those readers who don’t have fantastic eyesight, here it is broken down: We’ve said it before here and we’ll say it again. Gotta love public…
Canada’s corporate media “boycotted” PowerShift 2012 conference
by Obert Madondo | Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/obert-madondo/aboriginal-canada_b_2062293.html The media largely boycotted the youth-led Power Shift 2012 conference, which took place in Ottawa and Gatineau last weekend. The four-day conference brought…
I think we have reached peak stupid
Via Tbogg THOMAS JEFFERSON, a denunciation of slavery, 1785 The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on…
U.S. military is the single biggest oil user in the world.
U.S. military is the single biggest oil user in the world. As both Obama and Romney continue to support this inherent institution of violence, reducing the use of fossil fuel…
Media Democracy Day 2012
The Politics, Respun crew is at Media Democracy Days today – we’ll provide some ongoing updates through our liveblog below. 11.55 Hello all – we’re setting up at MDD, and…
Mitt Romney’s Election Platform
Romney will help you and your family.
Do Canada’s rightwingers swoon over Policy Wonks, Pretty Faces or Daddy Figures?
Sarah Hampson We seem to have a conflict between three theories of what motivates conservatives to vote. On the one hand, we have the school of thought that says there…
In Iraq, as in Vietnam, the war never ends for the innocent
The Vietnam war officially ended almost 40 years ago, two generations in time, yet the sacrifice continues. The soldiers have all left the battlefield, but every year thousands of Vietnamese,…
Nov. 2: A long time ago, I got lost….
….while driving on a back road somewhere near Halifax. There was forest on both sides then, suddenly, a clearing on my right, and big house, isolated, gaunt and shabby, with…
Will Israelis Shut the Church of the Holy Sepulcher?
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate says it might have to close Jerusalem’s Christian shrine, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, because an Israeli water company is breaking its deal with the…
land of the free: anti-drone activist removed from flight and detained
Via Common Dreams: Pakistan’s anti-drone politician and former cricket-star, Imran Khan, was taken off an international flight from Toronto to New York for questioning over his political views, and his…
Supporting Community — Young Liberals for Harvey Locke collect cans and non-perishables for Sunalta’s halfway house
Ryan: Maggie: Thomas:
5295…Me, Pauline Marois And The Poppy
The world of Quebecois haters was in a frenzy yesterday coz Premier Pauline Marois of La Belle had the audacity to take the black thingy out of her poppy and…
I worked with Glen
Yes, yes I did.
Uneasy Questions Over McGuinty and That Damn Gas Plant, and Everything Else
On my way to work tonight, my grandfather – who was literally about to mail a cheque to Tim Hudak after he dropped me off, just to illustrate where he…