Yes, he may win but…
Obama smiles and poses with his wife and unharmed children while these children die.This is a cruel reality. A difficult fact that those who support him will not want to…
2012
Yes, he may win but…
Obama smiles and poses with his wife and unharmed children while these children die. This is a cruel reality. A difficult fact that those who support him will not want…
5291…Renos Are Renos Are Renos
And the estimate, as anyone who has got a new bathroom can attest, is just a fantasy number. I bring this up because my friend Rachel Obama told me that…
Retrospective effect
R. v. Dineley, 2012 SCC 58, one of the two impaired cases released today, has a helpful passage on retrospectivity: There are a number of rules of interpretation that can…
Ontario Liberal open thread
Stuff is starting to happen, so I thought I’d open it up to folks to comment. You’ll be hearing plenty about my views, believe me. So comment away!
It’s Global Warming Stupid! That Is The Word From Bloomberg Businessweek
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger It is Climate change! No it is not it is Global Warming, I tell you! Climate Change, Global Warming, Climate Change, Global Warming- make…
Nov.2: Wow! Big news……….
…that didn’t make The Moncton Times and Transcript – even though it came out in plenty of time.The Alberta oilsands may be running into serious trouble. Its processing is so…
Programming notes
Good day. The weekly Campaign Capers post probably won’t appear until tomorrow. The weekly music post should be up this evening on schedule. Next week has been cancelled due to…
Meeker on Media and Churchill River Water Management
So I just read another piece from Geoff Meeker who, once again, decided to defecate on the reporting by the Newfoundland and Labrador media on Muskrat Falls. Specifically, he seems…
Impaired driving in the Supreme Court
In a 5-2 split decision, the Supreme Court has thrown out two provisions put into the law by the Conservative government’s 2008 Tackling Violent Crime Act. Those changes required that…
Arctic “death spiral” leaves climate scientists shocked and worried
A truly disturbing article (yet again!) this morning from the Vancouver Observer. Here are some of the words climate scientists have been using recently to describe the recent, unprecedented decline…
Reasons to NOT Support Operation Christmas Child
It is that time of year, where people are talking about getting together shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. While I think it is great to try to give extra joy…
Law Student Booted Off the Bachelor
Gabrielle Dipersico is a 1L who just got booted off the television sitcom, The Bachelor. Her lesson from the ordeal? Maybe next time I won’t be as direct with people,…
It’s global warming, stupid…
I love this… Especially the quote: Our cover story this week may generate controversy, but only among the stupid (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Fight The Right with Fanny Kiefer!
Below. Parts two and three, too.
Come Talk about Richler’s Best–Barney’s Version–in French and English
I’m nearly to the end of Barney’s Version, Mordecai Richler’s last novel. It’s not the first time I’ve read it, but next Tuesday I’ll be leading a causerie littéraire at…
CCCP, Meet CPC3
For years I’ve been pointing out that Stephen Joseph Harper has certain instincts reminiscent of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin. The way Comrade Steve “reformed” the Prime Minister’s Office was a dead…
Good Designs to Protect Against Flooding
The damage of Hurricane Sandy is still being fully realized and we won’t know the full cost of the damage for a little while. What we can do for know…
Go Figure Department: Gas Shortages in New York/New Jersey But Rises Low in Montreal
If you ever wondered why or how gasoline prices are determined, your questions should get deeper this week. We’ve been told that spikes in prices comes from shortages: shutting down…