Total Energy warns against oil drilling in Arctic
The Financial Post is reporting that the chief executive of Total SA, Christophe de Margerie, has said energy companies should not drill for crude in Arctic waters, marking the first…
2012
And the farm is sold
Quite a pleasant surprise, really. I was expecting it to take a lot longer, but we were able to ride the new listing wave of interest all the way to…
Canada-Russia ’72, game 7: Playing on the edge.
Game 7, Sept. 26, 1972 Befitting a series that could have gone either way, Game 7 is the most closely contested of the series. In a game that saw seven…
5200…Canada Is Not A Colony Anymore
Wait, we still have a foreign Queen on our money, right? Except the big bills of course. And we have had a flag for almost fifty years. So, no, this…
Interpreting Commercial Documents
Bank of Montreal v. Barber Glass Industries Inc., 2012 ONCA 630 has a brief but useful passage on the interpretation on commercial agreements: Negotiated commercial documents are to be interpreted…
The Boyo called Brazil #nlpoli
Obviously, Premier Kathy Dunderdale got squat from her meeting with the Prime Minister on Monday. You can tell because all she had to say on the day of the meeting…
5199…Harper Worst PM Since 1968
That is according to an Angus-Reid poll just dropped. 25 per cent hate on our beloved Prime MInister, Stephen Harper. What tempers this pour moi is the fact that Pierre…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Mike McBane and Stuart Trew note that Canada can’t afford to sign on to yet another massive giveaway to big pharma: An Ipsos…
Ask Me Anything #9: What do you like about Ottawa?
Cara asks “What do you like most about Ottawa?” I’ve lived my whole adult life, as well as portions of my childhood, in Ottawa. The resulting sense of familiarity is…
Yawn
Old news. Everyone take a Valium.
Are there more managers and fewer front line staff? At some hospitals, absolutely
Earlier this year we issued a freedom of information request to 20 sample hospitals where OPSEU represents health care workers to understand whether managers are in fact replacing front line…
FINALLY! THE NEXT TRUDEAU!
Long awaited. Much anticipated. I will be supporting him…as all of you already knew.
Harper’s Hypocrisy Knows no Bounds
So, there are moments when I look at what’s happening with the Conservative reign of undemocratic terror in Ottawa and feel like it must be some kind of joke, some…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 26, 2012: A Kiss Doesn’t Last Forever: Lawsuit Targets Lipstick Claims Toronto plastic bag ban violates…
5198…Justin Trudeau Is In
That is what it says here and with SUN TV’s Charles Adler and a bunch of other places. Next week the anointed one, Justin Trudeau, will announce that he is…
Obama Campaign Day 6 : fits and starts
Quick observations. There is no pho in Detroit suburban area. They don’t even know what pho is. I am trying not to cry. Heard during the phone-bank I coordinated today:…
Obama Campaign Day 6 : fits and starts
Quick observations. There is no pho in Detroit suburban area. They don’t even know what pho is. I am trying not to cry. Heard during the phone-bank I coordinated today:…
Social Media and Margaret Wente
About two years ago, I wrote a blog post explaining why we cancelled our subscription to The Globe and Mail. At the same time, I sent an email with a…
The man who made M312 about him – Abortion in Canada
My hat is off, to the man who managed to make M312 about him! My MP, Sean Casey. When a Conservative MP in Ontario put forward his ‘personhood bill’ last…