The Opening Salvo
Even though the Saskatchewan NDP race is barely a week old, we’ve already seen some interesting developments come out it. While it does seem like this group of four will…
2012
Huffington Post: Netflix exec says "Canadians have almost third-world access to the Internet"
Big telecom companies across Canada are continuing to employ ‘usage-based billing’, an punitive billing practice that restricts data allowances. Though many of you fought back against UBB via the Stop…
U.S. Government Significantly Underestimating Costs Of Climate Change And Dirty Energy
A new study released today shows that the U.S. government is using faulty calculations and outdated information to determine the costs of energy and climate change in America. The study…
Douglas Channel Islands: Enbridge erases, Lori Waters replaces
Monday, September 17, 2012 One Sunday morning, Lori Waters received an intriguing link to the “Route Safety” animation videos for the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. As one of many…
Is Benjamin Netanyahu the Stupidest person in Israel??
“Meir Dagan, a former head of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, says that an attack on Iran would be the “stupidest idea ever heard.” Speaking to ’60 Minutes’ Dagan said:…
God and hate
An evangelical Christian who must be read: I tried to watch it, but I couldn’t make it halfway to the 13-minute mark. Everything about it was tawdry, pathetic, even pornographic.…
On facts versus skills…
Today’s 24 Hours posted a “debate” about the new curriculum proposal by the BC Ministry of Education. Unfortunately, both participants got it wrong (see: http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/Columnists/TheDuel/2012/09/16/20204426.html) The “facts versus skills” debate…
Lose? You can’t win
LeBlanc is of course right. I’ve been of the same view for a long time. If you couldn’t win your own seat, then you should not – not – be…
K-12 MOOCs and Communities
Responding to questions from Paul Genge: > My question is about what tools do you think I should use to connect students with genres or communities of practice based on…
More Adams on merger
I admire his determination. Reminds me of me, when I was younger and foolisher. Having beaten my head against that particular wall for a few years, and with nothing left…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, September 17, 2012
Shana tova (happy new year) to all who are celebrating! Here are our leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 17, 2012: Quebec appeal judge, Madam…
TrapWire, PRIME, Now Alberta Police Fingered
I was shocked, and disapointed that the CBC article today about police reports including Charter violating intel, didn’t have mention of BC’s PRIME system.
Top 10 Reasons to Save Howe Sound’s McNab Creek from a Gravel Mine
In beautiful Howe Sound on the Sunshine Coast we have the beginning of yet another environmental travesty, where there has been no public consultation and which has had virtually no…
Sask Premier Brad Wall Has No Choice But To End Corporate / Union Political Donations
One of the most interesting things to come from the current Saskatchewan New Democratic Leadership race has been the call for an end to donations from corporate and union entities.…
Mid-East supply shock: Good or bad for Alberta?
I’ve seen a notion floated several times in the past few years with the increasing instability in the middle east that if there was a price shock in oil due…
BC Liberal Government Must Call A By-Election In Cowichan!
BC Liberals Fire the Cowichan School Board because the asked for more money and then they broght in a 1.4 Billion Dollar Deficit themselves! The Schools, students and teacher’s are…
[PR Research] Citlip, Center and Broom’s Effective Public Relations: 4 Step Public Relations Process
Primer of Public Relations Research – Don W. Stacks, our primary textbook for PR Research at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. I’ve gotten quite into my courses here…
What Would Neil do?
Neil Macdonald: A mighty nation, frightened by an angry mob – So called analysis at the CBC online site…with, of course, the usual diatribes against all Muslims, everywhere, in the…
Now why can’t President Obama say this?
"In a BBC interview, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said the film was "wrong and offensive but also laughable as a piece of film-making – what is dangerous and…
Can a trial judge can review the reasonableness of a prosecutor’s decision to give notice of prior impaired driving convictions thus triggering an increased penalty? Generally not
R. v. Gill, 2012 ONCA 607 deals with mandatory minimum sentences for impaired driving offences. Such mandatory minimums increase with prior convictions. But for the minimums to apply the prosecutor…