Sentencing were peace officer killed
R. v. Jiwa, 2012 ONCA 532 is a strong case dealing with sentencing where a peace officer is killed: In my view, the sentencing judge committed no error in treating…
2012
Moving Along With Sun TV
Last night, after watching my wife toy with a hapless life insurance salesman for several hours, I found myself too tired to check my email. So this morning I find…
The 2012 BC Information Summit: This Time, It’s Personal
We at OpenMedia.ca are getting excited about the 2012 bi-annual BC Information Summit: This Time, It’s Personal: Freedom of Information and Privacy Under Government 2.0. The Summit will be held…
Science Denial and Andrea Saul – Romney 2012 Campaign Spokesperson
andrea saul wide shot.JPG This is a guest post from Connor Gibson, originally published at PolluterWatch. A fully-footnoted version of this briefing is available for download from DocumentCloud. INTRODUCTION: Andrea…
On the Simi Sara show
On Monday I did a brief interview about Christy Clark’s recent bible comments on 100 Huntley Street and the BC Humanist Association’s response. Ironically enough, the interview was on Clark’s…
Harper’s Dodgy Deal with Blackwater
From 2006 to 2008 the Harper government maintained an apparently illegal contract with Blackwater for the training of special forces troops and police officers. Blackwater was supposed to disclose the…
Stephen Harper Told One Big LIE When He Said Farmers Sent To Jail By CWB …
On Aug. 1, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a commitment to pardon some farmers who broke the Customs Act by refusing to present grain export licences to Canada Customs (now…
Even for Harper, This is Perverse
The people of the African Sahel are in a bad way. You might even say that they’re the poster boy for global warming. Make that anthropogenic, or man-made, global warming…
Blackwater Buys Time
Academi LLC, better known by its earlier name, Blackwater, has forked over $7.5-million to buy a “Deferred Prosecution Agreement” from the U.S. government. The case focuses on allegations that Blackwater…
Video: Rafe Mair and Economist Erik Andersen, Pt. 1 – The ‘Enronization’ of BC Hydro
Part 1 of Rafe Mair’s July 2012 interview with economist Andersen, delving deep into BC’s troubled energy situation, including Hydro’s broken forecasting model, rip-off private power projects, and massive debt…
Mars Sounds
One thing missing from Curiosity, that seems an obvious oversight since it’s included on every mobile computer now, is a MICROPHONE! It would be more of a novelty than anything,…
Mitt Romney: Ideal V.P Candidates
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Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – John Conway discusses the Cons’ project of destroying Canada’s social safety net. – But the good news is that Stephen Harper is running…
Akaash Maharaj – Globe and Mail: False Flags and True Principles
On the injustice of Tiffany Foster’s disqualification from the London 2012 Olympics. This is more than a fight over the treatment of a single athlete. This is more than a…
Gearing Up For War With China?
An Australian defence expert says America is playing a dangerous and potentially disastrous game with China. The American plan, known in Washington as Air-Sea Battle, is strategically flawed, Australia’s foremost…
5002…Randy Travis Morphs Into George Jones
Last night the country star went for a drive in his 1998 Pontiac Trans Am. It did not go as planned. The Dallas Morning News reports that Randy Travis, an…
‘Harper’s Hand Picked Postal Dispute Arbitrator Must Step Down Due To Political Bias’ – Federal Court
“The arbitrator appointed by the government to settle the labour dispute between postal workers and Canada Post should be recused, says a federal court. After the government passed the Restoring…
Mr. Harper, If It’s Science That You Really Want
The Prince of Darkness says he’ll let “science” determine the fate of the Northern Gateway and, presumably, Kinder-Morgan bitumen trafficking proposals. Harper insisted Tuesday a decision on major projects such…
What Keeps the F-35 Airborne?
If you follow the international news on the F-35 it appears Lockheed has made it through the rough patch and now has the controversial warplane flying straight and level. Although…