4901…Stephen Harper It Is Your Turn
To step up the the plate for a hockey hero. Mixed metaphor, eh? But still Mr. Prime Minister your help is needed. The whole deal was laid out in The…
2012
New column day
Here, on Mitt Romney’s nine-figure individual retirement account – and the lessons we should learn for our own tax policy. For further reading…– D.M. Levine and William Cohan are among…
Felix Collins: laughingstock #nlpoli
labradore takes issue with a letter to the editor by justice minister Felix Collins. He systematically demonstrates that Collins’ claim about the “frivolous and vexatious” provisions in Bill 29 are…
EI Lags Unemployment
Today, Statistics Canada reported that 3,400 more Canadians received Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in May. It previously reported that unemployment rose by 8,000 that month. In other words, even more…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, July 19, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, July 19, 2012: Lori Douglas and George Zimmerman: the gender/race matrix BC Jury awards $573,000 punitive damages…
Something’s In The Air
In his review of Stephen Harper’s first year of majority rule, John Ibbitson wrote that the prime minister had been “unbound.” And the passage of the government’s omnibus budget bill…
Carcross-Tagish First Nation: this time it’s personal
From the Yukon News: Ottawa continues to turn down the Carcross/Tagish First Nation’s calls to negotiate a financial transfer agreement. With concerns that it will be broke by the fall,…
Bell says axing fee will hurt stations by Terry Pedwell
Columnist says the CRTC is doing away with a controversial fee charged by many cable and satellite companies to help improve local TV programming – and forcing them to stop…
The CBC should refocus its mandate on information and culture
News release says the CBC president’s recent declaration that “Canadian content and culture would be the single ‘biggest failed promise’ of a purely free market broadcast model” represents a point…
Critical Thinking From Star Readers
That I am a faithful subscriber to the Toronto Star is in large measure due to its strong cadre of journalists and the capacity of its letter-writers for critical thinking.…
4900…Rob Ford’s Plan Is Foolproof
It was in The Toronto Star today. Toronto shooting: Mayor Rob Ford says gang members should leave the city He is so ahead of his game. WFDS
More retribution?
Toronto Now – July 19, 2012 Another young man has been shot dead, this time near a North York primary school. Lawrence Heights residents reported hearing gunshots around 1:15 a.m.…
What to do with Stonehenge, and other reasons science is good
Don’t forget Stonehenge. They would make some nice landscaping rocks. Alltop is in danger of being crushed by a dwarf.
ConCalls: Gone Dismissing
So, new Elections Canada commish, what’s up? I know you’re new on the job, but you seemed to have been able to get a confident handle on things enough by…
rtod
Revolutionary thought of the day: There are limits to how far a people can be pushed. And if violence continues to be the preferred mechanism for control, if the state…
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio : let’s stop-and-frisk Barack Obama
Barack Obama's birth certificate definitely fake, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio still insists Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 PHOENIX — Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse say President Barack Obama's birth…
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio : let’s stop-and-frisk Barack Obama
Barack Obama's birth certificate definitely fake, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio still insists Wednesday, Jul. 18, 2012 PHOENIX — Investigators for an Arizona sheriff's volunteer posse say President Barack Obama's birth…
About that hearing yesterday
Oh, and there was a reason I didn’t post a single word about that much-anticipated hearing yesterday. There’s a reason for that. Some people in the West end aren’t going…