Counting the Nuclear Fallout from Fukushima
Miranda Holmes on the health impacts of Fukushima you haven’t been hearing about from your government or the mainstream media: “Even though it wasn’t reported in the Proceedings of the…
2012
Riding Talk
The electoral commission could have saved us a lot of time by painting this map blue The new riding maps are out! The new riding maps are out! It’s Christmas…
Anarchist right vs anarchist left ideologies
I don’t much care for the ideologies of either the so called anarchist right (libertarianism) or the anarchist left (a hodgepodge of post- and proto-communist, syndicalist, participatory economic, and other…
4846…One In Five Relationships Start On Line
That is what Match Canada says. I always take boasts and bullsh*t and divide it by half but still, one in ten, pretty impressive. Works for moi. WFDS
Being a party to a conspiracy does not tie someone to things done by that person outside the scope of the conspiracy
R. v. Venneri, 2012 SCC 33 was released a few moments ago. While dealing in large part with criminal organizations, it has useful language pointing out that merely being a party to…
It’s 40 below, and I don’t give a ….
Stampede celebrates 100th anniversary For all those barbaric yahoos who enjoy torturing animals for fun, entertainment, and most of all – profit..you can keep your little circus…leave the rest of…
Law Takes Precedence Over Justice in Germany – An Update From Captain Paul Watson
Captain Paul Watson describes the political and legal limbo in which he finds himself in Germany, as Costa Rica continues to push for his extradition to face charges stemming from…
Sun TV Swaps Akin For Extra Krista
David Akin is apparently out At Sun TV. Instead we’ll be getting three hours of: …which, frankly, is still not enough to make me watch. Good luck to David Akin,…
Track of the Day: The Hold Steady “Constructive Summer”
It may be hot today in Toronto, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do something with it. The Hold Steady understands.
July 6: Wow! Evergy industries, corruption,…
….government and regulators on the take, tremendous dangers, death toll unpredictable…..a government-apppointed, expert panel tells terrible story of the betrayal by government, the corruptiong of inspectors and regulars, and the…
Ying Jia:" Success" of a Chinese Couple As Owners of a Depanneur
Great reportage on the life of a corner store owner in Quebec, done by the National Film Board and Le Devoir. Check it out: part in English, mostly in French,…
Friday morning Baseless Smears and Allegations blogging
Remember Guelph? That was the original focus of the Elections Canada investigation into fraudulent phone calls but it seems like such a long time ago it may be difficult to…
Ridiculous, boring, stupid: Summertime reading
Perhaps it’s because I’m in Jamaica and don’t give a rat’s ass, or perhaps it’s because I’m becoming even more of a curmudgeon than before: either way – and from…
The Groia Decision – be very careful if alleging bad faith against a prosecution
Well known Toronto litigator Joseph Groia was found by the Law Society to have engaged in professional misconduct for his conduct during the Felderhof/Bre-X trial. The decision is lengthy and…
The Climate Crisis: It’s Time To Take Back The Land
Dr. Vandana Shiva – physicist, ecologist, activist, author, and founder of Navdanya (a movement for biodiversity conservation) on the most important work of our times: * VandanaShiva.org
Lost in space
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What To Expect When You’re Electing: Part 2 – Mitt Romney
Romney.jpg In Part 1 of this series, we explored the overall environmental issues that are facing the U.S., mostly as a part of coordinated attacks by politicians in Washington. In…
Unsworn and uncontested statements not a proper basis for judgment
R. v Fuller 2012 ONCA 473 (Goudge, Feldman, Blair JJ.A.) set aside a sentence as excessive having regard to the fact the appellant was a relatively youthful first offender who…
Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to end your week. – Dan Gardner nicely sums up how any Con cabinet shuffles are utterly irrelevant since Stephen Harper prefers ciphers to functional ministers in any…
48 per cent say supervisor taking Niagara hospital in wrong direction
The Niagara Health System’s supervisor has commissioned a poll on his interim recommendations for the struggling multi-site hospital. If anything, the poll confirmed why Kevin Smith had been appointed by…