140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, July 04, 2012: Megaupload Founder Goes From Arrest to Cult Hero ‘America’s Sheriff’ Andy Griffith Is Also…
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A Cold Lay Up
Micheal Harris continues to chronicle the demise of the Experimental Lakes Area. A poll conducted by Forum Research has revealed that “a whopping 50 percent of Canadians disagreed with the…
Indisputable Proof of Climate Change
The Harper government is muzzling government scientists to stop them from interpreting extreme weather phenomena like record-shattering heatwaves, freak storms, drought and wildfires. Luckily, in this modern age of the…
That curious backtrack on refugee health cuts
Jason Kenney offered up some tremendous spin on his controversial refugee health care cuts that came into force on Saturday yet were the subject of a last minute government change…
Canada Day – The Weekend That Was
So, as we all know (unless you’re not from Canada, in which case, learn about other countries already!) this past weekend we celebrated the 145th birthday of our great nation.…
An early test of the Harper record – thanks to Bev Oda.
In brief, my position on Bev Oda is that in my view, resigning her Cabinet position and as an MP is probably one of the few things Bev Oda did…
Chthonic Monsters — Theseus Meets the Minotaur
This is from a novel-in-progress, in which the characters tell one another many different stories, but I thought I would share here it here the blog. Alas, it it too…
The Justice of the Peace was right
The Star Re: Publication bans in Canadian court cases keep public in the dark, July 1 The Justice of the Peace was right. Yes, freedom of the press is important.…
NDP Courts B.C.
…comes out against Northern Gateway. Do the federal Liberals have a position on this issue? I mean, I know we’re Pro-reefer, and since the recent B.C. ruling, many have suggested…
Tone at the top
The Globe editorializes on Bev Oda’s resignation: “Bev Oda’s departure: an overdue nod to accountability.” The departure of Bev Oda from the federal cabinet should have happened months ago. Nevertheless,…
Beaumont Hamel and the Newfoundland nation #nlpoli
Mark Humphries is an historian at Memorial University. He spoke with CBC’s Chris O’Neill-Yates on July 1 about the impact of Beaumont Hamel on Newfoundland and Labrador. Humphries does an…
4832…Today’s Excuse For Drinking Is……
It’s July 4th! Nothing but Rolling Rock and Michelob Ultra for yer boy today. Happy birthday US of A! WFDS
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
The Calgary Herald, usually a loyal Conservative Party supporter, recently editorialized about the RCMP: “When the RCMP dispatched disgraced Alberta Staff-Sgt. Don Ray to B.C., it was reminiscent of how…
My grandfather taught me how to build a dam instead of islands
When we were kids, and we were lucky, it would rain. And the parking area of my grandfather’s mountain farm would fill up with streams and rivulets. The farm house…
Adaptation
Robert Grumbine points out that the recent derecho that hit Washington DC demonstrates the folly of thinking we can simply adapt to climate change: I live in the national Capitol…
I’ll bet your day seems a lot better now, doesn’t it?
WARNING: extremely foul video, do not watch while eating, digesting, considering eating, or thinking about using a bathtub, ever. I woke up yesterday morning to find the toilet overflowing and…
The coda to Oda was writ bright with orange juice
Bev Oda, foreground, enjoys a celebratory dinner at the Savoy, her orange juice just visible under her right arm. Departing Canadian politicians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Ms.…
Free Dominion and Strange Bedfellows. Again…..
Back on June 14, we briefly mentioned that Dr. Dawg had won his appeal and that the case would now go to trial. We don't want to argue the merit…
Those Facebook Games
Facebook games are getting more, and more easy all of the time. Just see how long it takes you to solve one of the typical Find-A-Word game images that goes…