The Ontario PCs want you to die
…well, that’s a slight overstatement, but not by much, frankly. Today, they moved in the Ontario legislature to defund the province’s air ambulance service (they’re big on defunding). Among other…
2012
Free Dominion Vs. Dr Dawg: Dawg Wins This Round
Some people might know that Dr. Dawg took the Fourniers to court for allegedly defamatory comments made some time back by FreeD member Roger Smith (aka Peter O’Donnell). In the…
Byline, June 13: Trudeau, and human rights – both divine?
Lilley attempts to engage me in debate, but I remain distracted by the giant wax figure of Trudeau at St. Lawrence College.
Congratulations Dr. Dawg
Our friend and fellow blogger Dr. Dawg has won his appeal: Baglow v. Smith Dawg has also been awarded costs. The case will now proceed to trial.
Dr Dawg wins on appeal
Baglow v. Smith, 2012 ONCA 407 was just released. It suggests that summary judgment is not appropriate in an internet defamation case largely because such needs a factual basis impossible to have on…
Die Hard Liberal Bloggers Try To Convince You To Endure The Conservatives For At Least 7 More Years (Maybe 11) In Hopes Of Grit Revival Under Justin Trudeau
The good news is that progressive Canadians are not going to fall for this last gasp, desperate plea by ‘Liberals’ who would rather have Conservatives in power than New Democrats.…
Renewable Energy Boosts Profits for UK Farmers
Farmers in the UK have benefited from complimenting their growing of crops with renewable energy production. Some farmers have installed wind turbines and others solar, but the result is the…
Just to clarify…
… I’m NOT at work today so if you see more than the usual number of posts popping up on this site today and tomorrow, it is NOT because I…
The case for Justin Trudeau and a two-election strategy
There are a number of interesting names floating around as possible contenders for the Liberal Party of Canada leadership, and many more less than interesting names. While I may or…
Our budget, our voice
Aaron and Kady are both chronicling the omnibus budget bill votes as they happen. But lest there be any doubt, there are still plenty of ways to speak out even…
How Nurses Practice
Working on a PowerPoint presentation, and did up this (yet to be formatted) slide: Which column do you think represents the current state of nursing practice? Filed under: Good Nursing…
Naughty Penguins Horrified Polar Explorers
A century-old academic paper labelled “Not for publication” has been discovered at the Natural History Museum in Tring, England. The paper, written by a polar explorer in 1915, observes—with horror—the…
June 14: Scotland the Brave….
As an officer (captain-lieutenant) of the Fraser Highlanders (a Scottish regiment, to be sure), I was delighted to see a photo on p. 1 of section D of what appeared…
Snakey cat
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: 100 cats
Fixing Canada’s Democracy, Part 74 of 877
I spent 3 hours in the House of Commons from midnight to 3am this morning watching the contemptuous debauchery of the Conservative government squash democracy in ramming through Bill C-38.…
Now Will You Stop Killing Whales, You Bastards?
The Japanese supposedly go whaling for “scientific research” purposes. Hard to tell what they’re looking for. Maybe they’re exploring new ways to kill whales or the process by which they…
Definition of indigent
Foote v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 BCCA 253 provides a helpful definition of indigent. The concept is relevant across the law, being relevant for security for costs, costs generally and…
I don’t really like the term “nanny state”…
… but it is very much appropriate here! Why is it that whenever there is a hot button issue that seems to fall under the rubric as counter to the…
Free Post-Secondary Education & Change
There is a reason to oppose free post-secondary education, and that is the unwillingness to change. Though a majority of Canadians offer justifications for opposing free post-secondary education, the problem…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, June 14, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, June 14, 2012: Law Society’s Innovative Website Helps Parents and Children Involved in a Family Breakdown Judge:…