The constitution has some strange artifacts in it. One of them is the guarantee of government funding for Catholic schools in Ontario Alberta and Saskatchewan and the territories. No other…
Following are the notes on which I based presentations to the Senate National Finance Committee on June 6 and the House of Commons Finance Committee on May 29. They summarize…
There has been much press coverage of what the Federal government has quietly inserted into its omnibus budget bill, including considerable environmental deregulation. Hiding sweeping legislative changes inside these large…
Talk of financial problems at Eastern Health brought to mind an operational review of the former Health Care Corporation of St. John’s, completed by the Hay Group and released in…
In 1989 protestors in China took to Tiananmen Square and were confronted by tanks and the full Chinese state apparatus to shut them down. The most iconic image is the…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, June 06, 2012: Lawyer/Novelist Morley Torgov hasn’t quit his day job yet Sperm donation laws on trial…
"Goin' Down the Road" (1970) is one of Canada's best films. It shows how poorly educated folks from Cape Breton struggle and fail in Toronto where the good jobs require…
They’ve been there for a couple nights, too, at Nike’s Yorkville store. Anyone know why?
Interesting article today, detailing developments in a lone riding which could become a template for greater “co-operation” moving forward. I contend some measure of co-ordination is largely inevitable, as well…
His protests notwithstanding, I’m told he is in fact running. Comment away!
“Guys are talking nonsense and he got nonsense back.” – Sgt. Mark Charlebois in defense of his denial of Paul Figueiras’s Charter Rights during Toronto 2010 G20 Summit. Unfortunately, Sgt.…
A few months ago, I travelled to Toronto at the invitation of Louise Kinross, Director of Communications at Holland Bloorview Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital. I spoke to the parents there about…
The Globe’s Stephen Wicary and the Post’s Steve Murray have blocked me on Twitter, presumably because I had the temerity to object to the fact that they were joking online…
I think Roman Holiday would have been better if stormtroopers were chasing Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck the whole time. And just to be fair, Peck should have some kind…
A few thoughts on the big interview last night between Harper and Peter Mansbridge on the National… This interview seemed to have two parts to it. The primary focus was…
On the one hand I sympathize with the speed of the investigation into the illegal robocalls (and live calls). Elections Canada are the pros, and will have to testify in…
Wow. As I confessed in a column in the Sun a few weeks ago – I’ll find the link eventually – those of us who insisted Stephen Harper had a…
Your intolerance (in respect of gay kids) has whipped up intolerance towards you (in respect of the $7 billion you receive annually from the province). I don’t know what your…
Not surprisingly, Kruger issued an ultimatum on Tuesday to workers at its Corner Brook mill. CBC quoted the message from the company to the union in an online story: "The…
