2012
GC reads the Riot Act
I live in a row house. The woman who owns the next house in the row is an investment advisor. She rents the place out to one group of kids…
Andrew (Andy) Suknaski of Wood Mountain and Moose Jaw
Andy Suknaski, award winning poet and visual artist, has passed away at age 69. Andy was from my home town of Wood Mountain, and I have some memories of him…
One more time, with feeling!!!
And it’s back to the Middle Kingdom. True, the anticipation is not what it was the first time I traveled to China, but being that this is likely my last…
Miklos Zagoni Wants Off Heartland Institute Expert List
Mr. Zagoni, a physicist and science historian at Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, sent me the following email this morning: Dear Mr Muprhy, I got no connection to the HI since…
California Moves To Ban Gay “Conversion” Therapy For Teens
Encouraging news coming out of California this week! The state senate is quickly passing some new legislation that would ban the practice of applying the unscientific and discredited practice of…
Nanny State 2: Yes, Kathy. You are in a hole. #nlpoli
When you are in a whole, the old political saying goes, you should stop digging. That is wonderful advice. Many the politician could have saved himself political grief by following…
Crown versus defence resources
In today's Globe Dirk Derstine comments — perhaps it did not make a difference in Rafferty but how many accused are convicted, wrongfully (?), because there were not the resources…
In What World is a Military Bulldozer Contract a National Scandal?
It has to be asked. The opposition and the prattling classes are unhappy that Defence Minister Peter MacKay attempted to conceal a $105 million conversion of 13 new Leopard 2…
Beaverton Grace Bible Church pastor sues former parishioner for Google reviews
Chuck O’Neal, pastor of Beaverton Grace Bible Church in Oregon will be learning what the Streisand Effect is. About 20 news outlets have picked up this story. Today…want to hazard…
The other shoe: Why the Globe’s ‘temporary leaves’ are likely to become permanent for some
One of the Globe and Mail’s senior copy editors writes a headline while a Pagemasters NA trainee looks on. Globe editors may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Globe Publisher…
Explaining COALM and blogging hiatuses
So, I haven’t posted in a few months, almost 6 to be exact. I don’t believe that this is the end of my blogging adventure. I take hiatuses for various…
Explaining COALM and blogging hiatuses
So, I haven't posted in a few months, almost 6 to be exact. I don't believe that this is the end of my blogging adventure. I take hiatuses for various…
4635…The Pursuit Of Happiness
It is right there in the United States Constitution. Former GOP prez candidate Dr. Ron Paul positioned himself as a bit of a Jeffersonian and constitutionalist. His son, Rand Paul,…
At least it isn’t a Geography Degree or Why Graduating in a Recession Sucks!
Alright, just to be clear, if you are in fact a graduate of a geography(Does this need a Caps on it?) degree of any sort, my title was not meant…
Explaining COALM and blogging hiatuses
So, I haven’t posted in a few months, almost 6 to be exact. I don’t believe that this is the end of my blogging adventure. I take hiatuses for various…
Too many secrets
When I read this story about how Paul Martin’s Liberals supposedly had “more” secret meetings than the Harper Cons I thought, “this is probably bullsh*t” but I didn’t know how…
Two Chretien guys sandwich a Clinton guy
Chretien legend Randy McCauley, Clinton legend Paul Begala, and legendary failure Whatsisname.
Contractual interpretation in context
Hundley v. Garnier, 2012 BCCA 199 is a useful decision dealing with use for context in interpretation of instruments: The importance of considering surrounding circumstances is…
Taxpayers carry financial risks for IPPs
In Kleptocracy: rule by thieves, I repeated news that BC Hydro spent $676 million with private power producers. Through idiocy or corruption, the public utility has been forced to buy…