Idle No More Visits The Sun
You have to give Ezra Levant full marks for chutzpah. A week or so ago he met a hundred Idle No More protestors at the door of the Toronto Sun.…
January 2013
Convention kickoff!
Today’s a busy day! I was at MLG earlier to register for the Ontario Liberal Party convention and pick up some Sandra swag. Ran into Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan…
Happy Robbie Burns Day
If you’re connected to that ancient and noble tribe, it’s a very happy Robbie Burns Day to you. The Ploughman Poet was born on this day in 1759 in Alloway,…
In Toronto at the #olpldr (Ontario Liberal Party) Convention
So I’m in Toronto at Maple Leafs Gardens, (or at Mickey Flynn’s eating lunch at the moment using the free wi-fi)vwith Jim Calder of The Progressive Right. Seen a few…
FreedomWorks Continues Dick Armey’s Defense of Big Tobacco
The third in a series about Dick Armey and his relationship to the tobacco industry throughout his career. See part one and part two. In his last job as head…
Buffoonery continues at Toronto City Hall as Rob Ford wins appeal
The circus that is Rob Ford’s bizarre Toronto mayoralty will continue after the manboy won his appeal to stay in office today after being found guilty of breaking conflict of…
Civil contempt rarely appropriate in family law matters
Hefkey v. Hefkey, 2013 ONCA 44 holds: Moreover, in our view, the civil contempt remedy should not have been sought in the circumstances revealed by the record. The civil contempt…
Ford follies, a continuing series: the politics of it
Rob Ford wins his appeal, so my earlier prediction was wrong. But the Divisional Court is wrong, too. By accepting the notion that a politician can set up a private…
Vancouver’s Dirty, Filthy Secret
Most people don’t know that Metro Vancouver, thanks to its Fraser Port Authority, is poised to become the biggest coal exporter in North America. The Port Authority is now approving…
Too amazing to believe #nlpoli
Every day in Newfoundland and Labrador, the news is like some kind of perpetual, live edition of Ripley’s Believe it or Not. Here’s a sample of what your humble e-scribbler…
Secrets Are Not Good in Public Administration: Rio Tinto Alcan Admits to Making Big Bucks Sellling Electricity During Lock-out
The aluminum multinational Rio Tinto Alcan made $74 million selling electricity to Hydro Québec during a recent lockout of its workers, Le Devoir reports. Under a very secret contract reached…
Rob Ford to Stay as Mayor
Rob Ford’s removal from office, as mayor of Toronto, overturned. Two more years of this clown? Not good for Toronto’s image or reputation. Hopefully in 2014 he will be gone.…
Transsexual and transgender women denied access to shelters as temperatures drop in Montréal
The following press release from ASTT(e)Q (Action Santé Travesti(e)s et Transsexuel(le)s du Québec): Transsexual and transgender women denied access to shelters as temperatures drop in MontréalASTT(e)Q urges Québec shelters to…
Globe bases Pupatello Endorsement on Two Words
The Globe has again proven to politicians how easy it is to fool journalists into thinking that they are actually saying something. The Globe and Mail’s endorsement of Sandra Pupatello…
#skndpldr – Weyburn Debate Notes
In principle, we might have expected the first debate after the holiday break to signal any change in direction from Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership candidates. But it was instead the Weyburn…
Unmarried couples not entitled to support in Quebec
Quebec v A 2013 SCC 5 upholds Quebec law excluding unmarried couples from support obligations. The decision is complex but rests largely on s 1 of the Charter. A summary…
Red Door
I know it’s trite and overdone, but this is pretty much how things are going today:
Why Alberta’s current fiscal situation is actually something worse than just a bust
Following yesterday’s episode of RedTV I am seeing a lot of people on Twitter saying stuff like ‘Here we are again, the boom and bust cycle!”, etc etc. Our current…
Leading The Lemmings
It’s disappointing to listen to the federal Liberals these days. With the exception of Joyce Murray and Martin Cauchon, they’re all saying the same thing. Their chorus confirms that they…