Peru bans GMO foods
Due to the unknown effects that genetically modified plants can have and the intellectual property issues around them (basically Monsanto sues everyone), Peru has joined other counties in banning GMO…
January 2013
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, January 21, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, January 21, 2013: Retweet this tweet (and follow us) for a chance to win 1 of 30…
The Trudeau Paradox – Part I
The results of last year’s provincial election in Quebec, which returned the Parti Quebecois to power, only reconfirmed the perceptions many Canadians in other parts of the country had of…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Dennis Gruending writes about the importance of Edgar Schmidt’s whistleblowing against unconstitutional legislation: Schmidt says that he has over a period of years…
40 years old and already irrelevant: happy birthday roe v wade
Right now there are no American women who were of reproductive age prior to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Yet reproductive rights in the US…
Giving Credit
Over the last four years, Paul Krugman has been a harsh critic of the Obama administration — not because it has failed to cut the deficit — but because it…
#skndpldr Roundup
This past weekend saw another Saskatchewan NDP leadership debate, this time in Weyburn. But oddly enough (particularly given the presence of some of the most active social media presences in…
Tepid Liberal leadership debate won’t change anyone’s mind — about anything
Tepid Liberal leadership debate won’t change anyone’s mind — about anything.
GHG Cap & Trade
This is a guest blog post written by Whitehorse-based economist, Luigi Zanasi. Please feel free to comment. Also, please note that this was written before Marc’s blog post of Jan.…
MLK and today
Today is Martin Luther King Day, and also inauguration day. Four years ago today, when Barack Obama was being sworn in as President of the United States, I was in…
New Evidence Generally Not Accepted On Appeal
Polar Supplies Ltd. v. Cape Dorset (Hamlet), 2013 NUCA 2 is a good source for the principle that, usually, new evidence, as opposed to fresh evidence, is generally not admissible…
They BuyPartisan: ExxonMobil Donates $260,000 to Obama Inauguration
President Barack Obama will be publicly sworn in today – on Martin Luther King Jr. Day – to serve his second term as the 44th President of the United States.…
Ask General Kang: How do you beat high gas prices?
I have never owned one of your quaint “internal combustion engine” vehicles, so I have not had to worry about the high price of gas, but I have been getting…
Enter the Serif!
For centuries, two font clans have been fighting it out. Who’s typographic Kung Fu is stronger? Warning: font nerd humor. If you liked this, then it’s a cinch you’ll enjoy…
Together, we’re winning.
It’s been an action-packed year at OpenMedia—Internet freedom has been challenged on so many fronts, and with your support, we’ve made sure we’ve been there to defend it. The pro-Internet…
Pupatello And Wynne Support Offshore Wind
Offshore wind should be a slam-dunk. After all its offshore, wayout of sight of any protesting NIMBYs. So it is good to know that the two front runners in the…
Populations #nlpoli
Ross Reid has a new job. He used to be federal fisheries minister. Since 2003 or so, Ross has been a deputy minister in the provincial government. Lots of people…
Blazing Cat Fur Takes One In The Money Belt
From the website of Richard Warman: Richard Warman is pleased to confirm settlement of his libel action against Arnie Lemaire (aka BlazingCatFur) on terms acceptable to the parties including removal…
Playing to the Left: Joyce Murray and the Liberal Leadership Race
I still have nothing to say about golden boy Justin Trudeau. For the life of me, I cannot seem to form an opinion of the man one way or the…