The Smoking Gun: Who was the real author of the 2012 omnibus bills?
Friday, January 11, 2013 Kudos to Greenpeace Canada for finding something of a smoking gun exposing the role of the oil and gas industry in the gutting of Canada’s environmental…
January 2013
Judge must answer jury questions promptly and before verdict
R. v. Ellis, 2013 ONCA 9 holds that, when a jury asks a question normally that question should be addressed promptly and before a verdict is accepted.
Stephen Harper Delivering a Speech
He is delivering the speech in front of his devoted fans 🙂
EKOS Ideology Poll: 48% Liberal, 25% Conservative, 22% Hipsters
And by hipsters, I mean whatever the heck the NDP are calling themselves these days. Its an interesting poll, with certain parts best represented in graphical form: In every province,…
An iPotty? Really?
Americans may endure dreadful healthcare outcomes but at least their kids can go in style.
The Biggest Little Black Lie of 2012
In a culture awash in bullshit, it’s no easy task to identify the Little Black Lie of the Year. It’s like choosing the most beautiful butterfly or the most violent…
Say What, Michelle?
Salon is reporting that Michelle Bachmann is refusing to pay five staffers who worked on her presidential nomination campaign. Those who remain unpaid have apparently refused to sign “a nondisclosure…
More Pupatello momentum: Stronach, and key Murray guy
More support moves to Pupatello campaign For Immediate Release TORONTO, January 11, 2013 – Sandra Pupatello’s campaign for leadership of the Ontario Liberal party picked up two new, key, endorsements…
Unist’ot’en Action Camp: Stopping Pipelines In Their Tracks
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It struck me from the outset that the Natives were Canada’s best chance for pushback against corporate and oil and gas interests. Who else could or would…
The colour of hot or inadequate heatmaps
The recent Australasian heatwave has been so unprecedented that the Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has had to add a new colour (purple) to represent the hottest region:
In India, "Respected" Women Don’t Get Raped
The lawyer defending three of five men charged with the recent gang rape and murder of a young Indian woman intends to hold her male companion responsible for her death.…
The Week That Was: Extreme Weather & Extreme Politics
It’s been a fascinating week in Canadian politics, and an alarming one weather-wise across the planet. While Indigenous Peoples in Canada and elsewhere join together to say enough is enough,…
Mission Accomplished for the shrewd person who decided on the Deloitte Audit Release
It’s difficult not to think that the timing of the release of the Deloitte financial audit of Atawapiskat was calculated in its anticipation of a potential backlash against Spence and,…
Mission Accomplished for the shrewd person who decided on the Deloitte Audit Release
It’s difficult not to think that the timing of the release of the Deloitte financial audit of Atawapiskat was calculated in its anticipation of a potential backlash against Spence and,…
Looking toward Travel: A Taste of the Inca Trail
One of the things that is good about January is not thinking about January. We’re having a little thaw right now which means that the snow–still deep–is a little mangey.…
Band of the Month: The Benefit of the Free Man
Hey there and happy Friday! After a holiday hiatus, Band of the Month is back! This Friday’s band is The Benefit of the Free Man. A Toronto born five piece…
Jan. 11:All the news you don’t need…..
Harper is (reluctantly) meeting with the Assembly of Chiefs. The chiefs, who did precious little to support Chief Theresa Spence, are now, seemingly, on her side. I doubt it. Look…
Idle No More: Journalists on the Wrong Side of History
One of the great hazards of journalism is that a writer may come down commandingly on the wrong side of history. The Idle No More movement provides just such an…
Are Drones Self-Defeating?
Ask any Somali, Yemeni or Pakistani mountain tribesman. Barack Obama likes his drones or, more accurately, likes to use his drones to obliterate people he thinks deserve to be wiped…
On Hiatus
There won’t be any new blog posts for the next two weeks as we begin our annual hegira to Cuba, where the climate and the people offer a soothing respite…