When America Became Amerika
The media is swamped with articles about the 10th anniversary of the Anglo-American conquest of Iraq. To those of us in the “I Told You So” camp, most of these…
March 2013
March 22: Even the budget is a zero
Last night, a good fairy flew into my room, hovered for some minutes, and we chatted. But I’ll discuss that at the end._______________________________________________________________________________The best that can be said of the…
Victim Surcharge
R. v. K.E., 2013 ONCA 175 is a useful source for the quantum of victim surcharge: The obligation to impose a victim surcharge on a convicted offender, except where the…
petition google to save google reader: please sign and share widely
A while back, I expressed my frustration with the current massive emphasis on mobile apps, and with organizations that use Facebook pages instead of web pages: the walled-off internet, or…
Conservatives Lose $8 Billion, Get Free Pass From Media
It’s possible to trace, year over year, the increasing negligence and partisanship of the Canadian media by how they react to government budgets. Take this year’s budget, for instance. If…
BC Conservatives "Believe in BC," apparently…
The news out today says that the BC Conservative Party has come out with its platform, entitled “We Believe in BC,” the first ones out of the gate. Apparently, it…
My eyes hurt. Close them.
More scrounging and cross app application of tools. Filed under: art, digital, drawing, painting Tagged: Cat, Paper, pattern, procreate
Next Steps in Protecting the Great Lakes
Lake Huron shoreline/Photo by Jimmy Brown In the face of decades of environmental, pollution and development stresses on the shorelines, wetlands, river basins, flora and fauna of the Great Lakes,…
My Open Letter to Joyce Murray. . . .
Dear Ms Murray Like many Canadians of all different political stripes, I got involved in the new open leadership process of the Liberal Party of Canada. Though my politics are…
Austerity through infrastructure Cuts: Budget 2013
One the most amazing things about this budget is that one of its three focuses will actually be the opposite of what it’s touting. You’ll likely hear that $14 billion…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, March 22, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 22, 2013: Smartphone hacking comes of age, hits US victims John Paul Stevens: ‘I definitely made…
The Ottawa Hospital: Restructuring now called cutbacks?
Last week we were in Ottawa publicly challenging the Champlain Local Health Integration Network to treat service transfers from The Ottawa Hospital as an integration decision. There was a terrific…
Two Messages For Tim Hudak
I have a bit of a busy morning ahead, so just a brief post for now. I have written many times about young Tim Hudak, the lad who aspires to…
BBC Faces Easter Strike as Union Says Broadcaster Is Becoming a ‘Sweatshop’ by Georg Szalai
Columnist says union members will protest amid continuing job cuts, workload complaints and claims of bullying and harassment.
FinAnts Minister to forego usual budget tour for Asia trip
Inspired by these headlines: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/inside-politics-blog/2013/03/ministers-hit-the-hometown-good-news-circuit-as-house-kicks-off-budget-debate.html http://www.globalnews.ca/flaherty+to+forego+usual+budget+tour+for+asia+trip/6442832954/story.html
It’s About Selfishness
“The modern conservative,” John Kenneth Galbraith wrote, “is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” He…
Is The SWP A Dead Duck: Part 2
It isn’t only in the nations, like the former USSR, that bureaucracy can use its control of wealth and power to defeat grassroots challengers. What happened with the rise of…
Is The SWP A Dead Duck: Part 2
It isn’t only in the nations, like the former USSR, that bureaucracy can use its control of wealth and power to defeat grassroots challengers. What happened with the rise of…
Is The SWP A Dead Duck: Part 2
It isn’t only in the nations, like the former USSR, that bureaucracy can use its control of wealth and power to defeat grassroots challengers. What happened with the rise of…