Underestimating China
The Chinese keep taking the West by surprise with their technological advancement. We’re pretty sure a fair bit of their knowledge is purloined via the internet. Some, probably, but not…
March 2013
Shhh. Don’t Tell Harper
With his authoritarian bent, this might just appeal to Sideshow Steve. And, of course, when thinking of Ruler Harper who doesn’t think of Albania? Wired.com has a neat item about…
LPC Showcase: I’m In
So, anyone who has already attempted to sign up as a blogger for the LPS showcase in T.O. will probably be receiving an email from one Curtis O’Nyon, Liberal Leadership…
Enhanced credit for pre conviction custody may properly include ineligibility for remission and parole while in remand custody
R. v. Summers, 2013 ONCA 147 holds enhanced credit for pre conviction custody may properly include consideration of ineligibility for remission and parole while in remand custody: As I see…
Supporter registration deadline should be extended
Joyce Murray – contender With the deadline to register to vote a few days away, and less than a third of the total eligible registered so far, it is imperative…
Well, That’s That Then.
In an upset, Falkland Islanders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of flipping the bird to Argentina. Despite near zero temperatures and flurries of snow and rain, the turnout was 92%…
In Papal News
Let the Conclave begin! Wait, what’s that? There’s already a snag? Frontrunner Papal would-be, Cardinal Angelo Scola’s diocese has just been raided by Italy’s anti-mafia cop squad. Anti-mafia detectives swooped…
5723…Wanna Meet Dean Del Mastro?
I would be thinking he will be back home, Peterborough, ON, tomorrow. It is widely reported that tomorrow that the biggest thing ever to happen in Peterpatch is going down…
Manila the Miners’ Canary of Climate Change
The Philippines are now being thought of as the “miners’ canary” of climate change. The archipelagic state has reeled under the impacts of sea level rise and typhoons of increasing…
Carbon Taxes are about Climate Change, Go Figure
This is going to be a rather brief post, but I think this warrants attention. Google obviously is aware I am interested in climate and energy issues, so an ad…
Land Use Planning for Nature, Climate and Communities
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 In December 2012 the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria published a collection of environmental law reform proposals, with contributions from a variety of…
Spin Alert: BC NDP Scheming with Public Funds? Not quite.
Spin alert! So, BC political news is all a-twitter this morning with rumours that the BC NDP has been scheming around with legislative funds, to the tune of $200k a…
March 12: on a positive note—-
—let’s start with how foreign news in a newspaper should be handled, starting with a few principles. 1. Reporting them as is done now is largely a waste of time.…
RIP Pressing Politics: The blogging days are over
I knew today would come eventually, and it finally has. I started this blog last year partially out of boredom and partially as a vice. Now it’s time to put…
How Redford Can Walk the Walk, Part 2
This is the second post in a three-part series. For Part 1, Parsing Redford’s Little Black Lies, click here. As Alberta Premier Alison Redford tries her best to hoodwink American…
MRSA and C. Difficile rates fall (but not here)
A new report from the Chief Medical Officer of Health in England reports that “rates of C. difficile have fallen consistently in all English regions in recent years. MRSA has…
EU Bans Cosmetics Tested on Animals
The European Union has banned the selling of cosmetics that have been tested on animals. This will make the lives of many animals better and may encourage innovations in cosmetic…
On first steps
I’m skeptical about Paul Adams’ argument that some type of electoral non-compete agreement between the NDP and the Libs is inevitable an election cycle or two down the road. But…
Are you ready for this again? #nlpoli
It seems like only yesterday that the young man from the Pearl was the mayor of the cozy city. -srbp-