Gated Democracy in Calgary
Last June, I wrote a series of posts about the lack of constituency representation I and many others were receiving from our local Conservative M.P. David Sweet, the catalyst being…
March 2013
5719…Sh*t Is Getting Seriouser In MTL
Cut and paste from Global Montreal: MONTREAL – According to reports, a City of Montreal employee took his own life only a few hours after meeting with the Sûreté du…
When Pigs Float
Shanghai has a water problem. Somehow more than 2,800 dead pigs wound up floating in one of the main rivers that supplies drinking water to the mega-metropolis of 23-million. Local…
Forum Research Poll: 31% Con, 30% Liberal, 27% NDP
Forum Research, everyone’s favourite and most trusted pollster, has come out with their monthly update on the federal scene in Canada, showing a tight three-way race between all major federal…
A plan to fix our broken wireless market.
We saw an outpouring of news coverage for the launch of our cell phone report last week. This spotlight on the concerns of Canadians would not have been possible without…
5718…The Mayor Is Off To Jail
The New York Times has just reported that Kwame Kirkpatrick, who at 31 became mayor of Detroit, has been “…found guilty on…a range of charges, including corruption and fraud, at…
Controversial Ottawa Tory operative now working for Wildrose Opposition.
TweetThe westward migration of Central Canada-based political operatives continues. Controversial former Ottawa Conservative staffer Sébastien Togneri is now employed as the Caucus Whip Coordinator for Danielle Smith‘s Wildrose Official Opposition.…
SWP Special Conference Shows Bureaucracy’s Fangs
On Sunday, March 10 the British Socialist Workers Party held a Special Conference to deal with the crisis that has been raging in its organization since its annual January conference.…
SWP Special Conference Shows Bureaucracy’s Fangs
On Sunday, March 10 the British Socialist Workers Party held a Special Conference to deal with the crisis that has been raging in its organization since its annual January conference.…
SWP Special Conference Shows Bureaucracy’s Fangs
On Sunday, March 10 the British Socialist Workers Party held a Special Conference to deal with the crisis that has been raging in its organization since its annual January conference.…
Cautious Optimism: World Leaders Ready to Tackle Climate Change?
The world’s largest and most influential political and economic forces are showing signs that they might be ready to actively combat climate change. Presently the signs are only words. But…
The legislature is presumed not to intend to abolish, limit, or otherwise interfere with the established common law or statutory rights, including property rights, in the absence of explicit statutory language that it intends to do so
Hamilton (City) v. The Equitable Trust Company, 2013 ONCA 143 holds: In addition to the foregoing considerations, it would be contrary to another well-entrenched principle of statutory interpretation to give…
If hospital cuts are restructuring, then let’s see the evidence
There is little question that a provincial freeze in base hospital operating funding is motivating the present shedding of staff positions and services across the province. Hospitals are required to…
Sabotage suspected at sinking RCMP headquarters in Iqaluit
Maybe, but remember there is a dispute over payment (see here) so I take the allegation of sabotage with a grain of salt! Story here A real Northern mystery has…
New Musical British Anthem – ‘Bugger the Bankers and Politicians’
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Monday mornings can be a grim way to start the week, especially seeing that so many are reeling from that so important lost hour that seems to…
5717…Toronto’s Idea Of A Scandal — LOL
At one end of the 401, Montreal, scandal involves millions upon millions of dollars, the odd body and a bit of jail. At the other end of the 401, Detroit,…
Finding someone a vexatious litigant does not deprive that person of access to justice
Burton v. Assaf, 2013 ONSC 1392 makes the point that finding someone a vexatious litigant does not deprive that person of access to justice: I would point out that an…
Cat on couch. Again.
Filed under: art Tagged: art, black, Cat, couch, digital, sleeping
The Waters of March: Good Sounds in Both Brazil and Quebec
For a long time I thought this Brazilian classic referred to the wonderful abundance of water that appears with the melting snow. But of course, March is the end of…
140Law – Legal Headlines for
Here are the leading legal headlines for Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, March 11, 2013: Luka Magnotta set for preliminary inquiry – Global Toronto Toronto police investigating whether bomb…