In like a lamb or a lion? It’s March in Ontario politics
March starts as neither a lamb nor a lion, but with a fascinating report. It suggests Tim Hudak has trouble – but, then again, if the Ontario PCs move decisively…
March 2013
Trent Wotherspoon, is without doubt, the BEST candidate to lead the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Trent Wotherspoon for Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Liability for conspiracy narrow
R v JF 2013 SCC 12 holds there are two schools of thought in Canada as to how, and under what circumstances, a person can be found liable as a…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, March 1, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 1, 2013: Violence and Threats Against Lawyers Is a Growing Concern in Canada February 2013 |…
Female cardinals!?
Now that is a good idea.
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – The Star’s editorial board highlights why our elected representatives should be countering the effect of precarious employment (rather than exacerbating them as the…
They Still Walk Among Us
I have always felt a deep, abiding respect and affection for people of integrity. During my career as an English teacher, I took special delight in teaching plays like Arthur…
Innovation or monopoly? Astral versus illico Club Unlimited by Pierre Karl Peladeau
Quebecor CEO says Astral’s attempt to halt a new, homegrown service is incomprehensible at a time when American services like Netflix and organizations like Apple TV are attracting growing interest…
Create this revolution! Call for engaged art
From the Gallery 101 press release: CALL FOR ARTISTS SUBMISSIONS Deadline: March 6, 2013 Gallery 101, (G101), invites Emerging and Established Artists who are interested in participating in an exhibition…
The Second Coming
The word on the street is that the Harper government has informed Washington that, if it doesn’t approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, there will be a catastrophic rupture in Canadian-American…
Trudeau in Vaughan last night
…sent along by my friend Steven Del Duca. Hearing amazing reports.
I agree, somewhat, with Tom Flanagan
I have what I know will be a very unpopular opinion about a highly volatile subject. I should probably keep it to myself, but I feel compelled to share it.…
Ask General Kang: Did I miss anything important in class yesterday?
How the hell would I know? I don’t even know what kind of class you’re taking! I do have a couple of ideas, though, if you should be worried about…
Globe & Mail To Staff: Our Pay-wall Is Making Us Tons O’ Dough
…but can you all take the summer off without pay?
Feds Ask: How Do We Extract Resources From A Melting Arctic?
From MERX, where governments post their RFPs and Qs: The Department of Transport, Strategic Policy and Innovation Directorate, is responsible for ensuring a safe, efficient and reliable transportation system in…
Party Spending on Polls #nlpoli
Over the past decade, the provincial Conservatives have consistently outspent the other parties in the province on polling and similar research in both election and off years, according to figures…
Flanagan’s flop reveals deeper truth about the nature of hypocrisy in Canada
I am not writing this blog post with the idea that the right to free speech, or expression is without limit. Tom Flanagan proves that in exercising that right, the…
Australia Orders Another Two Dozen F-18 Super Hornets
Another apparent setback for the F-35 light attack bomber. The Pentagon has informed Congress of plans to sell twelve more F-18 E/F Super Hornets plus a dozen electronic warfare F-18…