Why Palestine is different
Secretary of State John Kerry is making an all-out effort to restart peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Many well-intentioned, highly intelligent people from around the world have engaged in…
May 2013
Robocalls: Fed Court’s Election Fraud Finding Implicates Conservatives
The Federal Court ruling states that “there was an orchestrated effort to suppress votes during the 2011 election campaign by a person with access to the CIMS database.” An attack…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Andrew Coyne notes that the Robocon decision finding electoral fraud using the Cons’ voter database fell short of naming names – but recognizes…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, May 27, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, May 27, 2013: F.T.C. Is Said to Have Begun a New Inquiry on Google Who’s to blame…
Juxtaposition
From Warren Bell’s devastating comparison between the Peter Kent of yesteryear and the embarrassment he’s become, here’s Canada’s environment minister on why we shouldn’t worry our pretty little heads about…
CBC threatens to take Harper Government to court over budget Bill C-60
The CBC is threatening to take the Harper Conservatives to court over their attempt to impose dictatorship-style control on the Crown corporation through budget Bill C-60. The post CBC threatens…
WikiLeaks Leaks Transcript of Hollywood Doc on Julian Assange, Online Activism
WikiLeaks leaks transcript of “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks”, the Hollywood doc on Julian Assange and online activism a day before the $2 million vindictive and biased film…
Dr. Freud Would Be Fascinated
When historians sit down and — with the advantage of hindsight — evaluate the Harper years, they will certainly mention the Wright-Duffy Affair. They may conclude that it was the…
Marxism, Capitalism & Technology
Thoughts on Marxism & Technology Part I There is a joke about Marxist economists that goes something along the lines of “Marxists have predicted five of the last four recessions”.…
Marxism, Capitalism & Technology
Thoughts on Marxism & Technology Part I There is a joke about Marxist economists that goes something along the lines of “Marxists have predicted five of the last four recessions”.…
Marxism, Capitalism & Technology
Thoughts on Marxism & Technology Part I There is a joke about Marxist economists that goes something along the lines of “Marxists have predicted five of the last four recessions”.…
Marxism, Capitalism & Technology
Thoughts on Marxism & Technology Part I There is a joke about Marxist economists that goes something along the lines of “Marxists have predicted five of the last four recessions”.…
The Ford scandal: video that “doesn’t exist” now linked to a homicide
From the front page of this morning’s Globe: A senior member of Rob Ford’s office was interviewed by police last week about a tip linking a video allegedly showing the…
The evolution of the fat cell
The average human has 40 billion fat cells. These tiny, glistening, oleaginous buggers are designed to store energy for when we need it. Along with the brain, the liver, the…
Today In T.O. Turmoil
A senior member of Rob Ford’s office was interviewed by police last week about a tip linking a video allegedly showing the mayor smoking illicit drugs to a recent Toronto…
Like Father. Like Son. #nlpoli
So after a teaser column in the Telegram last week that was more creative fiction than serious history or memoir, John Crosbie explained why he loves the Muskrat Falls project…
Temporary Foreign Workers Program: RBC pledges not to outsource Canadian jobs
Stung by the Temporary Foreign Workers Program scandal, the Royal Bank of Canada says it’s no longer in the deplorable business of outsourcing Canadian jobs to foreign workers. But only,…
CBC News Misrepresents Autism By Omitting Any Reference to Intellectual Disability
In “The new definition of autism” CBC News provides detailed descriptions of autism as represented by the five pervasive developmental disorders in the DSM-IV and the Autism Spectrum Disorder in…
Evil twins: Alberta Progressive Conservatives assail Wildrosers, and vice versa
This is not a photograph of Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Alberta Opposition Leader Danielle Smith. For one thing, these two are far too friendly with one another. But you…
If we don’t bother to care, then we will elect more buffoons for mayor
Winnipeg Free Press columnist Bartley Kives provides a round up of Rob Ford’s most embarrassing moments beginning with the Don Cherry debacle: “Oh man, it was just embarrassing for the…