140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, May 30, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 30, 2013: Online legal notice through message board unprecedented in B.C.: lawyers for former Leafs GM…
May 2013
Harper Did The Dion Duffy Do-Over
Mike Duffy once mocked Stephane Dion for asking for restarts to questions for a TV interview. Journalists typically grant these requests, as was explained at the time by less biased…
New column day
Here, on how Tom Mulcair’s effective cross-examination of Stephen Harper serves as only one step toward the government we should want – i.e., one thoughtful and responsible enough to actually…
Ottawa tonight: me and my brother Bernie, for Israel
Over 300 tickets have been sold, I’m told. See you tonight!
Looking The Other Way
Over the last two days, Stephen Harper has tried every trick he knows to distance himself from Mike Duffy and Nigel Wright. But, Andrew Coyne writes, the quagmire in which…
The Convenience of Mulcair’s Non-Crime
Stephen Harper is in the hot seat. Again. What does he do? Does he apologize? Does he work to create any sense of empathy for Canadians interested in seeing some…
Unmarked dirt roads
If you haven’t seen Geogessr yet, then I do apologize for introducing you to this addictive Internet game. I’m currently developing a Sherlock Holmes-like ability to recognize dirt. Alltop is…
The girl who has been with me for 30 years
Thirty years ago, in Ottawa, a guy walked into the place where Chris and I were sitting. He handed me a Joan of Arc medal, and walked out. I’ve been…
Rob Ford crack video exists: source
…and the source, as it turns out, is none other than Rob Ford. Link here. The Star: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford told senior aides not to worry about a video…
Star Front Page?
The story’s not on-line yet. Source of image is their editor: #robford #mayorford says he knew where the video was hidden, Star is told. Front page Thursday. yfrog.com/gy51fipnj— Michael Cooke…
Dunderdale and Dalley tell different trade talk stories #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale (via NTV): We’re looking for a ‘carve-out’ on the minimum processing regulations … so they’ll be exempted, and we want access to the European market on a…
State Department Inspector General Investigating Keystone XL Contractor ERM’s Conflicts of Interest
The Checks and Balances Project has announced that the U.S. State Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has launched a conflicts-of-interest investigation into dirty dealings pertaining to the contractor tasked…
CBC Inclusion Interviews: What Did Smith and Carr Mean By Inclusion?
CBC’s Terry Seguin conducted two very good interviews with outgoing NBTA President Heather Smith and EECD Minister Jody Carr over the last two days. However, neither of Terry’s guests gave…
Two songs about Rob Ford smoking crack
The Rob Ford crack controversy has a soundtrack. First we have the bluntly titled Rob Ford Smoking Crack by 21-year-old hip hop artist Corey Charron. The three-minute ditty tells a…
The Final Degeneracy of Stephen Harper
I told you he was desperate. I told you he was cracking up.And that it wouldn't be long before The Beast would show its face.Yesterday he was the human punching…
Doug Griffiths leads unconvincing charge against Wildrose robocalls.
TweetSwinging at the chance to bloody their opposition, Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives are trying to make a connection in Albertans minds between automated robocalls made on behalf of the Wildrose Party…
The Doctor of Panama: a strange tale of Harperite politics and national security
Positive vetting? Where’s George Smiley when you really need him? Not in Canada, by the sound of it. Below: Dr. Arthur Porter with his former pal Prime Minister Stephen Harper…
Gas Pains: B.C.’s gas plan is a short-sighted pipe dream
B.C. appears to be pinning its economic hopes on natural gas – much of it obtained by fracking. While the world should be turning from fossil fuels to cleaner energy…
écoHackMTL: An excellent launch
We had an excellent turnout for the écoHackMTL launch. A big thank-you to everyone who helped me put it together! If you missed the action you can see a few…