Worth watching — Andy Griffith on privacy rights and solicitor-client privilege
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wL9Li0f1Po
June 2013
The Foodies vs. Miracle-Gro: bad advertising only perverted tomato squeezers could love
Advertising can be an annoying, all-intrusive, manipulative way to hock a bunch of crap we don’t need, or it can be an entertaining and necessary cog in the wheel of…
City of Nanaimo Will Fight Effort to Site a Garbage Incinerator in their City
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The City of Nanaimo, unlike the sleepwalkers at the CVRD, are up in arms over a plan for mainland garbage to be dumped on them and incinerated.…
Fixing A War Crime From 1885 – The Bell Of Batoche Coming Back To Saskatchewan
“It’s been rumoured all week and now confirmed — the long-missing bell of Batoche will be returned. The bell will be given to the bishop of the diocese of Prince…
June, Alaska, 96 Degrees
NASA apparently hit a nerve when it released a remarkable satellite photo of the state of Alaska taken June 17. What made the picture stand out is that there are…
Council of Canadians resorts to fear on fracking
I somehow got on the Council of Canadians direct mail distribution list. While I like most of their work, I had to respond to their latest mail out and had…
Drivers From Hill: MPs Shouldn’t Drive
MPs should quickly pass legislation to encourage the widespread adoption of self-driving cars, because an increasing number of MPs can not drive themselves properly. They are Drivers From Hill. “Conservative…
A Dozen Reasons why Bill C-377 is the Worst
There has appropriately been a lot a criticism about Bill C-377 at House of Commons committees and the Senate. Hugh Segal has been particularly eloquent as have the many submissions.…
6173…Where Is Theresa Spence?
You remember her. She is the Chief who went on a modified hunger strike this winter in Ottawa. I believe the modification was she could eat anything she want coz…
Should Stephen Harper resign?
I strongly believe that Stephen Harper should resign. $3.1 billion missing or unaccounted for. Despicable behavior of Senators that he appointed. I stopped watching news as the Harper government’s behaviour…
June 21: Ain’t nuthin’ t’see folks. Just keep movin’…..
We won’t talk about anything in the news section. There’s nothing there that you couldn’t find on google news – or on a radio or TV newscast – yesterday. And…
Settlement privilege applies to the quantum of settlement
Sable Offshore Energy Inc. v. Ameron International Corp., 2013 SCC 37, released today, holds the quantum of a settlement is subject to settlement privilege. The case also repeats the established…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Eric Dolan discusses Paul Piff’s research showing that wealth tends to lead to antisocial behaviour – and that even the beneficiaries of a…
healthy slow-cooker recipe of the week: beef, barley, and mushroom stew
This week’s healthy slow-cooker recipe features barley, a yummy and healthy grain. I especially love the chewy texture. Barley is one of the four oldest grains to be cultivated by…
Shawnigan Director Bruce Fraser Reports: SIA Permit For Contaminated Soils Will Be Approved!
Breaking News on SIA Permit Shawnigan CVRD Director Bruce Fraser At a meeting this morning (June 19th) between the MOE, Ministry of Mines and the CVRD it was confirmed that…
Alberta floods, where’s Steve?
As far as I can tell, the only reaction from Harper concerning the horrible situation in southern Alberta has been this piece on conversations that he had with Premier Redford…
Judge must raise concept of reasonable doubt and W.(D.) when credibility findings required on a "vital issue" even without accused testifying
R. v. King, 2013 ONCA 417 holds: In W.(D.), at pp. 757-758, Cory J. set out what is now the commonly-used jury instruction on reasonable doubt: A trial judge might…