Mr. Grinch
There is an unwritten, often unmentioned social contract that takes place when you do what you think is something selfless. We like to think that we are altruistic. That is,…
June 2013
200,000 Canadians Experience Homelessness Each Year, Says New Report
By: York University | Press Release: TORONTO, June 19, 2013 – The Canadian Homelessness Research Network (Homeless Hub) and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness released the first extensive Canadian…
CFI: A case study in a PR failure
I won’t recap the full back story of what’s happened at Center for Inquiry Transnational (not to be confused with Centre for Inquiry Canada which is embroiled in its own…
Chemical Agents Of The State
Canadians first somewhat accepted RCMP officers dousing peaceful protesters (and the media) with pepper spray, back in the 90s, during the OPEC summit in B.C. It’s regressed to the point…
Reliance damages in tort and contract
PreMD Inc. v. Ogilvy Renault LLP, 2013 ONCA 412 holds: The ordinary measure of damages in tort is reliance damages. The court tries to put the injured party in the…
Water Contamination from Fracking: Jessica Ernst Releases Groundbreaking Report
Jessica Ernst, a high-profile, Alberta-based environmental consultant, has released a comprehensive summary of science, facts and documents relating to groundwater contamination from the controversial practice of natural gas hydraulic fracturing…
India and China: Two Giants with Different Records When It Comes to Inequality
China is doing better for its citizens than India mainly because it is providing more equal opportunity, according to Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate for economics in The New York Times…
What will Canada’s new cell phone rules mean for you?
You’ve probably heard about Canada’s new rules to protect cell phone users, which were recently published by the CRTC. While not perfect, the CRTC’s new Code of Conduct is definitely…
Google’s Eye On the World.
Google Alerts is a fine source of news from around the world on almost any topic that interests you. Every day Google delivers to your inbox an array of linked…
6171…Pauline Marois For The High Jump
Sure looks that way. La Presse reports this morning that a CROP poll says 70 per cent of the residents of La Belle are not satisfied with the actions of…
6170…Bob Rae Watching Game 7 Tonite
Me too. San Antonio Spurs in Miami to play the Heat in game 7 of the NBA Finals. Word is Bob Rae is all over the Miami Heat. Look for…
Internet in the Arctic
I’m up in Yellowknife running some training for the Liberals up here and we got talking about internet service in the Territories. I think most of us can agree that…
Internet in the Arctic
I’m up in Yellowknife running some training for the Liberals up here, and we got talking about internet service in the Territories. I think most of us can agree that…
Hope He Has A Restful Summer
Wondering if the rotund Senator from somewhere has made his annual pilgramage to P.E.I. yet. In any event, the Cavendish Cottager (as The Disaffected Lib refers to him) should not…
Howard Kurtz’ long slide into irrelevancy ends at Fox News
Howard Kurtz must be so relieved. He no longer has to pretend to be ‘fair and balanced.’ The disgraced conservative media critic has finally found the home where he should…
Did Harper Deal BlackBerry a Body Blow?
Is there anything Stephen Harper won’t do to degrade his office? Time and again Harper reveals his chronic dark, gutter side. The man has the integrity and instincts of a…
Vancouver community’s grassroots vs. centralized control
Opinion: City park board, community centre associations at odds over plans to end volunteer-run operations Special to The Vancouver Sun June 19, 2013 The following commentary was submitted by the…
Erica Meekes: Apathy is Boring! So’s Integrity.
I guess sitting around all day in the PMO, sending out inoffensive, truthful releases must be really boring! So let’s mix it up a little. Throw in a little Trudeau…
6169…Tribute To James Gandolfini
Found this on BuzzfeedUK.“Holsten’s, the ice cream shop in New Jersey where James Gandolfini filmed the final scene of The Sopranos, have left his seat ‘Reserved’ today in a poignant…
6168…Daycare Owner Drugs Toddlers
And, frankly, it is surprising it doesn’t happen more often.Columbus, Ohio’s NBC4 reports that “Tammy Eppley, 37, is accused of crushing up Benadryl and melatonin and mixing it into the…