John Spong Talks About Religion
I have been doing a great deal of reading about religion over the past few years, and although I rarely allude to it in my blog, I have a deep…
June 2013
when did everyone get so angry?
I told the lady from the pro-life organization that the article I was writing would go to a social justice oriented group of people, and she asked me to withhold…
Email experiment
Below this post are options to share on Facebook, Twitter or as email. Send it to someone as an email, then delete it. Presto! You have just commited what is…
Applicability of a provincial regulatory scheme to the out-of-province appellants
Ontario College of Pharmacists v. 1724665 Ontario Inc. (Global Pharmacy Canada), 2013 ONCA 381 holds: There is no dispute about the legal principles that apply when determining the applicability of…
6124…Tim Hudak For The High Jump
That is what Maddie Di Muccio is asking for in Saturday’s Toronto Sun. Tim Hudak’s head. On a platter. WFDS
6123…Designated Drivers Be Drunks
And that is not just in Northern Ontario where DD means light beer, no shots.A study that was published in The Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found that…
Video: Caleb Behn on Indigenous Law, Resource Conflict in Northeast BC
Watch this presentation by Caleb Behn, a young, First Nations lawyer-in-the-making from Treaty 8 territory in northeast BC – one of the most heavily industrialized places on earth. The subject…
6122…Stephen Harper On Stephen Harper
A bit back to the futurish from my Facebook and real world friend Peter Keleghan. WFDS
The Incredible Human Journey, But Not in the US
Traveling rather far afield as I continue the ground work a new non-fiction book to be called Road through Time, I came upon this marvelous BBC series on human migration:…
On Being in the Public Service
I could probably obtain employment in the private sector, and it remains my back-up plan should the current gig at NRC come to an end (I continue to be ‘unqualified’…
Cavoukian Fed A Line Of BS
JIMMO is still talking OLP “cover-up”, but his account of how files get stored and backed-up sounds right enough, as does his assertion that Anne Cavoukian has been misinformed re…
June 10: N.B. won’t drop front licence plate"
Wow! Talk about a game changer! How do you like them apples, Mr. Irving? You’ll need to get a front licence plate – if you ever come back to live…
Are We Heading for Despotism?
The first thing that someone stealing your privacy will tell you is “don’t worry.” That’s the standard line after they have been exposed stealing your privacy. That, in turn, is…
Harper takes on Environmental Terrorists
Soon after the 2011 election, with his majority government at last in hand, Prime Minister Harper decided that nothing, but nothing, was more important to Canada’s entire future than a…
Harper takes on Environmental Terrorists
Soon after the 2011 election, with his majority government at last in hand, Prime Minister Harper decided that nothing, but nothing, was more important to Canada’s entire future than a…
Alter Summit: A People’s Manifesto
Europe stands on the edge of a precipice, looking into the abyss. Austerity policies drive the people of Europe into poverty, undercut democracy and dismantle social policies. Rising inequalities endanger…
Alter Summit: A People’s Manifesto
Europe stands on the edge of a precipice, looking into the abyss. Austerity policies drive the people of Europe into poverty, undercut democracy and dismantle social policies. Rising inequalities endanger…