Saving for a rainy day
The tragedy of recent historic flooding in Southern Alberta has had a profound impact on us. As an Edmontonian who spends a good deal of time in Calgary, my heart…
June 2013
Saving for a rainy day
The tragedy of recent historic flooding in Southern Alberta has had a profound impact on us. As an Edmontonian who spends a good deal of time in Calgary, my heart…
What is it about gun owners and Nazis?
You can arrest people for growing or possessing pot. Gun owners don’t give it a shit. You can censor sex and fake violence on TV. Gun owners give even less…
Increasingly Irrelevant NDP Opposition Failed to Question LNG Pipe Dream
Gordon Clark in the Province this week called into question the relevance of the NDP and I’d like to add my two bits worth. The Clark government has bet its…
Sexual exploitation and a position of trust
R. v. Aird, 2013 ONCA 447 holds: Parliament chose not to specify the relationships that would constitute relationships of trust under s. 153(1), likely for two reasons: because of the…
Obama State Dept. Leaving Citizens in the Dark About Exact Keystone XL Pipeline Route
Believe it or not, the precise route of TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline remains shrouded in mystery. Of course, both TransCanada and the U.S. State Department have revealed basic…
Inducement in the Age of Social Networking
Canadian courts have routinely emphasized that the determination of reasonable notice entitlements is an art rather than a science. One factor that plays an important role in assessing the quantum…
Canadians disappointed in CRTC decision to approve Big Media Bell’s power-grab of Astral Media
AstralCart.png Takeover will mean lost jobs, higher prices, and less media choice – it’s time for government to take clear action to tackle Big Media dominance, says OpenMedia.ca JUNE 27,…
Pedantica YouTubicus: 50 Common Misquotes
This is a little on the pedantic side, but still pretty good fun. Alltop is never misquoted but often funny.
6189…Liz The Two Gets Big Raise
Five percent, which is a lot more than you got this time out, is what the Queen of Canada, Elizabeth II, has got as her raise this year.CNN reports that…
Biking Saving Money
470km this year on a (new) bike. If I was paying for a car for myself, that’s about $8000/year, CAA estimates. That includes ownership, depreciation, gas, insurance, repairs, parking, (fines?),…
Heartless — cuts to refugee health care
On June 17 Canadian Doctors For Refugee Care conducted demonstrations across Canada drawing attention to the Harper government’s 2012 changes to the Interim Federal Health Plan that would deny many…
Just Because …
…he deserves all of the ridicule and contempt we can muster. Recommend this Post
The War of the Bees: Dead Ones in Oregon, Live Ones in Toronto
A flurry of bee stories: thousands of them drop dead in Oregon, while a big swarm attacks a construction site in Toronto. What would
Scandalous Government Coverup of ISA Virus In Salmon
Here is another shocking post from marine biologist Alexandra Morton Alexandra Morton-Marine Biologist The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), our global first line of defence against farm animal epidemics,…
Rob Ford 2012 vs Rob Ford 2013
Stephen Harper urges tougher crime laws, meets with Rob Ford The mayor met privately with the prime minister in Scarborough for almost an hour Tuesday to talk about curbing gun…