R. v. Taylor, 2013 NLCA 42 holds that, in very narrow circumstances, a Superior Court judge may make an order for specific medical treatment of a prisoner serving a term…
Yesterday Toronto got more rain in two hours than it normally does in a month which meant some serious flooding happened. This got me thinking of a program that Toronto…
In the coming weeks and months, as Canada attempts to comprehend the cataclysm that struck Lac-Megantic on the weekend, government and citizens will attempt to determine the cause – and…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, July 9, 2013: Imagine what would happen in Toronto if climate change was real……via Colm Brannigan Judge…
I don’t think any city could have handled what we just went through -Mayor Rob Ford The following has been reconstructed from notes I scribbled on the back of my…
One of the most serious problems faced by first responders in the Lac-Mégantic disaster was the inability to determine what type of oil was supposedly in the 72 railway tanker…
What if this is as good as it gets when dealing with City Hall? There is a rezoning application happening on your street. You didn’t know about it. Why? You…
Vic Toews resigned from the Harper cabinet — and politics — yesterday. His is the latest departure from Team Harper, as the prime minister tries to put a new face…
Many art historians believe this to be the famous painting, Luncheon of the Boating Party (Le déjeuner des canotiers) by the French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, painted in 1881. They are…
I can’t believe people actually study twitter for a living. That’s like deconstructing a hallmark card. But whatever: July 5, 2013 — News agencies continue to have an edge over…
Memorial University’s dean of graduate studies wasn’t so keen on China as a source of students in February 2011. In a post on her blog Postcards from the edge, Noreen…
Last week, an interesting story flashed around the world’s media: in pretty much every country, men are much more knowledgeable about politics than women. Now, you might think that journalists…
TweetWith Alberta’s daily political scene dominated by the loud and partisan voices of the governing Progressive Conservatives and the official opposition Wildrose, it has become easy to miss what is…
Hey, I’m back.And noticing that government doesn’t have a monopoly on the stupid — here’s one from Toronto’s Legoland — they wouldn’t let a man and his daughter in because…
It has lost its blubbery title to its neighbour to the south, Mexico. According to a new survey by the United Nations, revealed by QMI, “…approximately 70% of Mexico’s adult…
by: Obert Madondo | Twitter: @Obiemad: Environment Minister Peter Kent. (Photo: Environment Canada) It’s a preemptive strike of sorts. Environment Minister Peter Kent knows he’ll be a backbencher after PM…
I really questioned whether I should put the following video on my blog, so graphic is it in its depiction of the forced feeding that 40 of the detainees in…
Freegan and Garden combined Originally uploaded by computer_saskboy #Freegan & #Garden combined into supper (+ bonus dandelion eating) Bye social norms. 3D = Dumpster Dirt Dandelion
So today, Toronto got more than 90 mm of rain in a couple of hours and low-lying areas of the city, including major highways and rail links were flooded. Subway…
