On patterns of behaviour
Sure, it’s tempting to treat Pamela Wallin’s role as a director of a failed oil sands firm as a personal commentary on the Cons and their Senate appointees. But the…
August 2013
New Solar Powered Vehicles Seemingly from the Future
Last month an airplane known as Solar Impulse completed a fully solar-powered flight across the USA as a demonstration of current solar solutions. In the video above you can see…
Hong Kong: Polluted skyline
If we keep burning fossil fuels at the current level this kind of smog may spread worldwide. SOUPY: An eagle flew over Hong Kong’s polluted skyline Monday. Off-the-charts air pollution…
Julian Assange of WikiLeaks wigs out: sings soft rock parody
It is good and funny. Enjoy! “LONDON — Dressed as an 1980s rocker and donning a fake mullet, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made a bizarre bid for votes by…
The trier of fact should not consider the accused’s evidence in isolation
R. v. Menow, 2013 MBCA 72 is a good source for the proposition that an accused’s evidence at trial is not to be considered in isolation: Every person is presumed…
Joining the Fords to defend democracy.
Issues often make strange bedfellows. You would have thought that the entire left wing of Toronto Council would have voted with Mayor Ford on Monday. Instead, most of these people…
Sandy Beaches: An Increasingly Rare Commodity?
One of the delights of our trip was walking long distances on the beaches of Vancouver Island at low tide. They seemed to go on forever, with rocky outcroppings punctuating…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, August 27, 2013: Overlooking choice of law and forum provisions in your international contract is like playing…
He’s Got To Be Kidding
Peter MacKay has accused Justin Trudeau of committing a criminal offence by smoking pot. But, as Althia Raj, of The Huffington Post, writes: While it is illegal to grow, traffic…
Will He Or Won’t He?
2015 is not very far away. It may be the year of liberation, the year Canada reclaims its collective soul, or it may be the year in which Canadians elect…
this thursday, august 29: national strike of low-wage workers
If you are a fast-food worker, go here for more information on the national strike to say: Low Pay Is Not OK. For the rest of us, on August 29,…
Reuters Boss Accused Of Climate Scepticism Denies Agency Has Cut Climate Reporting
“At Thomson Reuters, we’re in the business of turning change into opportunity,” say the owners of one of the world’s biggest and most influential news agencies. But the commitment of…
the standard double-standard: prison for war resisters, immunity for war criminals
Abby Zimet reports on Common Dreams: Days before Bradley – now Chelsea – Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for helping expose U.S. war crimes in Iraq, the…
‘Nuff said
Summer almost over. Leaving Maine with Sons Two and Three shortly. What lies ahead?
Thag not wear hair gel!
If he were honest, Thag would say that his affair with the nubile Vunga, the half-daughter of the shaman, could not last forever. Not only was she was at least…
Paper Folds! Sun Media Loses 13th Publication This Year
The Crowsnest Pass Promoter shut down this weekend. Not quite sure what precipitated this, but it might be for slightly different reasons than the usual. It sounds as through the…
Getting out the Vote #nlpoli
Older people are more likely to vote. In the 2011 federal election, about 50% of the eligible voters aged 18 to 24 years actually voted. That compares to 25 to…
Stephen Harper and the Great Fall Offensive
Well he's back in his bunker of his dilapidated mansion. No doubt desperately trying to erase the memory of his disastrous Great Escape Tour. Or recharging his batteries for The…
2 Harmful Acts: Autism Hate Letter And CHEO Removing Autistic Child With GDD From Early Intervention Program
The notorious autism hate letter that targeted an Ontario family and their autistic child has sparked horror and outrage around the world. As the father of a 17 year old…