Kingston’s Dr. Chris Simpson has been acclaimed president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association. His term as President begins August 2014. Simpson is professor of medicine and chief of cardiology at…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, August 21, 2013: David Miranda’s lawyers threaten legal action over ‘unlawful’ detention British Newspaper Has Advantages in…
Stephen Harper insists that proroguing Parliament is a “completely normal” procedure. But not even The Globe and Mail is buying that line. It editorializes today that: Yes, this will be…
Aubrey McClendon’s penchant for “land grab” as a business model made the recently-ousted Chesapeake Energy CEO infamous – and he’s at it again for his new start-up hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”)…
You’ve heard the Prime Minister intends to prorogue Parliament in September, and then come back in October with a Speech From the Throne. You’ve heard some say this is another…
Thag whistled while he packed for the next trip. He liked to organize short hunting expeditions for a certain week of the month — even if there was little chance…
The Hilton/Markham Suites Hotel doesn’t want to deal with their bullshit. This is the second time Geller has lost a GTA gig in the past year, As on that last…
John Furlong left some big shoes to fill over at CBC’s Fisheries Broadcast. As it turn out, the Mother Corp’s head shed found a replacement who is guaranteed to make…
Uh oh. Talk about bad timing. It looks like Stephen Harper's Great Escape Tour is turning into a real drama. Or a Con klown show. First a Buffalo Airways plane…
Knopfler, Clapton, Sting and Phil Collins on the drums. That’s rock’n roll.
Immediately after the big water in June, two truisms were out and about in Calgary. One stated the flood had been so catastrophic that finally Albertans would take significant measures…
The PQ “values charter” would enshrine religion as a justifiable reason to discriminate against people in Quebec: it would promote religious segregation by stigmatizing the devoutly religious, explicitly exclude them…
Summertime and the livin' is easy! We have to admit that the blog has not be a primary focus for our members. Life has gotten in the way in the…
On hand: one cool election lawn sign. Needed: funds to help print additional copies. The pitch is simple: Small donations can help make a big difference! As previously noted in…
Just imagine if the dreams of PR reformers come true after the 2015 election. Somehow, we manage to get a government to pass a bill that makes PR law. If…
The Toronto police officer was charged with murder and not manslaughter because manslaughter (generally) is a wrongful killing where there was no intention to kill or cause grievous bodily harm…
From one of my favourite writers, speakers, thinkers and bloggers, Alex Himelfarb. Recommend this Post
Cats with toys.
One bit, if actually advanced, is mildly noteworthy: A number of issues expected to be addressed in the coming months that may very well be included in the throne speech,…
