Because in Vlad Putin’s Russia, This is Piracy
A few inflatable boats delivering a handful of protesters to a massive Russian oil rig in the Arctic and, according to Vlad Putin, that’s piracy for which they could be…
September 2013
Ex-Harper Minister Solberg renews Flat Earth Society membership
Flat Earth map from 1893, containing several references to biblical passages and jabs at “Globe Theory” Writing in the Calgary Sun the other day, former Conservative Party Cabinet Minister Monte…
A Hot Time at the U.N.
Everybody is getting candid all of a sudden. Maybe the new Pope, Francis, is setting an example. At the United Nations, Barack Obama actually cut Iran a little slack, telling…
A Radical Life: The Authentic Landau
held a strangely shaped blob of dough in my chopsticks. It didn’t look exactly edible. “What is this Saul?” “Don’t ask. Just bite and swallow.” I bit. It was crunchy,…
The Passing of a Giant of the Bar – Austin M.Cooper Q.C.
A great loss to the bar. He was a true and honourable counsel and a great Canadian.
Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday 24 September, 2013
Here are your daily news links: Back to the Drawing Board: What Wireless Policies Might the Government Now “Aggressively Pursue”? (Michael Geist) As wireless spectrum battle heats up, Ottawa takes…
Greetings from Global Warming. Now Pay Up or Else.
It doesn’t matter how certain they are that climate change is a hoax. They’re still going to have to pay up. The U.S. federal flood insurance programme (private sector insurers…
Best example of someone who has zero self-awareness, ever
“Loyalty matters in politics.”
The benefits of sick leave — and of absenteeism
Most of us know the old adage, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That’s why we’re told by teachers to keep our kids home from school…
Stephen Harper: Exit
I did this picture in September 2008. He was giving a speech standing near an exit. I added “Now” and animation. I am still waiting. It is about time for…
#wwtp Referendum Roundup
A few links and notes as Regina’s wastewater referendum approaches tomorrow. – Jason Hammond explains that his Yes vote will be based largely on concerns about the City’s dishonesty and…
The Blackberry mess and what Canada needs
Another year, another dead Canadian tech giant. Blackberry was sold yesterday for scrap to the Toronto private equity firm Fairfax. The purchase price of $4.7 billion is essentially valued at…
Sept. 24: Actor Michael Douglas is hoping to get back with his wife….
…that, for anyone who gives a damn, is the most interesting news in today’s TandT. The front page is wasted on baffelgab about the health system, and the new, “businesslike”…
The rise and fall (and rise?) of Blackberry – the story that just won’t quit
This is an experiment. I’m writing an essay based on my latest Metro Morning column. Each of these columns take hours of prep, so I thought I’d convert it into…
Jon Kay meets an unemployed person in the supermarket
Classic. Observe someone from afar for ten seconds, don’t even talk to them, and then write a stirring 700-word exposition to offer up all sorts of brilliant insights. I don’t…
It’s complicated
Now that we’re married, GC and I are thinking about moving in together. Like actually formally officially living together. Getting rid of the duplicate toaster and bed and microwave and…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Charles Campbell discusses Robert Reich’s work to highlight the importance of a fair and progressive tax system. And while Lawrence Martin is…
City Of Regina Using American Communications Company (also used by Conservative MPs) To Sway Water Referendum Vote …
It looks as if the City of Regina has its own version of ‘Watergate’!! An American communications company is getting a piece of the city’s referendum campaign budget for its…
Desperation Is The Harvest Of Failure.
Stephen Harper is desperately trying to get Canada’s First Peoples to buy into the Northern Gateway Pipeline. But, Michael Harris writes, they will not be snookered by Mr. Harper. They…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, September 24, 2013: Lawyers among those who paid for fake online reviews; probe leads to settlements with…