Allegheny, BC: transformative theatre that shirks corporate culture
With six internationally acclaimed albums and a well-received book of poetry to his name, Rodney DeCroo is turning his talents to the theatre. I met with Mr. DeCroo in Vancouver…
September 2013
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, September 5, 2013:
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, September 5, 2013: My post today Ohio Man Can Be Listed As Spouse On Husband’s Death Certificate,…
6341…Forget About Harper And Trudeau
And that other fellow Mulcair. NFL. Tonight. Peyton Manning/Joe Flacco. WFDS
6341…Forget About Harper And Trudeau
And that other fellow Mulcair. NFL. Tonight. Peyton Manning/Joe Flacco. WFDS
6341…Forget About Harper And Trudeau
And that other fellow Mulcair. NFL. Tonight. Peyton Manning/Joe Flacco. WFDS
Bear Witness: Film takes aim at Grizzly Hunt
A new, 22-min documentary film released earlier this week by Coastal First Nations – a coalition of aboriginal bands which has led the campaign against the proposed Enbridge pipeline and…
Syria: Iraq Redux
Rachel Maddow is hated by the right and all who peddle propaganda as truth. The following video illustrates why: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the…
Honest Mayor Says Cities Need Municipal Political Parties with Idea and Principles
Given the orgy of revelation about political contributions and corruptions in the construction industry around here and in Quebec cities, it probably should not be surprising that political parties have…
If social justice is to be more than a fond hope, or distant mirage, for the poor, the disadvantaged and marginalized citizens of Nunavut, the legal profession as a whole must learn to speak up for those who have no voice
R. v Joamie, 2013 NUCJ 19: In this proceeding the Court has heard from Nunavut’s Chief Medical Officer that the Nunavut Territory lacks the diagnostic services necessary to make a…
Peter Shurman’s self-inflicted wound
Read the full story here. In essence, Shurman wanted a place to retire so he bought a new house 150 kilometres away from his riding. That’s right, 150 kms away…
Sept. 5: Some real news on p. 1
University “Tuition costs keep soaring: report”. Even as universities grow, they are pricing themselves out of reach. In the US, it has reached the point at which pensioners are still…
Anthony Weiner confronts a voter in Brooklyn
Anthony Weiner, mayoralty candidate for New York city, confronts a voter who called him ‘scumbag’. It is an interesting confrontation. After an Orthodox Jewish man called Mr. Weiner a “scumbag”…
Challenging Sex Segregation in Sport
When Hank Aaron left the Negro Leagues for major league baseball in the early 1950s, a woman named Toni Stone took his spot on second base. Rejected from the All-American…
Right to counsel
R. v. Manchulenko, 2013 ONCA 543: The purpose of the right to counsel is to allow a detainee not only to be informed of his rights and obligations under the…
Canadians fighting in Syria
Some of these Canadians are converted Muslims and part of extremists group such as Al-Qaeda. One thing you can say about Assad is that he kept these kinds of extremists…
Minimum Wage: Not Just for Kids Anymore!
The 1% and their media apologists and think tank lackeys would have us all believe that minimum wage is for kids. It’s for unskilled labour in entry level jobs.And it’s…
The Beginning and End of Globalization and US Hegemony
Let us begin with a word, and the word is “globalization.” Not chosen randomly, but because it jumped out of the mindless chatter and could not be ignored. Hardly heard…
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson Disavows Fatima
NOTE: Before the article, we would ask the woman who provided us the story about WEB members if she could email us. You will find our email address on the…