Harper Is Revising History For His Political Gain
I’ve said in this space before that Harper will lie through his teeth if he thinks that it is to his political gain. Yesterday, Harper threw form Chief of Staff…
October 2013
Campaign capers: As Del Mastro’s day in court approaches…
The key question in the investigation into alleged overspending by the Dean Del Mastro 2008 election campaign has been the amount of campaign-related work performed by a company called Holinshed…
It has begun…
I wish I believed in God so that when I say “Dear God” it carried some kind of punch. That aside: Dear God, it has begun. CBC has started it’s…
Voters hardly deserve our governments.
It is a mindless statement of politics that the voters get the government they deserve. That is such a false statement that it should be declared illegal to even say…
A Shocking And Inconvenient Truth
It is a statistic that should disturb even the most unflappable among us. It is also a window through which we see the bald lie in the Harper claim that…
Wow! Conservative Party Of Canada National Council Officials Move To Issue Gag Order On Party Members / Convention Delegates
Subject: Fw: CBC Requests for Interviews Gord Elliott wrote: Fellow Conservatives I and other members of the party have received emails from the CBC fishing for people to interview about…
His Luck Is Running Out
There’s a scene in It’s A Mad, Mad World where Jonathan Winters destroys a gas station and two of its attendants. As the Senate debacle unravels, the prime minister —…
Even Moderate Exercise Can Stave Off Depression
There’s a bunch of scientific evidence that already proves the benefits of exercise for one’s mental health, and now we know that even moderate workouts can have a huge impact.…
So Hauntingly Familiar
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Academic decisions subject to judicial review but not appeals
Mortazavi v. University of Toronto, 2013 ONCA 655: We see no basis for interfering with the motion judge’s exercise of discretion in this case. The original Statement of Claim was…
Causation in homicide
R. v. Manasseri, 2013 ONCA 647: The causation requirement in cases of unlawful homicide emerges from the combined operation of sections 222(1) and 222(5) of the Criminal Code. A person…
Nine signs you’ve been watching too many horror movies
You freak out whenever someone plays the top notes on the piano keyboard. You refuse to say: “Wait here, I’ll be right back.” You are with an extremely hot person…
The Structure of Jury Charges
R. v. Huard, 2013 ONCA 650: In jury charges, substance controls. Form, not so much. No particular approach or standard formula is compulsory. Provided the charge fulfills its purpose and…
Staple Theory @ 50: Daniel Drache
As part of our continuing series of commentaries marking the 50th Anniversary of the publication of Mel Watkins’ classic article “A Staple Theory of Economic Development,” we present the following…
Stephen Harper and the Road to the Con Convention
Lordy, how ghastly. It looks as if Stephen Harper is going to have to carry Mike Duffy on his back all the way to Calvary…I mean Calgary. Because although the…
Ontarions On Nuclear
Forum’s poll on nuclear energy, especially the bit that asks about the planned refurbishment of the Darlington reactors, is hardly surprising. All of the work done will take place on…
Delusional Hat Trick: Lorraine, Trevor, and Ryan #nlpoli
No sooner had Lorraine Michael pronounced the New Democratic caucus back together again than two of its members announced that they would leave and sit in the House of Assembly…