Cumming v. Peterborough Police Association, 2013 ONCA 670 is useful for the procedure to be followed when seeking to overturn an earlier decision of the Court of Appeal. Generally the…
Surely many Canadians are aware of the Prime Minister repeatedly saying that in any business, people who are reputed to have falsified expense reports would have been fired. We should…
Some years ago, I analyzed the “Discover Canada”, the most recent guide for immigrants studying for the Canadian citizenship exam. I compared the booklet to the previous citizenship guide, “A…
Here is the latest installment in our continuing series of commentaries celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Mel Watkins’ classic article, “A Staple Theory of Economic Growth.” This…
…Or that might be what the usually compliant and forgiving media would say if they hadn’t been pissed off about being locked out of policy meetings at the Conservative Convention…
Chomsky in Montreal/ Tar Sands/ Syncrude upgrader plant north of Fort McMurray Noam Chomsky was in Montreal last week on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Canadian Dimension magazine.…
Stabbing them in the neck with a fountain pen works too … Alltop is writing up the funny!
A couple of weeks ago, the St. John’s media devoted huge amounts of of the reporting space to the death of a woman who spent most of her time beating…
There’s something wonderfully cute about the blind, unquestioning boosterism you get from some of the more aggressive groups of young political party supporters. All parties have them: the L’il Liberals,…
Well I see the Con Convention is over, and so are Stephen Harper's plans to reboot or revive his tired corrupt Con regime. He did everything to please his rabid…
A break from his legal troubles to talk about the fact that Rob Ford basically campaigns for his re-election all the time. Officially, that's not allowed, the election period starts…
A break from his legal troubles to talk about the fact that Rob Ford basically campaigns for his re-election all the time. Officially, that’s not allowed, the election period starts…
A break from his legal troubles to talk about the fact that Rob Ford basically campaigns for his re-election all the time. Officially, that's not allowed, the election period starts…
The average Canadian can be forgiven for not being able to follow all of the bouncing balls being bunted about in the PMO playHouse as Stephen Harper fancies himself the…
The average Canadian can be forgiven for not being able to follow all of the bouncing balls being bunted about in the PMO playHouse as Stephen Harper fancies himself the…
The average Canadian can be forgiven for not being able to follow all of the bouncing balls being bunted about in the PMO playHouse as Stephen Harper fancies himself the…
A break from his legal troubles to talk about the fact that Rob Ford basically campaigns for his re-election all the time. Officially, that’s not allowed, the election period starts…
Joseph Stalin is cited as observing that, “quantity is a quality unto itself.” You can have the best of something and the other guy can have the worst of something…
Ah…The Gravy Train! Most of us, if not all, can imagine a table with our family and friends sitting together enjoying a meal. Every time I hear a reference to…
The average Canadian can be forgiven for not being able to follow all of the bouncing balls being bunted about in the PMO playHouse as Stephen Harper fancies himself the…
