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I was asked by Jane Wilde: Would you be willing to give us a brief response to any one of the following questions. I know each is potentially big, and…
November 2013
Chomsky Slams Greasy, Gassy Harperland
Noam Chomsky holds a very dim view of Shifty Steve Harper’s rapacious energy policies. He said: “It means taking every drop of hydrocarbon out of the ground, whether it’s shale…
It’s Not the Senate Steve Wants Abolished, It’s Magna Carta
There’s really no way around it – to Shifty Steve Harper, those who safeguard and uphold the laws of Canada are his enemy. By ‘those’ I mean our courts. When…
The Insularity of Our National Leader
Yep. Certainly sounds like Harper’s got a resounding mandate for change: Recommend this Post
Pleading may be admitted as exhibit at trial in Judge’s discretion
Vanderbeke v. O'Connor, 2013 ONCA 665 deals with the admission of a pleading as an exhibit during trial. It is not uncommon to cross-examine a party on their pleading at…
Aboriginal Rights – Who Qualifies to Claim
The definition of who is, or is not, an aboriginal is fraught with controversy (consider Grey Owl). That said, in Powley 2003 SCC 43 the Supreme Court defined who may…
Standing Firmly By The Wealthy
Ten anti-union resolutions were passed at the Conservative convention in Calgary. They are aimed at making Canada a “right to work” nation. It’s wise, therefore, to examine what has happened…
An Insidious Sickness
Canadian Democracy is sick. It has been showing alarming symptoms for some time now, they range from the inability of a large portion of our MPs to speak out without…
Toronto Polls (Mayor)
Recent polls by Forum show some interesting details.http://htl.li/qqXEohttp://htl.li/qqXyR I recognize almost all the names proposed except David Soknacki. According to Wikipedia, he ran for Mayor of Scarborough and was a…
Introducing our newest family member
Look! We adopted a bunny! This is not just any old bunny either, this is the sweetest, mellowest, most inquisitive bunny EVER. He’s got the funniest little bunny bum and…
Stephen Harper and the Day of the Wingnuts
Uh oh. It looks like the Con convention has ended on a nightmare note for Stephen Harper. I warned him not inflame his Con base, and above all not to…
Connecting Some Dots
From Christina Blizzard’s Saturday column: And while some people were trying to connect the dots between Holyday and Ford last week, the fact is that Holyday has such a solid…
SNL and Black female comedians
Kerry Washington hosted SNL tonight and she was good. They poked fun about this scandal- that SNL didn’t hire any black women. That was a funny enough sketch. But what…
In Sunday’s Sun: an open letter to Conservative delegates
Dear Conservative Party delegates: We hope you enjoyed your convention in Calgary! We would recommend where to get the best pizza (Michael’s, on Tenth Ave.), or the best burgers (Peter’s,…
Will of Palma Violets in LA Music!
Here: I saw your last show at the Echoplex and noticed you had a special guest. I know you’ve often covered the Hot Nasties, but how did Warren Kinsella end…
David Suzuki on right wing media’s War on Science
Sun Media’s Ezra Levant attacks David Suzuki on his Fox News-style show, The Source From government scientists to First Nations citizens and environmentalists, pretty much everyone working to protect the…