PMO spox: Harper resignation rumour “absolutely false”
Well, it always is until it isn’t. Not much else Jason can say, really.
December 2013
Oh Great, Toe Jam Brie – Just Stop It Already
Can’t we focus on something else, like a cure for cancer? Microbiologists have helped produce human cheese. They’ve gathered bacterial swabs from various parts of the human body (armpits and…
Ben Didn’t Bin By Accident.
He’s a law professor. He’s chief counsel of the PMO and the prime minister’s personal legal adviser. He’s just negotiated an under-the-table cash deal with outside counsel on behalf of…
Should women run the world?
Scientists at at the University of Pennsylvania have once again confirmed what we have always known intuitively. Men’s and women’s brains are wired differently. Maps of neural circuitry from one…
Dec. 5:
For many years now, I’ve been following a sort of blog called Information Clearing House. It’s almost a one-man operation which must require intense work as it scans the world…
SFH is number two on CBC Music’s chart!
…well, okay, their ‘Gallery of Songs Inspired by Rob Ford’ chart, that is. But we’re SFH, and we’ll take whatever we can get. Click on the image to see what…
Supreme Court acknowledges judges are not always the best to interpret legislation
McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67 contains a somewhat surprising acknowledgement by the Supreme Court of Canada that Courts are not always the best bodies to interpret…
What Ford and Harper Have In Common
They both have problems with telling the truth. Yesterday, news broke that Rob Ford had been attempting to purchase the video of him smoking crack cocaine – before Gawker and…
#ReformAct Problem — Caucus Initiating Leadership Reviews (#cdnpoli)
There’s one part of the Reform Act that I’m really stumbling over. Specifically the notion that 15% of a party’s caucus can initiate a caucus review of the party’s leadership.…
Potential prejudicial effect of photographs
R. v. Araya, 2013 ONCA 734: To the extent that the appellant submits that the photos had no probative value, I cannot agree. As the trial judge stated in his…
Pundits, polls and pack journalism: BC’s wild year in politics
by Sid Tafler As 2013 winds down, veteran BC journalist Sid Tafler looks back at the province’s 2013 election and the surprising (to some) victory of the BC Liberal Party.…
Why the Rich Want You to Hate Your Union
Greed is a powerful thing. It motivates the greedy to convince workers that they should hate any efforts to make their work better and reduce the level of abuse and…
Innocence is in the Eyes of those who Decide who to Investigate. . . .
Is there anyone out there still naive enough to believe that Rob Ford would be in jail if not for the fact that he is a rich and influential white…
A GM & Pesticide Free Rice Growing Revolution
Rice farmers have been growing their crop in the same way for hundreds of years and most people have assumed the most efficient way to grow rice has been figured…
Canada’s New National Anthem: “Before the Courts”
Canada’s New National Anthem: “Before the Courts” Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair Takes Questions about Mayor Rob Ford Or new national index of societal morality. It seems there is no…
Canada’s New National Anthem: “Before the Courts”
Canada’s New National Anthem: “Before the Courts” Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair Takes Questions about Mayor Rob Ford Or new national index of societal morality. It seems there is no…
Canada’s New National Anthem: “Before the Courts”
Canada’s New National Anthem: “Before the Courts”Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair Takes Questions about Mayor Rob Ford Or new national index of societal morality. It seems there is no sin…
Campanile in Venice
I have enough sense to know a campanile tower when I see one, but still enough naive ignorance to not know specicifically what this is. I think this is one…