Gomery gauntlet, thrown down
We here at Daisy just paused in a staff meeting to watch NDP leader Andrea Horwath throw down the proverbial gauntlet: call a public inquiry, or else. My view on…
2013
Jan. 26: Big news the TandT missed.
A few nights ago, I suddenly woke at 3 a.m. with a sense of horror. I had forgotten to move my car off the street when I parked it. that’s…
Chris Bishop Appeal From Cambridge Bay, NU allowed — new trial ordered
I have the decision should anyone want a copy — it is lengthy.
Telus chief urges Ottawa to level telco playing field by Rita Trichur
Darren Entwistle, president and chief executive officer of Telus Corp. says the federal government should establish a definitive plan to relax the foreign investment rules for large telecom companies over…
Who Cares if Kathleen Wynne is Gay?
In the wake of Kathleen Wynne’s victory in the race to become the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, the inevitable, perennial questions are being asked; the “are the…
Enbridge Tries To Screw Kalamazoo
Two and a half years after the costliest oil pipeline spill in U.S. history, the company responsible for the disaster is balking at digging up oil that still remains in…
A Market Society
Michael Den Tandt writes in this morning’s National Post that Stephen Harper’s Conservatives: view every file, including those traditionally related to social justice, through an economic prism – the thinking…
To everything, context…
I’m sure Steve Berman is seeing a significant uptick in hits this morning as a result of publishing some of the details he’s gleaned from six months worth of emails…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, January 28, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, January 28, 2013: Michigan joins growing list of states that prohibit employers from asking for social media…
Religion tells us about the nature of man, not the nature of the universe
Religion claims to tell us about how the universe works, but most religious belief comes from a time of superstition, ignorance and fear we can only catch a glimpse of…
In expectation…
In expectation of what we will be complaining about soon. Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: rain
From the wk.com archives
A Twitter friend, Vicki Davidson, has a better memory than I do (at my advanced age, that isn’t difficult). She told me about something I once said, on Global TV,…
Forgery!
Forgery. It’s something that one normally associates with criminals; passing counterfeit bills, scammers, online pirates, people selling fake relics or fake ID. It’s something I would not normally associate with…
PEI Premier maintains Anti-choice Stance – Abortion in Canada
This just released today … MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Premier maintains Anti-Choice Stance 25 years after National Decriminalization Charlottetown – January 27th, 2013 – Since his 2011 statement that…
More on the Tyson Bailey murder
…here, by Jennifer Pagliaro, with some important new details. This child’s death has shocked the city – and, more immediately, left me trying in vain to answer questions from my…
How telecom companies are cheating you
Rogers has struck a backroom deal with Shaw1 to take over systems crucial to delivering our mobile Internet and phone services – systems that were promised2 to create new independent…
Quebecor Shutting More Papers
From the Toronto Sun Family blog: Rumors are spreading that the Niagara region has shut down some of the Shopping News Papers including St. Kits, NF and Welland. No rumour.…
Its All About Oil
This nice piece from The Oil Drum explains why all that talk about how unconventional gas and oil will save us is mostly hype. It has this nice graph: …and…