Brady disclosure
Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) holds that withholding exculpatory evidence violates due process "where the evidence is material either to guilt or to punishment”. This is similar but…
2013
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Sean McElwee discusses the crucial distinction between wealth and merit – while recognizing which actually serves to improve the condition of those around…
Cindy and The Ravens
When the talking ravens had appeared, introducing themselves as Hugin and Munin, naturally everyone had been astonished. They could speak English, several Scandinavian languages, and a tongue not heard in…
The Facts Are Catching Up With Them
Haroon Siddiqui writes that, in the end, buffoonery won’t bring Rob Ford and Stephen Harper down. Eventually, the truth that they are not who they say they are will catch…
What is Wynne running from?
There is a television advertisement running these days of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne running. It should have a warning on it to tell kids not to try this at home.…
SFH: We’ve got a mayor on crack!
When SFH did this tune, a few months back, he and his Ford Nation denied it. Thus, the two lawyers in the band added a question mark at the end…
ConCalls: Conservatives Caught in Contradiction #RoboCon #cdnpoli
If some Conservatives were lying about when they supposedly spoke to Michael Sona about a robocall scheme, how dependable are similar stories from other Conservatives egged on by the party’s…
low-wage workers rising: strikes and demos planned for the day after u.s. thanksgiving
Low-wage workers in North America are on the move. This movement has been building for more than a decade, and it’s beginning to reach a critical mass. And could any…
George W. Bush on Keystone XL: "Build the Damn Thing"
Make private companies happy. Don’t worry about the environment. Stop fretting about long-term sustainability. Forget renewables, property concerns, the safety of our water and air. Make private companies happy. This…
Mayor Rob Ford: Way worse than Larry O’Brien
I’ve been riveted by the Rob Ford debacle, but I am conflicted about it. On the one hand, Rob Ford is – and always has been – a repugnant, pugnacious,…
Another windy day
It's easy to forget the weather especially in Southern Ontario. (Nunavut is another story). But last night, taking shelter by the indoor pool of a hotel, as tornadoes moved through…
International Coal and Climate Summit Hears Tough Love from UNFCCC Head As Protests Highlight Poland’s Coal Addiction
The second week of the COP19 UN climate change conference in Warsaw kicked off today with a focus on the continuing obstruction of the bad actors in the process –…
International Coal Summit’s Glorious Pipe Dream of Carbon Capture and Storage
A new study released today at the UN climate conference underway in Warsaw, Poland finds that new coal plants cannot be built if we are to keep global warming below…
Rob Ford and the Day of Judgement
Now its beyond denial, now it's psychosis. Now he's no longer satisfied with being the Crack Mayor of Toronto. Now he's telling Fox News he wants to be Prime Minister.…
Every day can bring them one step closer #nlpoli
Liberal supporters in the province elected Dwight Ball as the new party leader in voting that ended on Sunday. By the time this appears on Monday morning, you will likely…
Toronto – an electoral history
I made one of the terrible mistakes that all of us make from time to time here on the internet. I decided to read some user comments on a news…
The Robocall Scandal: Is the Con Story Falling Apart?
He is the only one charged in the Robo Con scandal. Michael Sona, the former Con staffer who claims he is being set-up to conceal a much larger conspiracy.A couple…
Autism Media Rarity: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Autism Series Includes Severe Autism And Family Impact
Julia Rendleman/Post-Gazette Jeffrey Maloney, 19, is comforted by his mother, Lisa, during a family outing at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. In a rarity in the mainstream media the…
On the 50th Anniversary of His Assassination, My JFK Story
If what I saw was accurate, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was not killed by rifle fire from the Texas Book Repository. Law school in the mid-70’s. I had all the right,…