Senate Reform and Pandering to the Base. . . .
The Conservative Party under King Harper has always been aware, I believe, that Senate reform is essentially a non-starter without the cooperation of the Provinces. However, they continually touted the…
2013
How popular is Rob Ford? An Update
On November 2 Forum Research released another poll taken just after the dramatic news about the Ford video on Thursday. That poll is now being reported, for example, by CBC…
Conservatives constantly challenge change.
At the Halloween convention of the Conservative Party in Calgary, there was often more of interest behind the scenes than at the microphones. One of the most unusual pieces of…
In Defense of Rob @TOMayorFord
Yes you read the headline correct, In defense of Rob Ford. In a few short hours Rob and brother Doug will be on the air the weekly clown show on…
Strive Less. Share More.
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…
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,…