Right to work… for less
As the Conservative Party of Canada skulks from Ottawa to the friendlier confines of their heartland for their party convention, right to work legislation is going to be one of…
2013
Solar Glass Can Make Entire Buildings Power Plants
Oxford Photovoltaics is a UK-based company that wants every building to have the potential to generate electricity using the solar power. They have created a solar cell that is transparent…
Ford Drug Scandal Engulfs Hudak Tories?
On 7/31, police observed “unknown male” selling drugs. He and Lisi visited “the Animal Eye Clinic” and “the Doug Holyday campaign office.”— Chris Selley (@cselley) October 31, 2013 Well, maybe…
Nigel, Nigel, Come In Nigel
TorStar’s Chantel Hebert ponders whether former Harper chief of staff, Nigel Wright, will turn out to be the man who takes down our prime minister. Once known around Ottawa as…
SFH: Mayor on crack? Yes, Mayor on crack.
It has been suggested to me by about a gazillion people, in the past 30 minutes, that I re-post this. (Political) life imitates (punk) art, you might say!
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Play Football
That’s it. After forty years of watching NFL football, it’s over. I cannot in good conscience watch another game, especially knowing what I know about the league and the devastating…
Over to You, Toronto
Looks like it’s Rob Ford Day today. I’ll say this for him. Rob Ford is the only person who has ever made me feel sorry for Toronto. What’s the difference…
What U.S. Steel Shutdown Reveals About Harper
While all of us continue to be riveted by the ever-deepening pit into which the duplicitous Prime Minister is digging himself over the Duffy scandal, other events are equally revelatory…
New column day
Here, on the combination of institutional and personal flaws that’s combined to create the Stephen Harper Senate scandal. For further reading…– CBC reproduces the documents tabled by Mike Duffy in…
Your Daily Digital Digest For Thursday, October 31, 2013
Your news links for today: Bell wanders into its own negative-option fiasco (Words By Nowak) CRTC: Friend or Foe? (HowardForums) Experts call for sweeping review of Copyright Board (The Wire…
Let’s hold off on Rob Ford just now
Yes the documents seem to show a relationship with Lisi and some exchange of something. And that could be drugs. But it also could be a paperback novel. Being caught…
Toronto needs a mayor: the full police document showing Ford’s druggie dealings
Brazen ito – redactions applied – public from CP24
Stephen Harper is counting coup in Calgary.
It is Halloween and the Conservative Party of Canada is gathering in its spiritual home of Calgary to pay obeisance to its liege lord and to drink of the wine…
Nov. 11: Judy Dallaire’s column..
My farourite columns are the ones that make me think. Jody Dallaire is frequently in that categorty, and she does it well. This one is about the red poppy –…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Don Braid comments on Alberta’s complete lack of credibility when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental issues. And Andrew…
Toronto needs a mayor: Rob Ford shoves Sun reporter
I wonder what he’s so stressed about?
Blessed Samhain!
Or, Happy Halloween. The leaves were swirling all over the yard yesterday as I grabbed one of our old xmas trees out of the back in the guerilla composting pile.…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, October 31, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, October 31, 2013, Happy Halloween!: Verrry Scaaary: A Practice Tip Twitter accused of fraud just days before…