India Bans Shark Finning
Chinese demand for the fins of sharks (I have no idea what they are good for) has gone up over the past couple years. India is one of the largest…
2013
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Paul Krugman writes about the right-wing belief that “freedom’s just another word for not enough to eat”: (Y)ou might think that ensuring adequate…
The Moral Compass
I have a laminated card beside me, wallet-sized so it can be carried around easily. I made it at my shop a few years ago; just a simple, two-sided business…
Highly-scientific poll: what does this picture of Stephen Harper and Rob Ford mean?
As an enthusiastic Kremlinologist, I devote my entire column to it in tomorrow’s Sun papers. What’s your take? Vote now, vote often! poll by twiigs.com
Nomination Day: Edmonton civic election official starts today
TweetDedicated citizens across Alberta will gather this morning in town halls and community centres to submit their nomination forms to become official candidates in this year’s municipal elections. In the…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, September 23, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 23, 2013: Supreme Court’s fall docket leans to public policy matters Speaker’s Corner: Extreme delays in…
What Does India Have In Common With Regina? Asbestos
One thing we share is an abundance of unsafe Quebec chrysotile AKA asbestos. Most of the world stopped using the miracle mineral once they realized what a global disaster its…
Dear sisters and brothers: stop using your employer’s email
I am amazed that in 2013 I am still feeling the need to write this but Kathryn May in today’s Citizen is covering a PSLRB (the board that handles issues…
The Hair helps His Honour.
You could tell from the news clips of yesterday’s event that the Hair is enjoying his holiday. With Parliament prorogued until late October, the hair has time to visit with…
Four free iPad IOS 7 3D wallpapers
Alien gold Beach at Blind Bay Clouds in a clear sky A conversation #9 Filed under: art
Police Intimidation Tactics: The Knock At The Door And The Telephone Call
The other day I wrote a post based on Thomas Walkom’s coluumn detailing the intimidation tactics being utilized by the Ontario Province Police againt those in the Kincardine area opposed…
Dynastic Ambitions
Reginald Tweedsmuire had invented the tongue depressor, tongue scraper and uvula tickler (better known as the Roman Weight Management Apparatus), and he was said to be in line for a…
The New York Times Goes After the Harper Regime
Uh oh. It looks like Stephen Harper has been exposed. He's been trying to fool the Americans into thinking he's a REAL environmentalist, so Obama will give him his precious…
Talking Rob Ford and Toronto Politics at Word on the Street
Continuing my run of political Sundays, I spent the afternoon yesterday in the shadow of Queen’s Park in downtown Toronto, where a number of panels and discussions at the Word…
Ontario Anti-Wind Forces Claimed Turbines Caused Health Problems, Refused To Provide Medical Records
Stumbled across this is an article entitled “Wind turbine syndrome: farm hosts tell very different story“: In a 2012 Ontario legal case, complainants were asked to provide their medical records…
Debt, Demand, and Delusions #nlpoli
The Conservatives running the province got together with their staff and key supporters this weekend to reaffirm their conviction that they alone ought to be running the province. Some people…
Stephen Harper’s Outrageous Prorogation Vacation
Well at least now we know another reason Stephen Harper shutdown Parliament. Not just so he could dodge questions about that sordid Senate scandal. Or take a long paid vacation…
Theorizing Social Democracy
I’ve started reading The Theory of Social Democracy, by Thomas Meyer. The book was initially published in German in 2005 and was published in English in 2007, just before the…