The economic answers in Ontario.
It was right there opposite the editorial in the Toronto Star today. It was the answers to all our economic questions. The bold headline read: Keys to unlocking the full…
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140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, November 28, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 28, 2013: Court backs firing of Muslim woman for wearing head scarf at private nursery in…
New column day
Here, on how this week’s federal by-elections seem to confirm that another minority Parliament is a real possibility in 2015 – even as the main parties all rule out any…
Liberals: The Next Generation
The Liberal Party is old. I’m not talking about its history, but about the faces it puts before Canadians. The average age of Liberal MPs in Ottawa is 56, with…
Greenpeace ‘Arctic 30’ Arrests Show Attempts to Silence Environmentalists Continue
This is a guest post by David Suzuki Early November marked the 18th anniversary of the tragic murder of outspoken writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight colleagues by…
Ambulance hospital delays improve – but we are still far behind
Ambulances are spending a little less of their time offloading patients according to the Ontario Municipal Benchmark Initiative (OMBI) public report for 2012. That is positive: time spent offloading patients…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – The Economist takes a look at the effect of international trade agreements – and confirms the long-held concern that the erosion and…
JFK: Class Enemy
on the main Kersplebedeb website: http://kersplebedeb.com/posts/jfk-class-enemy/
The Lost Power Point Slides (Yanksgiving History Edition)
Chief Massasoit presents items NOT supplied for the first Thanksgiving, circa 1621 (only slide) deep-fried turkey cranberry sauce potatoes, white or sweet pie of any kind (there were pumpkins, though).…
wmtc movie and series season is open, please post your suggestions here
What with the Red Sox winning the World Series (!!!) and Allan’s book being completed (available for pre-order on Amazon!!!), I forgot to announce the official opening of Movie Season.…
Legal aid and admissibility of evidence
R. v. Carrol and Denny, 2013 ONSC 7072 (CanLII), It is not the role of Legal Aid to determine what evidence is, or is not admissible, at a criminal trial.…
Ministers confused about public money in stalled $100 million mine project #nlpoli
In addition to the $17 million in public cash announced in 2011, the provincial government has given an additional undisclosed amount of public money from several departments to a company…
Thank you
As it approaches that time of milestones and sizing up expectations of where you thought you’d be at this time in your life… I wanted to thank all the people
Marie Antoinette Wente and the Senate Scandal
I must admit when I first saw the headline “THE SENATE SCANDAL’S OUT OF LEGS !!!!” I was shocked, and my heart dived into my boots. I felt like running…
Does Racism Motivate Harper’s Aboriginal Education Funding Stance?
The Prime Minister’s slow clap. It could be racism. It could be concern that over time too many first nations citizens may get too educated and start demanding more in…
Redford Government shows bad faith by rushing labour law changes
TweetProviding a timely distraction for a government facing criticism over the sobering news stories of unreported deaths of children in the foster care system, Premier Alison Redford‘s Progressive Conservatives today…
A serious question for Albertans: Is the Redford Government out of control?
Whose House is it? In Alberta, not yours! Public service union members tried to enter the Alberta Legislature yesterday to protest Bills 45 and 46, and soon found the doors…
The Failure of "Cobbsville" Part IV: In the End, It’s Not Really About Cobb
Since the last post on the subject a few things have happened. Cobb and Dutton were denied bond. Cobb began a hunger strike (he was taken to the hospital today…
The G20 is the nexus of everything Canadians really need to know
Senate scandals and off-shore tax havens have nothing on the G20 when it comes to the amount of ignorance claimed by “government officials”. Just now we have a great little…