When It Comes to Steve, There Is No Bottom
Our mendacious prime minister, Sideshow Steve Harper, was practically bursting with glee yesterday over the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Harper, true to his vile form, issued a statement.…
2013
March 6: Mostly boring….
The lead story is that the CFL will play a game in Moncton this fall – and we’ll make millions and millions of dollars. Several questions have always puzzled me…
Tavis Smiley of PBS interview of Hugo Chavez
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez explains why he called Bush a devil. I think he provided a very good explanation. Chavez passed away on January 5th, 2013.
Bullying above our weight
Palestinians could face ‘consequences’ for pursuing Israel at the UN, says Baird Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has told a powerful pro-Israel lobby that Palestinians will feel “consequences” from Canada…
This Is What Democracy Looks Like – Saskatchewan New Democratic Leadership 2013
Other political parties may wish to take a glance at how a truly democratic party selects its leader. Sask NDP Leadership 2013 Voting FAQ
Chavez, Corporatism, and the Continuing Struggle. . .
The life of Hugo Chavez reminds us of many of the difficulties facing the world in our generation. Chavez was a man who saw that capitalism had led in Latin…
Tarek Fatah Is Naive: Social Media Is Not The New Public Space
…it is owned by private individuals, and you are allowed to stay there on not at their pleasure. I remember when my younger brother and his pals got banned from…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, March 6, 2013: Unpaid internships: the most precarious work of all Star investigation: Toronto driving schools bending…
Canadian Producers, Broadcasters Clash Over Foreign Distribution Revenue by Etan Vlessing
Columnist says private networks want a share of the profits from sales of homegrown series like “Flashpoint” and “Rookie Blue” to the U.S. networks.
Misleading the Court on Legal Issues
A lawyer must not misstate the law. Lawyers are under a positive duty to make full disclosure of all the binding authorities relevant to a case. This means that all…
Exploits on the Exploits #nlpoli
In Nova Scotia, the provincial government has to beat prospective woods companies with a stick to keep them in line in the rush to take control of lands from the…
BCE, Astral seek CRTC approval again
BCE Inc. and Astral Media Inc. have proposed a $174.64-million tangible benefits package in a renewed effort to win the CRTC’s approval of their plan to combine two of Canada’s…
Low-Protein Diet Can Help Manage Parkinson’s
Researchers in Toronto are looking into ways to help people who are suffering from Parkinson’s by altering diets. So far their research has shown that by embracing a low-protien diet…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Paul Adams highlights how the Cons and their anti-social allies have spent decades trying to convince Canadians that it’s not worth trying to…
Halifax rapper Kyle McKenna takes it to Harper with ‘What Up Steve’
Halifax rapper Kyle McKenna, calls out Stephen Harper in the video “What Up Steve.” Among a number of moves by the Harper government that come in for just criticism in…
He Was A Man…
While many in the so-called liberal blogosphere tend to see the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as an unalloyed saint striding far above the corruption that infested that country’s politics…
Dean Del Mastro missed 26 ethics committee meetings by Glen McGregor
Columnist says that although Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro has been listed as a member of the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee since shortly after the 2011 election,…
Media existentialism: nobody cares about you when you disappear
There are no bylines in the Toronto Star’s print edition today. Journalists there have pulled their bylines, as their collective agreement permits, to protest cuts and layoffs earlier this week.…
Real Economists
Jim Flaherty dances to Stephen Harper’s tune. Flaherty, after all, is merely a lawyer. Harper likes to remind everyone that he possesses a master’s degree from the University of Calgary.…