TARPing Athabasca?
It now seems only a matter of time before major investors start pulling their money out of bitumen. The markets are waking up to the reality of a Carbon Bubble…
2013
Refusing to enforce a settlement
Srebot v. Srebot Farms Ltd., 2013 ONCA 84 deals with a decision not to enforce a settlement partly completed: The discretionary decision not to enforce a concluded settlement, especially where…
The resignation of Benedict IX
Today we heard the Pope is resigning. I wish him well. He is a fine philosopher and his books well worth reading. In terms of resignation though there is an…
Canada Politics News Watch on Monday, February 11, 2013: Morning Picks
By Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 11, 2013: Senator Patrick Brazeau: Brazeau symbolic of Harper’s indifference to First Nations – Winnipeg Free Press Brazeau, Harper and Idle No…
Black hockey players, aboriginals, gays nixed from Canada’s new bills
“The Bank of Canada considered celebrating gay marriages, black hockey players, and turban-wearing RCMP officers on its new plastic bank notes” By Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 11,…
Vatican Information Service:
Summary:– POPE RENOUNCES PAPAL THRONE– CARDINAL SODANO EXPRESSES COLLEGE OF CARDINALS’ NEARNESS TO POPE – DIRECTOR OF HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE ON POPE’S RESIGNATION– DAY BENEDICT XVI WAS ELECTED– COMPOSITION…
Feb. 11: the missing Moncton Times…..
This morning, I checked the gallery for my paper. None. Okay. So turned to Google to get my computer edition. The date Feb. 11 came up. And a picture of…
Define "junior", oh great Toronto Star!
Kathleen Wynne's new Ontario cabinet is being announced today, and my local MP, Liz Sandals, has apparently been tapped to become the new education minister. But that's not the observation…
Define "junior", oh great Toronto Star!
Kathleen Wynne’s new Ontario cabinet is being announced today, and my local MP, Liz Sandals, has apparently been tapped to become the new education minister. But that’s not the observation…
Define "junior", oh great Toronto Star!
Kathleen Wynne's new Ontario cabinet is being announced today, and my local MP, Liz Sandals, has apparently been tapped to become the new education minister. But that's not the observation…
Define "junior", oh great Toronto Star!
Kathleen Wynne’s new Ontario cabinet is being announced today, and my local MP, Liz Sandals, has apparently been tapped to become the new education minister. But that’s not the observation…
Bad Moon Rising for Bitumen
It was coming. You were warned. Now brace yourselves. Some place in England called Oxford University today begins a four-year study to identify assets that could be left “stranded” by…
Doing something about anti-gay lobbying in Africa
If you’ve frequented any LGBT media at all, you’ve heard about Uganda’s proposed Anti-Homosexuality Bill (often referred to as the “Kill the Gays Bill”), and possibly other anti-gay legislative bills…
An Unshaven Lumpus
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: Monster
"The Worst Procurement in the History of Canada"
At least until the F-35 saga is wrapped up. “The Worst Procurement in the History of Canada“ is the title of a report released by the Rideau Institute and the…
Nanos Poll: 34.3% Con, 27.6% Lib, 27.1% NDP
In our second poll today, Nanos Research has come out with its apparently quarterly numbers for the federal scene in Canada, showing relatively stable numbers, though as always, with that…
Ontario News Watch Op Ed: Backroom Negotiations By Party Elites Chose Wynne As Liberal Leader. But Is That Really The Best Way To Choose A Premier For All Of Ontario?
I was very proud to be asked by ONW Editor Susanna Kelley to write today’s op ed piece on the recent Ontario Liberal leadership election process. Please check it out…