January 2014
Big News From the Aryan United Front of Kingston, Ontario!!!
Yeah. We've never heard of 'em either. Be that as it may, earlier in the year they made a triumphant announcement on Facebook (yeah yeah we're trolling Facebook let's move…
About those 620,000 missing patient files: the timing’s interesting but the accountability’s a bigger deal
Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne: He’s outraged about those 620,000 missing patient files. Below: Privacy Commissioner Jill Clayton. She’s looking in to it. Now, everyone go back to sleep. Alberta…
I hate TV news.
CBC sucks ass. CTV tilts right. CNN is the stuff of comedians. Fox News is fascistic. And then there’s the incompetence and stupidity of MSNBC.
Why Do We Care?
I like to gamble, I know I am not alone in this past time, but ever since I was legally able to do so, I found myself enjoying the chance…
The Challenges of Sturgeon Stewardship
A sturgeon rearing facility in Allegan County Park, in New Richmond on the Kalamazoo River. Photo: Mark Brooks Thanks to a fellowship from the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources,…
Free Dominion and the Sound of Silence
On October 2, Richard Warman won his libel suit against Free Dominion, Mark and Connie Fournier, and two of the John Does known in the meat world as Roger Smith…
Aren’t there any honest conservatives anymore?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/23/usa-politics-dsouza-idUSL2N0KX1S220140123
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford offers glimpse into Canada’s broken democracy
The latest chapter in the ongoing shameful political drama starring Toronto Mayor Rob Ford offers a glimpse into Canada’s broken democracy. The post Toronto Mayor Rob Ford offers glimpse into…
CSEC spying could deal a huge blow to Canadian commerce
Spying by ultra-secretive spy agency CSEC could deal a potential blow to Canadian global commerce. Article Ian Macleod for the Ottawa Citizen: OTTAWA — A potential major blow to Canadian…
A Personal Boycott Of The Sochi Games
With the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games about to start in a few weeks, I think it’s high time that I put forward my reasons for why I refuse to…
The Price Of Free Speechiness?
The Richard Warman Vs. Free Dominion defamation case has been winding down for awhile now. The Fourniers lost. Had their asses handed to them, in fact. In addition to $43,000…
Dear Nathan
A few years ago, I decided to engage in some corporate espionage. I work in the field of book publishing, and I had been hearing rather a lot about vanity…
Defining the role of the National President
There has been quite a bit of discussion lately on the role of the National President of the LPC. As a candidate for that job, I think it’s vital that…
Two step test for Summary Judgment
Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7: Summary judgment motions must be granted whenever there is no genuine issue requiring a trial. There will be no genuine issue requiring a trial…
Say It Ain’t So, Joe. Canada’s Ghost Ship and a Tale of Cannibal Rats.
Somewhere out on the briny deep the abandoned cruise ship, Lyubov Orlova, may be drifting toward somebody’s coast. And she might be full of cannibal rats. Who left the Lyubov…
The new plastic money: Or, How Old dead white dudes got a makeover
So we are all probably pretty familiar with the new money. It’s horrible to have to count a stack of it, very slow, and often has to be recounted as…
If You’re Wondering What Happened to Arctic Sea Ice, Wonder No More.
I’ll let you connect the dots.
Boycotts Bring Reality to Ordinary Israelis
The Harper Effect seems to have been decidedly short-lived in Israel. It seems that Beelzebub’s presence did little to assuage Israelis’ concern over the growing, international boycott of their country…