Un, Bill, What About Your Own?
Bill Gates says there’ll be no poor countries by 2035. Really, Bill? What about the United States of America? Then again, isn’t this the same guy who claimed that 64K…
January 2014
Halliburton manager destroys Gulf spill evidence, gets probation
by Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS – A former Halliburton manager was sentenced Tuesday to one year of probation for destroying evidence in the aftermath of BP’s massive…
Google Music Timeline: punk world domination is imminent
Well, not entirely. But this cool new Google thingie shows that I was right: traditional rock really does suck, and the weirdo punk/alt stuff I have listened to for decades…
Julius Suraski In The MSM
I missed this yesterday, about one of the guys in PM Harper’s Israel trip entourage, from Stephen Maher: Sorry about the small print. For some reason I can’t get the…
Clark’s transit referendum going off the rails
Read this Jan. 22 Vancouver Sun editorial by Don Cayo on the folly that is BC Premier Christy Clark’s proposed provincial referendum on funding public transit going forward. You would…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Your news links for today: Towards Transparency in Canadian Telecommunications (The Citizen Lab) Here We Go Again: Canadian Recording Industry Calls on Government To Regulate the Internet (Michael Geist) Canadians…
MP Brian Jean resigns to “concentrate on the things my constituents have told me are important to them”
I’ve already added this article as an update to my post from a couple days ago but I figured it’s so important, and so uplifting, that it really needs it’s…
Why I’m Supporting Brian G Rice for Liberal Party President ( #lpc #lib14 )
On January 19, I endorsed Brian Rice for Liberal Party president. I’m not a Member of Parliament, a Senator, a candidate, or party official … I’m just a regular guy.…
Hooray!
There’s a new Rob Ford video! The waiting is the hardest part.
We all need help sometimes!!!
James Morton Of the Law Societies of Upper Canada and Nunavut
Motions for non-suit
R. v. De Jaeger, 2014 NUCJ 04: The ultimate issue, guilt or innocence, is to be decided at the conclusion of all the evidence heard in a criminal trial. The…
Some updates on stories you have been following in Diablogue
Some updates on recent stories in the Diablogue… We’ve been trying to assess in recent weeks how many of the 100 long-term care inspectors Health Minister Deb Matthews promised in…
E.U. Confirms 40% Emissions Cuts by 2030. Canada Heads In Opposite Direction.
Just when observers thought they were going wobbly, the European Union overcame British opposition to implement a deal that commits the member states to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40%…
BC Is Actually “Missing” More Than 94,000 Jobs #SpinAlert
It’s not unusual to see unemployment rates of around 6-8% these days. But if you have always had the feeling that more than one in sixteen people is unemployed, you’re…
New Technique For Restoring Historic Videos
USC Shoah Foundation has a large collection of interviews with survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides. Old physical media formats are susceptible to damage from fires to…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, January 22, 2014: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford caught drunk in bizarre late-night video Rob Ford’s actions in…
Syriza Succeeds in Greece by Challenging European Left’s Approach to Reform
Syriza Succeeds in Greece by Challenging European Left’s Approach to Reform. Leo Panitch on Syriza’s radical approach to ‘reform’ in Europe. Filed under: Austerity, Capitalism, Social Democracy, Socialism Tagged: Europe,…
all working people must mobilize against right-to-work laws. but will we?
It’s no secret that Tim Hudak, who wants to be Ontario’s next premier, wants to break every union in the province. So-called right-to-work legislation – the name has been a…
Like A Scab: Tim Hudak
Like a scab (not the metaphorical kind so beloved of the extreme right) that I can’t resist picking away at, once more Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak looms large.…
Something To Think About
Stephen Harper has pledged unwavering support for Israel. That pledge sounds hollow coming from a man who has a long history of abandoning friends and allies when they become inconvenient.…