Jan. 13:You, me, and all of us….
All us people can be terribly insensitive. This is something I should have mentioned regarding the front page of Leisure and Travel on Saturday. The story is about a family…
January 2014
LPC Biennial Convention: Basic Income Supplement proposal
I figured with a month and a bit to go to the LPC Biennial Convention in Montreal, which will be crafting and formulating policy resolutions among other things (and which,…
Briefs: Temporary LTC inspectors, LHIN documents, NHS interim CEO departs and more
Last June Health Minister Deb Matthews announced all 633 Ontario long-term care homes would receive a “comprehensive annual inspection” known more technically as a “resident quality inspection” (RQI). A deadline…
My pal Butts
Here. Nice read. Having worked elbow-to-elbow with Gerald on Dalton’s big victories in 2003, 2007 and 2011, I nodded my head at the assessments of his smarts. Gerald’s smart guy,…
Toronto needs a mayor: And John Tory isn’t it
Like the way this Matt guy writes, too. Nice style. Key graf: So why rock the boat? If Tory is still conflicted about running this year, then he should take…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, January 13, 2014
Your news links for today: What Minister Moore Says About Your Sky-High Cell Phone Bills (Huffington Post) Explain Like I’m Five: Wireless Spectrum in Canada (Howard Forums) Canadian 700 MHz…
Lockout at UNB
University of New Brunswick has locked out professors. NEW THIS MORNING: #UNB fulltime faculty on the picket line, classes on #Fredericton, #SaintJohn campuses suspended. http://t.co/HHnNjZsKIZ— Nick Moore (@NickMooreCTV) January 13,…
A Faint Ray Of Hope?
Those of us who write blogs on a regular basis, I suspect, have a high tolerance for the uglier aspects of humanity that we regularly confront in our exploration of…
Harper government:CBC Fifth Estate Documentary Exposing Damage to Scientific Research -"Silence of the Labs"
I knew about Harper’s war on science but CBC’s Fifth Estate documentary, Silence of the Labs, was revealing, showing the full extent of the damage being wrought by the Harper…
If Chong’s Reform Act were in place in BC, would Adrian Dix be Premier today?
Lots of the debate around Michael Chong’s proposed Reform Act to, among other things, allow a federal parliamentary caucus to fire the party leader, has taken place in the abstract.…
In this star-struck age?
It was back in the 1970s in an advertising agency boardroom in New York, the president of the Canadian Multiple Sclerosis Society was being given a preview of that year’s…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – The Star’s editorial board sees Canada’s woeful job numbers as a signal that it’s time for some economic management in the interests of…
140 Law – Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for Monday, January 13, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, January 13, 2014: Fluxing Straight Out of Law School Hells Angels case, Marc Nadon reference top Supreme…
ConCalls: Fantino RoboCop Faces More #elxnfraud Scrutiny
Liddy thinks that a note she sent to Elections Canada may have lit a fire. In that note, she told investigators that she had also alerted the RCMP to a…
For 11(b) applications the time period from the charge to the completion of the trial is properly considered in assessing inferred prejudice
R. v. Lo, 2014 ONCA 23: We also agree with counsel for the appellant’s submission that the trial judge’s reasons are open to the interpretation that when considering inferred prejudice,…
A War On the Poor
As Republicans and Democrats argue about whether they should extend unemployment insurance to the long termed unemployed, Paul Krugman writes that the Republican argument is part of a war on…
Lucidiva – Side effects
Common side effects include heavy breathing, panting, hyperventilation, lack of peripheral vision, excessive screaming, painful hearing and nasal discharge that may look like rice pudding.… The post Lucidiva – Side…
Bart’s Books: Stephen Harper, Episode II
“On any day, has a choice, he can do the big conservative thing that would be the end of his career, or he can do some of the small conservative…
what i’m reading: just kids by patti smith
Just Kids is a memoir by the artist and musician Patti Smith, about her life and relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. The book is a memoir of both Smith’s…