About That Sound Economy, Stephen
In light of Kim Jong Harper’s launch of a propaganda channel, perhaps he’d like to explain how it is that Canada’s economy is “doing well” when it is shedding jobs…
January 2014
Reason 105 Not to Have Your Kids Young: You May Have More Time to Spend with THEIR Kids
As I went off to see an ailing Thomas and his family this morning, I began to see the wisdom in not having kids until your 30s. We have much…
Religion and Human Rights
Link to Human Rights Commission Under the Ontario Human Rights Code, discrimination because of religion (creed) is against the law. Everyone should have access to the same opportunities and benefits,…
Trial judge’s expressions of impatience/annoyance do not necessarily demonstrate bias
Martin v. Sansome, 2014 ONCA 14: Bias is a predisposition to decide an issue or cause in a certain way that does not leave the judicial mind open and impartial:…
Those Damned, Rich Vikings!
Every Norwegian – man, woman and child – is now technically a millionaire. That’s right, every last one of those herring munchers is now worth a million Crowns. Now, in…
Koch Industries Hires Tobacco Operative Steve Lombardo to Lead Communications and Marketing
Q: What does Koch Industries do when it needs better PR? A: Hire a veteran helper of the tobacco industry. At O’Dwyer’s, Kevin McCauley writes January 9 in “Koch Bros…
Jan. 10: Okay. I don’t understand it.
Yesterday’s Times and Transcript had a full page of revolution with its editorial and two of its opinion columns yesterday. They accepted the reality of climate change. Now, in Canada…
The Veil of Oppression?
Hair is the western woman’s veil The west is fixated on Muslim veils, but all women’s hair is bound in ideals of femininity, and a source of male judgment Arwa…
january 12-19: let them stay week 2014: stop the deportations!
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival in Canada of Jeremy Hinzman, the first US Iraq War resister to seek asylum here after refusing to participate in an…
Gates Blows the Whistle on U.S. Attempt to Manipulate Afghan Election
Former US defense secretary Robert Gates’ tell-all book reveals that the Americans tried to engineer a coup in 2009 against Afghan president, Hamid Karzai. The US government tried to oust…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, January 10th, 2014
Your news links for today: Industry Minister James Moore to Make Important Announcement (Government of Canada) Rogers snapping up Canadian content deals to supercede Netflix (Stockhouse News) The Trouble With…
On That Accomodation Thing Up At York U
I find myself in the minority on this one, thinking that the University should have accomodated student X, even if the accomodation was to placate the fellow’s religuously induced discomfort…
Peter MacKay’s highs and lows on marijuana
The other day, federal justice minister Peter MacKay told reporters he’s “completely fine” with medical marijuana: “Having it regulated, having it made legally available to Nova Scotians — I’m completely…
Harper’s "Silence of the Lambs"
Tonight on the Fifth Estate, Linden McIntyre looks at the Harper government’s “war on knowledge.” The programme focuses on the suppression of scientific research and the dismissal of 2,000 government…
2013 Left Us Wanting More … Jobs
The December jobs report was a spectacular finish (not in a good way) to a rather discouraging year for the Canadian labour market. When the dust had settled, it turned…
Steve, About that Economic Action Plan
The job market – at least the one for Canadian workers in Canadian jobs – took a hit in the run-up to Christmas, dropping just shy of 46,000 jobs. Of…
Kim Sung Harper
Wow … just wow. I never would have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. I still can’t quite believe that it’s being done in Canada, to Canadians … at…
Fixing The Best Laid Plans.
Reading Terry Fallis’ book, The Best Laid Plans in 2008 was a chore. Not writing the requested review was diplomacy. It seems to be an ideal book for people who…
140 Law – Wise Law’s Legal Headlines for Friday, January 10, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, January 10, 2014: ‘Bell is not above the law,’ says man awarded $21K for privacy breach Canada…