January 2014
Exercise of partial right to silence ought not to be held against an accused
In R. v. Wilson, 2013 ONSC 7830 the Court held that a witness/accused who told the police only part of what happened ought not to be found less credible. The…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Your news links for today: The Letters of the Law: The Year in Tech Law and Policy (Michael Geist) How Canada’s telecom war turned ugly (Financial Post) 2013 Canadian ISP…
Infinite Scrolling
And neither have any form of navigation! Alltop loves a good scroll.
Real Winter
kitchen window (click to enlarge) I thought that climate change would end winter. Instead it ricochets from one season to another. Everything at hyper-speed, plants, animals, viruses on the move.…
What’s a true Tory to do?
A surprising number of Conservatives read this blog. And sometimes it upsets them. Talking to one of these upset people this morning, he admitted that he had run out of…
When Corruption Trumps Economics
Going forward, Stephen Harper’s strategy appears to be ride out the scandals and crow about the economy. If he had any sense of history — even recent history — the…
Looking back on three years
If you attended the Mayor’s Levee, Jan. 5, you received a small brochure that listed some of this council’s accomplishments to date, as well as our collective plans and priorities…
And in Fact, Climate Change Maybe behind the Cold Weather
The Scientific American goes further and says that the “Polar Vortex” incursion is usually associated with warmer temperatures in the Arctic during the summer and less ice in the ice…
Baby It’s Cold Outside, and Might Be Even Worse without Climate Change
A fascinating analysis from the Washington Post about the current cold wave across North America. Isn’t the first time, and won’t be the last time, but it has nothing to…
A Game Designed to Help Solve Eye Problems
Diplopia – A VR Game to Help Strabismus and Amblyopia is exactly what it sounds like. This sounds like a great gaming project! The game is meant to help people…
HNHB LHIN named least transparent even after Ombuds 2010 report
The least transparent of the Local Health Integration Networks is the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN according to the Welland Tribune. The same LHIN was the subject of considerable wrath…
A Letter We Should Widely Share
Although he likely doesn’t articulate anything that progressive bloggers don’t already know, Star letter-writer Paul Kahnert of Markham neatly and succinctly addresses the real design behind tax cuts for corporations…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – George Monbiot criticizes the UK Cons’ latest effort to outlaw any form of individual action or expression which might intrude upon the…
Extreme weather change? What extreme weather?
Your browser does not support the video tag Oh, and extreme weather? Climate change? Clearly, this guy is a Communist.
The Keystone Cops guarding our PM
I’m not one to defend Prime Minister Harper over anything, but what exactly was his security detail doing (or not doing) to allow this serious breach of security to happen?…
Stephen Harper and the Great Ice Storm Question
As another wave of bitterly cold weather rolls across the East, across Ontario to the Maritimes.And Stephen Harper continues his Great Comeback Tour 2014, in balmy British Columbia. One question…
A Republican Talks About Changing The Dialogue On Energy & Climate
For this week’s TED Talk Tuesday, former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis spoke at TEDx Jacksonville earlier this year about energy and climate. Mr. Inglis is now the Executive Director of…
Ezra Levant And The Cost Of Delay
$7,500 to ditch your lawyer and buy a few more weeks before trial? Well, shit, that’s not chump-change. Remind me not to talk trash about people on the Internet.