Feb. 7: When I was in grades 1 to 4, children could have milk for recess……
….if they could pay for it. About half my class could pay. That meant we got a bonus of two free milks to be given to poor kids. Each day,…
February 2014
Mandatory disclosure to Unions not a breach of Charter
Bernard v. Canada (Attorney General) 2014 SCC 13 may be relevant to potential right to work legislation: Ms. Bernard’s freedom of association argument has no legal foundation. Her argument was…
Bishops Carroll’s famous women
Hayley Wickenheiser, Feist, Alison Redford, Danielle Smith, and a bunch of others. The men who went there? Aside from Tewksbury, Yip, and assorted athletes, not as notable.
CCACs not entirely to blame for high home care administrative costs
What to do with the Community Care Access Centres? Yesterday’s Toronto Star column by Bob Hepburn suggests we should roll them into the Local Health Integration Networks and send the…
On a “recycling facility”, Hazardous Waste and the Fraser River
Friday, February 7, 2014 Tuesday night (February 4th) the City of Chilliwack passed a bylaw intended to allow the development of a controversial hazardous waste recycling facility immediately adjacent to…
Proposed Energy East Pipeline Could Exceed Keystone XL in GHG Emissions, Finds Report
A new report from Pembina Institute says that the proposed TransCanada Energy East pipeline could generate up to 32 million tonnes (Mt) of additional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the…
BC’s LNG Tax Structure Delayed Again-All Pain-No Gain
Kevin Logan- Cowichan Conversations Contributor British Columbians have been patiently waiting since before the Liberals were re-elected for an explanation of the financial terms that will deliver the much-vaunted 100…
Tim Hudak PCs, take note
On his last ever-show, Jay Leno goes out of his way to pay tribute to the Tonight Show’s workers – and makes a point to say how he’s proud to…
Fair Election act? —>Voter Suppression act of 2014.
So we are in the midst of having our elections act changed by the very party that have been under investigation for committing election fraud, the ones that have most…
Is This Democracy?
Does Harper believe in democracy? This does not sound like Canada, this sounds like an authoritarian state, where those who dare disagree with the fearless leader are demonized, investigated for…
Just Because You’re Paranoid
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that you are not still in Canada!
Careful with Acetominophen…
Okay everyone, back at work after several days away from the computer because of back/leg problems. Physio seems to have help a lot, as it has in the past. But…
Dear John Tory: when in a hole, stop digging
John Tory does it again. Amazing.
Legislating Apathy
Yesterday, the Harper Party moved to limit debate on its so called Fair Elections Act. Three days, they said, is all it should take to debate the bill. The reason…
We Stand On Guard Against Thee
If you are a member or supporter of the Harper regime, who is Thee? The list is long, but let’s start with environmental organizations that have previously been labelled as…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, February 7, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, February 7, 2014: Tennessee judge who ordered parents to change baby’s name from Messiah is out of…
Ontario’s Beer Store fights back.
There was a robocall from The Beer Store the other day. The cheap bastards would not spend a nickel to call in person. They sent a recording to do a…
Fuck you, Vladimir Putin
Sochi starts today. I don’t think we should be there: they’re the hate Olympics. Russia is a bigoted, repressive regime, and we’re giving them legitimacy. Stuff like this is good,…
Final Cut Pro X Certification
While my work keeps me very occupied I know that I need to further develop my skills beyond my daily tasks. In early January I worked through hours of training…