R. v. Judge-made law
Wow. The Supremes just handed Stephen Harper a winning theme for his base. Get ready to hear a lot about “judge-made law” and “unelected judges” in the coming months. And…
March 2014
Things That Have Gone Wrong With The Arab Spring
Dennis Gruending covers a talk by Nahlah Ayed, London-based foreign correspondent for CBC Television. These things that have gone wrong are many, and not terribly surprising if you were paying…
Send Water Some Love On World Water Day
Tomorrow is World Water Day; the waters that nurture and sustain life on earth need our protection more than ever. * * World Water Day: Global Synchronized Water Ceremony
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Stewart Prest writes about the Cons’ war against experts: (I)n modern democratic states one of the most important sources for non-partisan information and…
Province needs to look at evidence around hospital mergers
Murray Martin should change his name to Dr. Doom. Now in retirement, the former CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences is full of swagger about tough choices for health care, suggesting…
The Warnings Are Everywhere
Canada’s reputation continues to erode, both at home and internationally. I recently wrote a post about Canadian law professors who penned an open letter pleading with the government not to…
The Curse Of The Honeypot
With the departure of Alison Redford, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, the honeypot has claimed another victim. Nikiforuk believes that petro states eventually become honeypots: American political scientist Terry Lynn Karl, an…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, March 21, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 21, 2014: Microsoft snoops through reporter’s Hotmail and chat records in search for Windows 8 leak…
Rob Ford’s stunts and odd explanations
TORONTO – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he was imitating a retired professional wrestler (Hulk Hogan) in a video in which he threatens to kill someone, denying that the target…
Premier Wynne aspires to be aspirational.
We are not entirely sure whether Ontario Premier Wynne is just breathing hard or seeking to achieve new heights. She told reporters the other day that the Liberals are going…
Stephen Harper and the Con War on the Economy
Well he's off to Ukraine today to try to pose as Great Warrior Leader by inflaming a dangerous crisis for crass political gain. Which is scary enough.But there's another scary…
Life In Scarborough: Olivia Chow On Better Bus Service
Olivia Chow will take downtown, but she has to do OK in the burbs if she wants to win the T.O. mayor’s race. In fact, I would argue that she…
Talk is cheap. #nlpoli
It was only a matter of time before the government that says more and more about less and less figured out that its best mouthpiece was Steve Kent, right, the…
Random Terrorism From North American Police
Five police beat and kill Luis Rodriguez. You know you’re living in an increasingly terrorized state when the police kill for no good reason. Sure there are extenuating circumstances, but…
Success Defeated Alison Redford
Alison Redford was defeated because her party is too successful. And there's proof.In politics there wouldn't be many opportunities to test such a theory; to really know if it was…
Success Defeated Alison Redford
Alison Redford was defeated because her party is too successful. And there’s proof. In politics there wouldn’t be many opportunities to test such a theory; to really know if it…
Success Defeated Alison Redford
Alison Redford was defeated because her party is too successful. And there's proof.In politics there wouldn't be many opportunities to test such a theory; to really know if it was…
Success Defeated Alison Redford
Alison Redford was defeated because her party is too successful. And there’s proof. In politics there wouldn’t be many opportunities to test such a theory; to really know if it…
Fred Phelps: Why I’m Celebrating the Death of a Bigot
It seems only right that the day Spring finally arrived, was also the day that Fred Phelps finally departed.Fred Phelps — the founding pastor of a Kansas church known for…