Dog in the Manger Mulcair Won’t Back Federalists in Quebec Election
He claims to be the leader of the official opposition for Canada but Tom Mulcair says he’ll stay neutral in the Quebec provincial election. Why won’t he support the federalist…
March 2014
You Know the Tories are Running Scared When They Go to Pot
Hey, hey – whatever happened to Harper’s Reefer Madness? Word from Elmer’s unfortunate boy, Peter MacKay, is that the Harper regime is looking to backpeddle on its get tough on…
Climate Change: Lines of Evidence Parts 3 & 4
If you missed the first two parts, you can see them here. Part 3: Greenhouse Gases Part 4 : Increased Emissions Recommend this Post
Let’s Be Honest – Canada Will Wind Up With the F-35, Largely by Default
It may be the biggest military blunder in Canadian history but all signs point to our country succumbing to the F-35, Lockheed’s first-strike, light attack bomber. Harper, the ultimate stealth…
Refuse to blow
R. v. Goleski, 2014 BCCA 80: Elements of Failure/Refusal As discussed in Lewko at para. 9, the elements of the offence that the Crown must prove are: (i) a proper…
Crazy day
One of the busier news days in quite a while. Let me try to summarize what is going on. 1 – Quebec Election.This will take place on April 7th, in…
Justice Minister Peter MacKay Notices That Each Of His Fingers Is, Like, Totally Different
Just before announcing that the government’s attacks on Justin Trudeau over marijuana legalization have failed and he will be introducing copy-cat legislation very soon. Later on, MacKay plans to “spin…
March 5: Newspapers as propaganda, people as an hysterical mass…
A lead story from Canadian Press “Canada suspends Russian military ties” tells us that last week the Russians made a dramatic incursion into Crimea. No, they didn’t. There was not…
It’s the inequality, stupid
Robert Reich has a column in today’s Globe and Mail: It’s the inequality, stupid. He discusses how almost all the gains from economic growth over the last 30 years have…
No bail for doctor who sexually abused sedated women during surgeries: public interest trumps bail
R. v. Doodnaught, 2014 ONCA 172: The public interest component is about the public perception of the reputation of the administration of justice. This is based on the view of…
The Pandemic of Rape Culture
Speaking out against rape culture can create some serious backlash, which reflects our culture of rape. At UBC the dean of the business school muses about firing all the students…
Surprise! Putting Price On Carbon Is A Job-Creating Bonanza
* SAN DIEGO, MARCH 3, 2014 – An aggressively-priced carbon tax in California, with revenue returned to the public, would actually grow the state’s economy and increase jobs, according to…
New Zealand – Australia’s Climate Change Lifeboat
Australia is somewhat ahead of the global average for climate change temperature rise. The country just passed the 1C mark. There’s obviously plenty more heat on the way in the…
Rob Ford on Jimmy Kimmel
Part of Jimmy Kimmel’s interview of Rob Ford: A lot of people on twitter were saying that Jimmy Kimmel, a comedian, asked the questions Peter Mansbridge wouldn’t, that it was…
She Looks At a World Reeling from Extreme Weather and Sees a Silver Lining
Record-breaking heat waves and droughts, flooding and the Polar Vortex have pummeled most of the Earth in recent years and, we’re told, this is a glimpse of even more extreme…
No, This Can’t Be Possible. Could Japan Actually Rescind Its Apology to Wartime ‘Comfort Women’?
One of several dark stains on the honour of Japan was its practice, during WWII, of impressing foreign women, mainly Korean, into sex slavery to serve Japanese soldiers. They were…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Your news links for today: Will Rogers Be the Next Wireless Carrier to Leave the CWTA? – iPhone in Canada Frustrated Cities Take High-Speed Internet Into Their Own Hands –…
Do you wonder why I typically view the world around me as insane/evil?
Wonder no more. .