Rebuilding ‘science team’ at ELA a tough task
Researchers at the Experimental Lakes Area in northern Ontario. Getting the team back together at the Experimental Lakes Area may be tougher than saving the project itself. When Prime Minister…
April 2014
Words by Nowak: Canadians deserve independent, world-class service at affordable rates
Compared to other industrialized countries, Canadian telecom giants reap far higher rewards while offering slow and expensive service. Last Friday’s Digital Canada 150 announcement by Industry Minister James Moore contained…
Arctic Dreams and Nightmares: Into the Art of Alootook Ipellie
neath: “There is something viscerally disturbing about a woman being drawn along like a sled by a team of babies, still tethered to her womb by umbilical cords. Casual familiarity…
Arctic Dreams and Nightmares: Into the Art of Alootook Ipellie
neath: “There is something viscerally disturbing about a woman being drawn along like a sled by a team of babies, still tethered to her womb by umbilical cords. Casual familiarity…
Pipelines in parks? Welcome to Super, Fracktural BC!
Cartoon and letter by Loren Craig – republished from his green briefs blog An open letter to BC Premier Christy Clark – April 7, 2014 Dear Christy, May I call…
Toronto Life: “Warren Kinsella is basically a more casually dressed Game Of Thrones character”
That’s not very nice, even for Toronto Life. (Although if they think I’m Arya Stark, who I adore, I’m okay with it.) Anyway, keep blaming me for everything, go ahead.…
The dangerous idiocy of the anti-vax movement
Measles is on the rise in Canada. There have already been many cases in 2014: in PEI, London, Ottawa, southern Alberta, Regina, Qu’Apelle, Calgary, Fraser Valley (320 cases), Hamilton, Halton,…
He-cession to She-precarious recovery?
As Armine has pointed out recently, women play a key role in economic recoveries: (She says it so well, I have to quote her directly:) Every recession is a “he-cession”:…
Temporary ForAnt Workers have better work ethic, some employers believe
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/temporary-foreign-workers-have-better-work-ethic-some-employers-believe-1.2600864
What is hearsay?
R. v. Badgerow, 2014 ONCA 272: Although a universal definition of hearsay is elusive, hearsay is often identified by its characteristics: (a) it is adduced for the truth of its…
April 8: You can just picture the scene….
…..a young man goes to journalism school to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming a reporter, digging for stories, getting at the truth. As well as journalism, he studies political…
PQ found there is no future in living in the past
The political obituary of the separatist movement has been written many times before. No less an expert than Pierre Trudeau once proclaimed separatism to be dead and buried, only to…
Quebec—another majority that isn’t
A lot of euphoria last night from Liberal supporters and those many Canadians (including not a few Quebecers) who don’t want to hear about separation for another generation at least.…
Horgan Leading A One Man Race-Farnworth Pulls Out!
Horgan leading a one person race Following the amazing election victory for Christy Clark and the BC Liberals it was pretty obvious that Adrian Dix blew the election and would…
Heartland Institute NIPCC Climate Denier Craig Idso: “Climate Change Is Good For You”
This is a guest post by Kert Davies, cross-posted with permission from Climate Investigations Center. This week the Heartland Institute will release another chapter of its NIPCC, the “not the…
B.C. Farmland Could Be Flooded for Site C Megadam if Changes to Agricultural Land Reserve Proceed
Proposed changes to B.C.’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) open the door to flooding the Peace Valley, which could feed a million people fruits and vegetables, according to an agricultural expert.…
April Fools Prank in Class
If you watch this, turn down the sound a bit, read the captions, and prepare to laugh loudly.
"Victim" is not an appropriate useage prior to a finding of guilt
R. v. J.V., O.J. No. 1027 (Hill J): 79 Senior Crown counsel, Mr. Carruthers, agreed that the use of the word “victim” in the prosecutor’s recitation of the facts relating…