Ontario Election 2014, in 140 characters or less
Oh, and also this: No one is paying attention yet. Still. Amount of media coverage the election is getting, not surprisingly, is miniscule. The Ontario Liberal sexist Facebook stuff may…
May 2014
Burden of establishing an agency relationship lies on the party alleging its existence
Boyle v. Maritime Travel Inc., 2014 NSCA 44: As the appellant points out, the burden of establishing an agency relationship lies on the party alleging its existence: Hav-A-Kar Leasing Ltd.…
Motion to extend time to be refused on merits only in clearest of cases
Wadden v. BMO Nesbitt Burns, 2014 NSCA 45: It is only in those cases where the proposed grounds of appeal are clearly without merit that it would not be in…
Meanwhile, Back In The Land of Ontario Election Campaigns….
The mask of boyish innocence was slowly slipping away from young Tim Hudak. H/t Toronto Star H/t Ray Mirshahi Recommend this Post
Ontario voters not liking Hudak’s Voodoo Economics
First off, yes, this is a Forum poll, but like BigcityLib, I’ll take it as a starting point as to what people think of Tim Hudak’s 100 000 public sector…
I Know Its Only A Forum Poll/ But I’ll Take It
The 1,000,000 pink-slip plan is a dud:Kathleen Wynne’s governing Liberals now lead with 38 per cent support to 33 per cent for the Conservatives, 21 per cent for Andrea Horwath’s…
Who should voters really punish?
The Toronto Star is pimping the idea that the Ontario NDP should be punished for “forcing the election.” This perspective is really a work of fiction when you look at…
John Oliver & Bill Nye The Science Guy on Climate Change “Debate”
John Oliver is hilarious and informative, as usual. Here’s a clip of brilliant satire from Last Week Tonight on the climate change “debate”. * Mother Jones: Watch John Oliver and…
Getting On Point back from No Point #nlpoli
For years, the only public affairs show on television or radio in Newfoundland and Labrador was Issues and Answers. NTV’s Sunday morning staple has long been ponderous and boring and…
Stephen Harper and Pierre Poilievre’s Day of Disgrace
You should have seen Stephen Harper this evening in the House of Commons, beaming like a proud father, and clapping wildly, as his Reform boy Pierre Poilievre stood up to…
A Little Bit of Civil Terrorism…
A little bit of civil terrorism keeps the population docile, afraid of irrational and unjust behaviour from law enforcement but hey, it helps us all live more peacefully because if…
It’s Jump-the-shark season on TV
As the season finales appear day by day, we see more and more TV shows that end by some lead character jumping the shark.Remember how pissed off everyone was when…
Shorn locks and missing bowtie suggest Thomas Lukaszuk’s Progressive Conservative leadership announcement is imminent
A screen grab of Thomas Lukaszuk’s new boyishly coiffed, bowtie-free look. Below: Mr. Lukaszuk shortly after his demotion from deputy premier by Alison Redford; in distant, preppier, times; and as…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Welcoming committee cats.
Bill C-23 Passed, Stinkers Included
Whatever amendments were made to Bill C-23, they didn’t address much of anything that I raised as problematic in my earlier analysis of the first draft tabled in the House…
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Please welcome our newest affiliate to Progressive Bloggers: Maple-Flavoured Politics
Explaining irrationality: Téa Obreht’s Take
This week I’ve been rereading Téa Obreht’s fascinating The Tiger’s Wife in preparation for the Atwater Library’s book discussion. The book, which take place in the aftermath of a war…
UN special rapporteur calls for inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada
A long-awaited United Nations report has confirmed that there is a crisis in Canada when it comes to how the Canadian government treats aboriginal peoples. by: Obert Madondo | May…
The “Welcome To Mississauga!” New Testament
By Rick Hiebert.All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission I come across interesting things in thrift stores, such as this New Testament. It’s title: The Greatest Is Love.” Published in 1971…