Imposing condition not to consume alcohol on an alcoholic
In Coombs (2004), 189 C.C.C. (3d) 397 the court held at para 8: “…Imposing an absolute prohibition on some addicts, including alcoholics, may only set them up for failure and…
May 2014
Hugs With Arms will put affordable art on your walls
After seven years of putting political art on your computer screen, I’m now hoping to put some art on your walls. We started Art Threat in 2007 because we felt…
Tim Hudak’s “Job Plan”
It is election time in Ontario, and Tim Hudak, leader of the PC party, says he’ll produce more jobs by cutting 100,000 public sector jobs. There’s a variety of good…
BGR: FCC’s new net neutrality rules opposed by 100+ internet companies
Proposed changes in the U.S. that could put your Internet use in the slow lane are creating a viral response. Article by Richard Lawler for BGR Despite FCC Chairman Tom…
Ipsos: Libs in trouble
Was done before Hudak’s mistake today. NDP within striking distance of Libs. Off to see Spiderman. Time for Change: Tories (37%) Maintain Lead over Liberals (31%), NDP (28%) as Tide…
The Challenge Is On To Save The ALR
Dave Barrett Premier of BC 1972-1975 That may change if the obedient Oil and Gas crazed BC Liberal MLA’s have their way dismantling the protections to accommodate non agricultural uses.…
New Federal Regulations Allow Fisheries and Environment Ministers to Authorize Pollution in Fish-Bearing Waters
Fish-bearing waters are less protected from pollution after regulations passed by the federal government give Fisheries and Environmental Ministers the ability to grant blanket-authorizations to pollute if the polluting activity…
paris, day two
Connie and I were both dead to the world by 9:00 p.m., and when I next opened my eyes, it was 8:30 a.m. Yes! That’s an unheard of amount of…
Networks and Systems
Let’s move up one paragraph in Jon Dron’s post. We’ve seen already Dron’s notion that connectivism should be thought of as a family of ideas. In this paragraph, Dron states…
Degrees of Openness in Party Nominations
Before launching into this post, I feel the need to provide full disclosure. I’ve mentioned it before, but it bears repeating here: I joined the Liberal Party of Canada a…
The Kiev putsch: rebel workers take power in the east
Not since the US and EU took over Eastern Europe, including the Baltic countries, East Germany, Poland and the Balkans and converted them into military outposts of NATO and economic…
Hudak changes jobs plan
According to the Post.
Rick Salutin’s hatchet job on Andrea Horwath Con-like sleaze
Before writing for the Toronto Star, Salutin promoted proportional representation voting reform. After he was hired, his position on the issue — for some unfathomable reason — abruptly changed. Now…
Convention 2014: Winners of the HCDC Pharmacare
Winners of this year’s Health Care Divisional Council are: Fern Crawford, Local 497 Jackie Gibbons, Local 346 Adriana Thompson, Local 214 Come see us at the HCDC table to see…
Playing With Fire: U.S. Regulators Resort to Weak Voluntary Measures For Oil-By-Rail Safety
Last year, Jeffrey Wiese, an official with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) told an industry conference that the regulatory process was “kind of dying.” According to InsideClimate…