Lack of reasons a ground for appeal
Blundell v. Milmine, 2014 ONCA 480: It will be apparent from the foregoing that the absence of reasons makes it not possible for this court to determine why the orders…
June 2014
Press Conference on ConservAntive accomplishments held
Inspired by this headline: http://globalnews.ca/news/1027178/peter-van-loan-praises-private-members-bill-silent-on-reform-act/
The Struggle for Work-Life Balance
by: Adam Bustamante The concept of work-life balance is one that, while easily understandable, is difficult to master in practice. Enjoyment and Accomplishment A common element of this balance, as…
Can You Really Have it All? Balancing your legal career and your family life.
By: Rashida Forbes In the 1950’s the structure of the family is what we call today a nuclear family. This is the traditional family structure that consists of two parents,…
The Food Babe and other nonsense
She’s been called the “Jenny McCarthy of food.” That’s not a compliment and should warn anyone with half a brain to beware of her. She’s a New Age wingnut helping…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, June 19, 2014
Your news links for today: Private Member Bill Attempts to Bring CSEC Under Control – CIPPIC MP Joyce Murray tables a Private Member’s Bill on Parliamentary oversight of CSEC –…
How do we measure job vacancies – beyond Kijiji
The Federal Government and Minister Kenney got a pretty good ribbing over their flawed methodology in measuring job vacancies – and with good reason. Anyone who has used Kijiji for…
Sharing the Care Online – Can It Really Help?
When my son Nicholas was born with severe disabilities in 1988, my husband and I struggled to care for him on our own. Nick turns 25 at the end of…
An old Italian postcard
While traipsing around #ldnont Dundas Street Festival, I filed through a box of antique postcards of various scenes of Italy. Accidentally beginning a drawing later with a few lines of…
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Thursday, June 19, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, June 19, 2014: Video: @wiselaw’s LegalThinkTank: Knowledge Management with Connie Crosby My post today @SlawTips: Knowledge Management…
They’ll Be Watching You
Every breath you takeEvery move you makeEvery bond you breakEvery step you takeI’ll be watching you. -The Police – Every Breath You Take Recent revelations, some of which I have…
A Better Take On The Current Generational Divide
It’s not rare to read in old media that young people these days are worthless, listless, clods. That viewpoint is beyond ridiculous, in recent months there has been a backlash…
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
This was supposed to be a banner year for the Harper government. It hasn’t turned out that way. Chantal Hebert writes: Time and time again over the past parliamentary year…
One helluva story
Glenn French has a helluva story to tell. The President and CEO of the Canadian Initiative on Workplace violence provided the keynote speech after two days of meetings by OPSEU’s…
New column day
Here, offering a suggestion as to how to give Saskatchewan workers significantly more control over their working hours than they hold today. For further reading…– Again, the OECD report recommending…
Gateway gets the Go.
So who is surprised? Prime Minister Stephen Harper has given Canadians the finger and approved the Northern Gateway pipeline to be built by Enbridge from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, B.C.…
Byline: should advisors be seen and be heard?
And, anyone who said they saw Ontario’s majority Liberal result before last Thursday is a damn liar. .
Taking nothing out #nlpoli
Sometimes a comment is so profoundly revealing you just can’t let it slide by. This one came from Milly Brown, the Premier’s communications director, in an exchange with Simon Lono…
Stephen Harper and the Northern Gateway Monster
Gosh. Have you noticed how these days the Cons are always running away from something? Just a few weeks ago Jason Kenney was running away from the foreign workers scandal,…
Northern Gateway Pipeline: First Nations “Disgusted” With Harper’s Approval [VIDEO]
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND: Enbridge’s vice president lies about winning over local First Nations First Nations vow to fight Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project Elizabeth May Questions Harper on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway…