Talking to water, yelling at rice
Dr. Masaru Emoto thinks you can hurt water’s feelings by shouting at it. No, really. Stop laughing. He’s written a bestselling book about it – The Hidden Messages in Water…
June 2014
Hudak uptick this week will be good news for the Wynne Liberals on election day next week…
After a rough month on the campaign trail, this past week was rather good for Tim Hudak. He was generally viewed as winning the leaders’ debate on Tuesday (although I…
11(b) analysis
R. v. Florence, 2014 ONCA 443: In Morin, the Supreme Court of Canada set out the factors a court must consider when assessing the reasonableness of delay for purposes of…
Top 10 Quotes from Canada’s Muzzled Scientists
This article is part of DeSmog Canada’s ongoing series “Science on the Chopping Block.” Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a strong case for parents to accept scientific…
TransCanada Cries Foul Over New Keystone XL Security Risk Analysis
It doesn’t take much to hurt the dirty energy industry’s feelings. Less than a day after NextGen Climate released a report detailing the vulnerabilities of the Keystone XL pipeline to…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Simon Enoch discusses the costs of turning over a profitable system of public liquor stores to corporate control – as Brad Wall has…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, June 6, 2014
Your news links for today: Canada’s ISPs Are Finally Revealing How Often the Government Requests User Data – VICE Motherboard TekSavvy, Rogers break silence over government requests for data –…
Labour market stagnant
Erin has already commented that the tiny silver lining of 26,000 net new jobs in May covers a net loss of full-time jobs. In fact, if you compare this May…
Farley Mowat’s last words
Captain Paul Watson (left) with Farley Mowat, on the ship named after the author (Photo: Sea Shepherd) When Farley Mowat died on May 6, 2014, at age 92, his incessant…
Winner, Winner – BCTF for Liberal Dinner….
NEW B.C. teachers’ strike fund running out ahead of vote Union has enough cash to finance a few more days of rotating strikes By Stephen Smart, CBC News Posted: Jun…
On Harper’s Unhealthy Interest in Us
Even though we are away, I arose early enough to peruse The Toronto Star, and offer the following as additional evidence of its readers’ perspicacity: Re: Harper nominates next privacy…
Political Eh-conomy Radio: 1,000,000 and $14, two numbers, two politics
This week’s podcast focuses on two numbers, one million and fourteen, that draw out some interesting links between economics and politics in Ontario and beyond. https://politicalehconomy.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/podcast-140606-ontario.mp3 One million is the…
RMP in DNA testing
RMP is the probability that an individual randomly selected from a larger population would have the same DNA profile. This means a DNA match is relevant ONLY where the appropriate…
Ottawa suburbs? NO LRT for YOU!
Voters in the ridings of Ottawa-Orleans, Ottawa West-Nepean and Ottawa South? Yeah, you guys. Pay attention to who you vote for next week. You know that LRT thingy that would…
Dear Canadian National Firearms Association
How Dare You? It is clear that Canada’s excessive firearms control system has failed again. The excessive rules in place do not in any way increase pu blic safety, but…
Jobs Up, But Hours Flat
On the surface, today’s employment numbers simply continue a recent trend: employers added some jobs but not enough to keep pace with Canada’s growing labour force. As a result, unemployment…
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Friday, June 06, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, June 06, 2014: Mike Duffy’s P.E.I. hotel bills sought in RCMP probe Peter MacKay ducks question on…
Peter’s Predictions: Ontario, 2014.
Listening to the Babel Conservative candidate doing his own radio commercial the other day, there was a feeling of sadness. The sadness was for the voters here in Babel. While…
Has the OPP become a criminal organization?
If nothing else, they’ve become a law unto themselves. I have never seen anything like this. Ever. One thing is certain: the OPP had better hope the NDP win. Hudak…