In Friday’s Sun: how to win a political debate
I’ve had the privilege to help get Prime Ministers and Premiers ready for political debates. I always tell them debates are really just about two things. One, looking and sounding…
June 2014
VANCOUVER “FOREIGN BUYERS”- DRIVING SPECULATION & UNAFFORDABILITY? PART 2
Read Part 1 here I just wanted to update you with this thread of articles that are very illuminating- Please add your thoughts to this conversation- Some of the conversation
Bag of water.
Filed under: cartoon Tagged: beach, surreal, water
CBC: Bell Canada overbills Ontario senior by $18K
This Big Telecom company overbilled an Ontario senior for almost 12 years – to the tune of $18,000. What do you think her phone company should do to make up…
An armed robber may rely on self defence against a home owner?
R. v. Mohamed, 2014 ONCA 442 seems to hold an intruder may rely on self defence against a homeowner. Some might find such ruling odd. The Court holds: I understand…
Loser-Pays Costs Regime in Estate Litigation
Feinstein v. Freedman, 2014 ONCA 446: The loser-pays regime generally applies to estate litigation, such that successful parties are entitled to have their reasonable costs paid by the unsuccessful parties…
How more than 300 Nigerian girls were kidnapped by extremists written by Michelle Faul summarized by Rashida Forbes
Tragedy struck Chibok Secondary School in Lagos Nigeria on Monday, May 5, 2014 when nearly 300 female students were kidnapped from their dorm rooms. Terrified by the sound of gun…
Your Daily Nazi: Robert Mccorkill Can’t Give His Estate To Nazis
He was the Canadian chemist who wanted to will his collection of ancient coins and other artifacts to The National Alliance, an american Neo-Nazi group. Richard Warman, B’nai Brith, and…
California State Senators Who Voted Against Fracking Moratorium Took 370% More From Oil Industry
Even though a sizable majority of Californians favor a moratorium on fracking until its impacts on the environment and human health are better understood, California’s fracking moratorium bill, SB 1132,…
Thoughts On The Murder Of RCMP Officers In New Brunswick …
I live within two blocks of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Academy in Regina, Saskatchewan. Every single member of the RCMP has received their training here at the RCMP Depot.…
Twenty years of strategic planning
Twenty years ago – May, 1994 – the Town of Collingwood started a community-based strategic plan. That report was released in October, 1995. Then in October, 2000, Vision 2020 released…
Two-thirds of Ontarians would vote for a strong health care platform — Nanos
It was a curious decision by the media conglomerate putting on the Tuesday’s leaders debate. Limiting viewer questions to six, you’d have thought one of them would have dealt with…
Bill C-36: Analysis In Detail – Part I
The biggest pieces of Bill C-36 are well described elsewhere in the media, and there isn’t any real surprise to it. The Harper Government has more or less just resurrected…
A powerful new way to speak out
One year ago today, the way we think about the Internet changed forever. Edward Snowden blew the whistle on one of the worst human rights abuses in history: governments have…
Navy Seal Commander Behind Bin Laden Killing: Keystone XL Vulnerable To Terrorism
Dave Cooper, Command Master Chief SEAL (Retired) for the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), has authored a threat assessment concluding TransCanada‘s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is potentially at-risk…
Financial Post: Kinder Morgan pipeline now faces uphill battle
Kinder Morgan Canada President Ian Anderson at a Vancouver Board of Trade talk (photo: Kinder Morgan) Read this June 3 story from The Financial Post, detailing how Kinder Morgan’s plans…