R v Flight, 2014 ABCA 185: The Manitoba Court of Appeal recently considered these divergent approaches in R v Mitchell, 2013 MBCA 44 (CanLII), 2013 MBCA 44, 291 Man R…
Another year, another Toronto Inside Out LGBT Film Festival draws to a close. The festival tends to creep up on many film lovers in Toronto, so many friends of mine…
The Antarctic ice sheet is falling into the ocean, $1.1 trillion of investments are at risk due to a carbon bubble and the U.S. President is saying climate change is…
At Unifor’s founding BC regional Council, a speaker stood up at the mic and shared an idea. As a member of the Vancouver-based Local 3000, representing workers at various White…
The charts tell the story. Your entire generation is being screwed, and your only hope is to launch a violent, possibly cannibalistic uprising against your elders. Otherwise they’ll figure out…
If ever there were evidence to suggest its time the government abandon the mental health bed targets set out in the 1990s Health Restructuring Commission, it is the skyrocketing encounters…
Indiana- Louise Cohoon was at home when her 80-year-old mother called in a panic from Terre Haute: The $97 monthly Medicaid payment she relied on to supplement her $600-a-month income…
An important trial in Canadian history is underway in Guelph, Ontario. Michael Sona, the only person accused by prosecutors of carrying out the illegall robocalls in Guelph to redirect people…
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – David Graeber writes that unfettered capitalism will never tame itself, but will instead need to be countered by a sufficiently strong counter-movement to…
Your news links for today: Critics decry new Privacy Commissioner’s appointment – Globe and Mail Maher: Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau agree on spooky pick for next…
I know, I know, pollsters get things wrong, these days. Believe me, I know. But Ipsos, Abacus and the precious few others who actually, you know, talk to real people…
This week we saw some startling figures concerning obesity rates around the world. Researchers found more than 2 billion people worldwide are now overweight or obese. The highest rates were…
Drawing upon his war studies course, The Mound of Sound offers the following perspective on what went wrong in Afghanistan: Bad leadership, especially when it is political and military, costs…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, June 2, 2014: Legal Tender: A case for the defence in small claims court California Senate approves…
This post originally appeared on MikeDeSouza.com and is republished here with permission. Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government is describing fresh allegations of muzzling as “absolutely ridiculous.” Speaking in Parliament on…
If the spin doctors fail to do their jobs tomorrow, does that mean the leaders’ debate does not matter? With the most inane of the commentary on Twitter, you will…
Olivia Chow attended literally dozens of community get-togethers and fun fairs and whatnot over the weekend. She was non-stop. John Tory’s campaign? Well, um, their chief spokesperson was on Twitter,…
The reviews keep pouring in – and, for John, they suck! Toronto Star: “JOHN TORY’S ‘SMART TRACK’ ISN’T SO SMART…arch addler John Tory, has adopted a new “top priority” to…
The Brockway family, 2013 I want to tell you about an exciting venture: an opportunity to help make art more accessible for all, to help a low-income woman start her…
Last week the Harper Spin Machine trumpeted the message that the present government has saved Canadians and their corporations $43 billion in taxes. That accomplishment was presented as if it…
