July 3: The exceptionalism of Exceptionalism.
Obama has recently and publicly stated that he believes in American Exceptionalism with “every fibre of his being”. In fact, that can be said of almost everyone in the American…
July 2014
Running Scared
Aside from enough profanity to make the navy blush, there are several words to describe Rob Ford. A few that often come to my mind are incompetent, liar, corrupt, racist,…
U.S. Gas Export Lobbyists Exploit DC’s Revolving Door
This is a guest post by David Halperin, originally published at Republic Report. Even as President Obama pursues an aggressive new public effort to fight global warming by regulating U.S.…
The TPP goes on tour
Negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) have gone to extreme lengths to stop civic interest groups and the public finding out what’s being discussed at the next round of closed-door…
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t star in documentaries
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. Big thanks to blogger Peter T. Chattaway at Patheos, who brings us the latest news about Hillsong United. Next Easter, Warner…
Centre For Israel And Jewish Affairs Censors Holocaust Survivers
Bernie Farber’s new column for the CJN is now on-line. Its about the crummy manner in which the Canadian government has treated the Pusemas, a family of Hungarian refugees which…
Orcas face triple threat: Vessel noise, pollution, lack of food
Photo: NOAA By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press VICTORIA – Triple threats of pollution, vessel noise and the availability of food are making it hard for a group of orcas…
Emotionally Loaded
Okay, Paul Bernardo is a sociopath. This should not come as a big surprise to anyone who followed the investigation and trial that eventually put him in prison. That he…
Desperation and Distraction, but a Little Satisfaction?
http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2014/07/the-increasing-desperation-of-stephen.html Two things have me momentarily distracted these days, and both are all about the lack of traction that the Cons are getting from attacking both Junior and the NDP..vis…
And they call me a mysogynist
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2014/07/03/baloney-meter-do-peter-mackays-claims-about-female-judges-hold-water/#.U7WB1fldWoF
Site C Dam is Final Straw for B.C.’s Treaty 8 First Nations
The B.C. government cannot expect support from First Nations for its much-touted liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects if the province insists on steamrolling ahead with the Site C dam, a…
IV. Zone of Indeterminacy: Interdiction concerning the enclosure of the Social Commons
Here, I have taken up the enclosure of the Social Commons. And here, I have attempted to locate those shunted aside by the austerity agenda. In this post, I attempt…
IV. Zone of Indeterminacy: Interdiction concerning the enclosure of the Social Commons
Here, I have taken up the enclosure of the Social Commons. And here, I have attempted to locate those shunted aside by the austerity agenda. In this post, I attempt…
From the overflowing ‘A Picture Worth 1,000 Words’ file: Rob Ford
Maybe it’s just me, but I think he should consider using a different receptacle to drink stuff. Which I’m certain is water, and not something else. In related news, I’m…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, July 3, 2014
Your news links for today: Trans Pacific Partnership meeting switched from Vancouver to Ottawa, ducking critics – Boing Boing If you read Boing Boing, the NSA considers you a target…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer respond to Joseph Stiglitz by pointing out that some of the inequality arising out of capitalism has…
Reading the Dhammapada
One of the most inspirational, moving books in my library is the Dhammapada, a collection of sayings of the Buddha, originally from the Pali canon. I’ve had a version of…
Liberal party censored punk rock emporium
From the definition of liberal in a Merriam-Webster “not opposed to new ideas or ways of behaving that are not traditional or widely accepted.” Fuck the Liberal Party. Fuck the…
John Tory math: mayoralty candidate doesn’t know how many TTC stations Toronto has
Seriously. You couldn’t make this up if you tried. .
Reasonable apprehension of bias
Langstaff v. Marson, 2014 ONCA 510: There is a strong presumption of judicial impartiality and a heavy burden on a party who seeks to rebut this presumption. Judicial impartiality has…