Mulcair Denies Paul Manly the Right To Seek Nomination In Nanaimo Ladysmith
Dear Friends and Supporters I would like to thank you all for your support and encouragement for my bid for the nomination to be the NDP candidate for the new…
July 2014
Province urged to hold off on Rouge land transfer
A coalition of worried environmental groups is calling on Premier Kathleen Wynne to refrain from transferring provincially owned land in Scarborough to Ottawa over fears that ecological protections in Bill…
Dear John
Things are good. The boy is back (and apologized). Talked to someone, was good. Painting again. New songs. Business is rockin’. And the new book is flying out of me…
Refusal to dismiss or stay action for lack of jurisdiction is a final order
Hopkins v. Kay, 2014 ONCA 514: In my view, the refusal to dismiss or stay the action based on lack of jurisdiction was a final order. See Manos Foods International…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Your news links for today: Toronto G20, 4 years later: 18 disturbing facts all Canadians should know – cdnpoli on Tumblr Ottawa wants to flush out the “whistleblowers” – La…
Shirtless Joe fights back against terrible Rob Ford
This Global News video of Joe Killoran, an ordinary East York resident out for a jog Tuesday, made the rounds on the internet last night, and won Killoran massive amounts…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – David Atkins highlights Gallup’s latest polling showing that U.S. trust in public institutions continues to erode. And Paul Krugman notes that there’s reason…
ConservAntives named fewer women to federal boards than LiberalAnts did
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservatives-named-fewer-women-to-federal-boards-than-liberals-did-1.2692058
May and June Breads
The past month I haven’t done as much baking as usual – just been too busy to do much, plus I was away for a long weekend holiday in Toronto.…
Black cat shows you his foot
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, July 2, 2014: Canadian businessman, 74, facing prison sentence in Cuba is cautionary tale to foreign investors:…
John Tory: shameless hypocrite, in his own words
John Tory’s Toronto mayoralty campaign set a deadline for themselves. They had to be in second place by the time July 1 rolled around. They aren’t. Olivia Chow, my candidate,…
On Federal Byelections
It is commonly held that Stephen Harper chose June 30 for the four recent byelections in the anticipation that turnout would be low. Even the advance polls, which were set…
Inequality Is Not Inevitable
http://www.scriptonitedaily.com Milton Friedman and his disciples worked very hard to transform economics from a social science into a natural science
Is this the “New Way” Justin Trudeau?
While it might seem a churlish comment to some, there is regrettably no honour for Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in the win in the Trinity-Spadina by-election. Running up to the…
“Exxon Hates America”
FINALLY: A TV ad that tells it like it is: EXXON HATES AMERICA (and Canada, too). The ad, from green groups Oil Change International, The Other 98% and Environmental Action,…
The CBC Cuts and the Slow Dismantling of Canada
I don't know how many Canadians realize how badly Stephen Harper has wounded the CBC.But from what I hear from a friend who works there, and who expects to be…
The Mulligan Race begins #nlpoli
By the end of the week, the provincial Conservatives will have the leadership race they deliberately avoided the last time out. That’s the one that ended with the Coleman fiasco.…
Autism Disorders and Transition To and Through School: A Small Suggestion
Conor visiting and preparing for his transition from middle school to high school by visiting the grounds of the school and seeing the Leo Hayes High School building. I have…