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Paul Davis delivered one of the shortest victory speeches Saturday night of any person elected to lead a party in power. Davis said very little but what he said might…
September 2014
Denier Lord Lawson’s Fight Against Wind Farms Proves Quixotic
Lord Lawson and the Global Warming Policy Foundation have blasted foreign owned wind farms but there is one Polish company supported by a Tory lord which is doing very well…
So You Want Me To Get Screened?
I had the privilege of talking about cancer screening with a dozen women who have a history of child abuse. This is what I learned: Filed under: Concerning, Uplifting Tagged:…
Outgoing Premier pro tempore Dave Hancock: 17 years of going along to get along
Another fine mess? No, no, it was a Bitumen Bubble that caused it! Really! Dave Hancock, left, shown explaining cuts to post-secondary education, imposed by Alison Redford, right, back when…
Harper quitting?
Some folks telling me they think it may be announced here. . But why there and not on the Hill or at 24?
Jim Prentice Names his Cabinet: New Brooms Sweep Clean or Do They?
By this time tomorrow it will all be over, Jim Prentice, the premier-designate, will have unveiled his new cabinet. Mr Prentice, the proverbial “new broom”, promised to sweep clean a…
late on a Sunday night – and not the usual blog
I guess it all started when Obama gave his fatuous, self-serving, and lying address on the “war against terror”. Maybe it was that bit about how the world looks to…
New Blog Location
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People’s Climate March Update
“If you don’t fight for what you want, then you deserve what you get.” – Disruption The People’s Climate March is in one week. The 50-minute film, Disruption, is a…
Rule against perpetuities
The rule against perpetuities says: Any valid interest must vest not later than twenty-one years after the death of some life in being at the creation of the interest. For…
Rule in Hodge’s Case
The Rule in Hodge’s Case (1838), 168 E.R. 1135 is generally taken to say: “In a case made up entirely of circumstantial evidence, before the accused could be found guilty,…
TIFF ’14: Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘The Imitation Game’ wins People’s Choice Award
Due to vacations and work, I took it easy on TIFF this year, seeing only four movies. But I’m happy to say that one of those four films was Morten…
BC govt bowed to oil lobby on deregulation of gas plants: documents
Premier Christy Clark tours BC’s natural gas industry (photo: Justin Tang/CP) Read this Sept. 14 Canadian Press story by Dene Moore, revealing that the BC government’s controversial, failed elimination of…
Sound Familiar?
The current decline of the United States from global economic hegemon re-enacts the same path that brought low the previous dominant economies of Spain, the Netherlands and Great Britain. Here’s…
For What It’s Worth – Ignatieff on ISIS
Der Spiegel interviews Harvard professor, Michael Ignatieff, on ISIS, Obama, the Middle East generally, Israel and Palestine. Some interesting thoughts, some banal and predictable. You be the judge.
Ranking the Lesser of All Evils
So we finally know exactly who will be on the ballot for mayor of our quiet little town of Toronto. It’s not who we expected, which isn’t surprising in a…
A Treasure Trove
A recent trip to Toronto to see family and friends – and celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary – also netted me a treasure trove of books, thanks to the proximity…
Why Getting Our Arab Allies Off Their Fat, Pampered Asses Matters
Since Obama started this ‘get ISIS’ coalition-building business, the Sunni Arab world has been conspicuous by its absence. The Sydney Morning Herald’s chief foreign correspondent, Paul McGeough, weighs in on…