140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, October 14, 2014: Oscar Pistorius seeks three years house arrest for fatally shooting girlfriend The woman who…
October 2014
We need more Irwin Cotler’s Mr. Trudeau.
Here we are losing one of the few intelligent and thinking parliamentarians left in Ottawa and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wants nebbishes to replace him. Trudeau is too wet behind…
Stephen Harper and the Murderous Con War on Drugs
As you know, I can't criticize and denounce enough what Stephen Harper and his foul Con regime are doing to this country. Just like I can't praise our Supreme Court…
Official opposition on resource development
John Horgan in the Legislature, October 8, 2014: “…Three years ago the Premier told B.C. families that she would make B.C. a leader in private sector job creation. Three years…
Leadership with courage to be honest
Andrew Weaver, MLA for Oak Bay Gordon Head, spoke to the Legislature on October 9, 2014. This is an excerpt, with emphasis added: “The undeniable truth is that British Columbians…
The Manning – Coleman Correlation #nlpoli
Some people who read The Independent last week thought that there was a debate going on between Hans Rollmann and Drew Brown over Judy Manning’s appointment as attorney general and…
Plot summary for a zombie policy apocalypse: Return of the Living Bed Blockers, Nightmare on Alberta Avenue, Part IV
Even though we know the prescription for curing the “bed blocker” problem, it’s unlikely Alberta can escape the revenge of the conservative zombie policy makers, shown above. Actual Progressive Conservative…
Sources: MLA David Xiao disqualified from federal Conservative nomination
TweetA Progressive Conservative MLA is appealing a decision by a Conservative Party of Canada committee to disqualify him as a nomination candidate in the newly created Edmonton-West federal riding, according…
Thanksgiving 2014
On Thursday, October 9th, Natalie arrived home from university to spend Thanksgiving Weekend in Canada with us. We drove to my husband’s family cottage on a lake north of Montreal,…
Our Selective Remembrance Day – and The Atlantic Charter of 1941
On November 11, we pause to remember those who died and those who were crippled either mentally or physically in battle. So we should. We sent them to risk death…
On gleeful destruction
Others have pointed out Stephen Harper’s remarkably joyful mood at the prospect of getting into another Iraq war. But lest we let the moment pass without some photographic and Photoshop…
Shawnigan Lake Residents — Idle No More
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Shawnigan is located at the south end of the Cowichan Valley Regional District and for a number of reasons seemed somewhat detached from the local government headquarters…
Saturday (or Thanksgiving Weekend) Photo: Time for a Walk
Been cold, will get warmer, but nowhere near as warm as a good Thanksgiving supper! We did our annual number with a bunch of friends and family (23 adults and…
Where does trustee Harout Manougian really stand on Gay Straight Alliances
Harout Manougian,who is running for re-election as Toronto District School Board trustee in Ward 17 (Don Valley East), is on the record claiming support for Gay Straight Alliances in Toronto…
US Defense Secretary Hagel Outlines Military’s Response to Climate Change "Threat Multiplier"
While U.S. politicians continue to disagree on global warming and its potentially catastrophic consequences, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has just released a report saying climate change will have serious implications…
What I Am Thankful For
This weekend, I am thankful for folks in Seattle who know how to transform the imperialist Columbus Day into Indigenous Peoples’ Day. May we all learn this for next year!…
October 2014 Bits and Bites: Thanksgiving Edition
As today is a day where people will be getting together to spend time with their loved ones, we thought we would give some attention to those bonehead, who will…
Montaigne on Friendship, Liars and Politics
“I am seeking the companionship and society of such men as we call honourable and talented,” wrote Michel de Montaigne in his essay, On the Three Kinds of Social Intercourse…
Sacked Environment Minister Owen Paterson Provokes Widespread Disbelief
Sacked environment minister Owen Paterson has provoked derision and disbelief at his “perverse” call to scrap the Climate Change Act, according to a report by the Guardian newspaper. Paterson will…