But Are His Pants On Fire?
That is a question only Bill O’Reilly can answer, but given his veracity-challenged career, I would not his response at face value. The fun begins at about the 2:40 mark…
November 2014
Suncor Argues "All of Us" are Complicit in Climate Change, But New Lawsuits Could Prove Otherwise
At West Coast Environmental Law we’re gratified that Suncor, one of Canada’s largest oilsands companies, has taken the time to read — and publicly disagree with — our recent report,…
A review of Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything
I have another piece up at Ricochet: a review of Naomi Klein’s big book on climate change, This Changes Everything. It’s friendly but critical, looking at what the book’s themes…
As Chesapeake Energy Reveals Department of Justice Investigation, Other Lawsuits Piling Up
Earlier this month, Chesapeake Energy Corp. revealed that it has been subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice, along with multiple states, over alleged wrong-doing in the company’s business dealings.…
Socialist Stephen Lewis Roars Once More in Takedown of the Stephen Harper Government
By: Tim Harper National Affairs, Published on Sun Nov 23 2014 At the age of 77, Stephen Lewis describes himself as being “happily in his dotage,” a man free to…
Washington’s Quagmire Mentality
When it comes to Iraq, or the rest of the Middle East for that matter, America is operating on a number of assumptions rooted in fantasy. These false assumptions ensure…
Death By Police Shooting In Utah Outnumbers Total Homicides From Gang Violence, Drugs And Child Abuse …. racing towards the police state
The Salt Lake Tribune is out with some stunning facts about police shootings in Utah. In the last five years, more people have been killed by police than homicides from…
Just Another Reason We Need the Ontario Human Rights Code
What do you consider before waking up and going to work? Is it whether you have an ‘acceptable’ Body Mass Index? Whether your wedding ring and engagement rings are on…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, November 24, 2014
Your news links for today: Symantec Uncovers Sophisticated, Stealthy Computer Spying Tool – Re/code U.S. Firms Accused of Enabling Surveillance in Despotic Central Asian Regimes – The Intercept GCHQ whistleblower…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Ed Broadbent laments Canada’s failure to meet its commitment to end child poverty – and notes that the Harper Cons in particular are…
For The Record
About the undercarriage of that busy Tory bus, Star readers have much to say: Ex-Tory staffer jailed nine months for robocalls, Nov. 20 My sympathies go out to Michael Sona…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, November 24, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, November 24, 2014: ‘Nude judge’ misconduct case to start anew with sex photos off-limits for now Ottawa…
LHC Data Freely Accessible from CERN
The Large Hadron Collider run by CERN is making huge insights into the fundamental workings of the universe. Already it has found evidence the Higgs-Boson and other groovy particles in…
Taking His Cue From Goering
Naomi Klein coined the phrase “disaster capitalism.” Taking his cue from Klein, Michael Harris writes that “disaster democracy” is alive and well in Canada. It’s not a new phenomenon. Herman…
Is EnergyEast Justin Trudeau’s Waterloo?
How often have we seen a single issue become the real turning point in an election? It hardly matters how tired and out-of-touch the party in power might be, you…
Stephen Harper, Stephen Lewis, and the Con Neanderthals
Somewhere in his grim bunker, or his dank closet, Stephen Harper must be celebrating madly.I'm sure he can't quite believe his good fortune. Or the way the bony hand of…
Judge Headroom #nlpoli
The Crown Prosecution Service lost an application last week to overturn a decision by a Provincial Court judge. That’s not the newsworthy thing. The Crown wins applications and loses them…