To think, he was once the King of Spain
I think #JianGhomeshi learned the one way to trend at the top of Twitter that's as bad, or worse, than dying. — Saskboy K. (@saskboy) October 27, 2014 “Someone also…
2014
The Harperian Concept Of Justice
I don’t especially feel like writing today, so I offer you this from Walt Heinzie: Recommend this Post
Bringing Burmese Cats Back From the Brink of Extinction
Cats are adorable, but not all cats get the same respect. There are wild breeds that are threatened due to anthropogenic environmental changes while others, like the Burmese cat, have…
30-40% of Ontarians in Various Municipalities Vote 2014 (and some Albertans too)
Today is election day across Ontario’s thousands of local municipalities, ranging from the big ones in Toronto and Mississauga, to itty bitty races where specific people need to be beaten…
Justin Trudeau continues Liberal greenwash legacy: Ex-govt insider
Justin Trudeau argues for Keystone XL at a think tank in Washington, DC (Photo: Chip Somodevllla/Getty) The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) has a history of big talk on the…
Climate Deniers Red Faced as World Heads for Hottest Year on Record
Climate deniers have been left red-faced as the world basks in some of the hottest temperatures in living memory, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicting 2014 could…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Erika Shaker points out how condescending attitudes toward public benefits are both making it unduly difficult to develop new programs which would benefit…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, October 27, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, October 27, 2014: Man charged with journalist Daniel Pearl’s murder is acquitted by Pakistan court for lack…
I’m number 22! I’m number 22!
Here. Being beaten by 1, 5 and 9 is an honour. In respect of the rest of the list? Well, I haven’t really tweeted anything to #topoli since mid-August, so…
Tragedy Must Bring Out The Best In All Of Us
That is the sentiment expressed by Craig Wellington of Brampton in this fine lead letter from this morning’s Star: Let’s tone down the hate rhetoric. A tragedy occurred Wednesday and…
Liberals are progressives Ms. Wynne.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne needs to check her dictionary. She needs to understand the definition of the word ‘liberal.’ Oxford says it best. In politics it means “favourable to democratic…
New Jersey Dad: "Reality Of Autism Is Often Very Grim"
I chose the name of my email account “AutismRealityNB@gmail.com” because, from my perspective, the harsh realities of autism disorders are usually ignored or worse, intentionally misrepresented, by the mainstream media,…
Stephen Harper’s Terror Story and the Lies the Media Told Us
You think you know the story. You've seen the pictures on TV a million times. Over and over again.You've seen how the media have tried to explain what happened, and…
Carbon Fee Prosperity
* Are you ready for carbon fee prosperity? Then join us at our 3 day conference and lobbying days in Canada’s Capital City, Ottawa, November 22-24. The conference line-up is…
Adjournment because of the absence of witnesses
The test to adjourn a trial because of the absence of a witness or witnesses is set out in Darville v. The Queen, SCJ No. 82. Unfortunately Darville is getting…
“We are an island economy” and other nonsense #nlpoli
CBC’s On Point this weekend delivered up some all-too-familiar conversation on the budget and a political panel talking about Judy Manning but sometimes you have to look closely at things…
Follow-up
Just to follow up on my previous post, Annie Laurie provides links to discuss the Terrorist or Head Case? question.She notes this article from The New Yorker The Line Between…
Drilling Deeper: New Report Casts Doubt on Fracking Production Numbers
Post Carbon Institute has published a report calling into question the production statistics touted by promoters of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). By calculating the production numbers on a well-by-well basis for…
Stop waking me up I’m trying to sleep
The digitizer on this iPad has some brain dead spots, it seems, where Pencil in Paper looses its brain. Either it’s Pencil, some sensitive coding in the app or the…