A Clear And Present Danger?
Only for some, I’m happy to report. Recommend this Post
2014
Climate Change: In a Struggle This Big, There’s No Room for Theatrics
Joseph Boutilier, a climate activist from Victoria, B.C., reminds us that as proponents of climate action, we are not a minority but a strong majority in Canada. The post Climate…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, September 29, 2014
Your news links for today: CRTC hearing on wholesale wireless service begins today, lasts all week – Mobile Syrup CRTC: Wireless Entrants Grow Market Share to 10% in 2013 –…
Make Refuges, Not Refuse: The Fate of the Seas
A very upsetting story about oceanic pollution in The New York Times today, “Swimming through Garbage” by Lewis Pugh. He spent a good part of his summer swimming in the…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Aaron Wherry reviews what the last week has told us about the functioning (or absence thereof) of our House of Commons – and…
BAIL AND THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE
R. v. Akana, 2009 NUCJ 18: Ms. Akana is presumed by the law to be innocent of these charges. This principle is protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and…
Black cat on green
Filed under: digital, drawing Tagged: Cat, couch
On choosing sides
Shorter L. Ian MacDonald: Anybody doubting whether it’s worth going to war in Iraq based on minimal information and questionable reasoning had best take a cold, hard look at the…
Women in Politics Brantford Conference Recap (with pictures)
On Friday, I had the privilege of being an accredited blogger/observer at a Women In Politics Conference in Brantford. Its goal was aimed at encouraging young women to run for…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, September 29, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, September 29, 2014: California adopts ‘yes means yes’ bill aimed at reducing sexual assault Murder trial of…
A motion for non-suit may be denied where plaintiff self-represented even if it would be allowed were counsel acting
Luhowy v Government of Nunavut, 2013 NUCJ 21 While self-represented litigants are expected to inform themselves of the Rules, the Court cannot in good conscience hold such parties to the…
The Canadian Rodney Dangerfield
http://businessmanagementcoursesuk.com/ Last week was not a good week for Stephen Harper. Certainly, Paul Calandra’s performance in the House did not cover his boss in glory. But, Michael Harris writes, Stephen…
Iranian Drone Can Help Lifeguards
An Iranian company has built a drone that can help lifeguards save lives. The drone can carry flotation devices to weak swimmers faster than a lifeguard can. It’s a good…
The reasons I really like John Tory and may still vote for him…
I have always liked John Tory and, as the polls show him as the best candidate to beat Doug Ford, I hope he does. If this new poll out today…
A Possible Soution To Health Canada’s Willful Impotence
Yesterday I wrote about the fact that Health Canada has ‘convinced’ (not ordered) Apotex to stop importing drugs from one of its suspect plants in Bangalore, India. The agency’s (and…
For-profit LTC beds attract fewer applicants than not-for-profit beds
Government data suggests for-profit long-term care beds are less desired by the public than not-for-profit beds. There are long wait lists for a beds in long-term care (LTC) facilities. (This…
Barrie’s Brown hedges his bets.
While we have been known to refer to Barrie MP Patrick Brown as ‘that nebbish,’ his latest political ploy is the height of hypocrisy. He has good reason to worry…
keith olbermann: derek jeter is not god. (a must-see!)
Dog, I am a glad this baseball season is over. And not only because the Red Sox finished in last place.
An apology to Justin Trudeau
I’m not a Sun News employee. I just go over there to fight with their conservative employees, on-air. So I can’t tell you if this Citizen report is true: On…