Crown Prosecutor’s Duty
R. v. Hurd, 2014 ONCA 554: Crown prosecutors are advocates who are expected to act rigorously but fairly, persuasively but responsibly. A criminal prosecution takes place within the parameters of…
2014
Paths old and new: beyond the tar sands
This is an expansion of my last piece on the tar sands. The expanded form was republished as a Bullet at Socialist Project. I’ve decided to post the new bits…
Why Canadians must resort to the courts for democracy
Federal Conservatives have been complaining lately about the courts being used, in the words of MP Dan Albas, “to do an end-run around our democratic process.” My immediate reaction to…
Chemtrails: yet more conspiracy claptrap
A bit of simple math was used to debunk the chemtrail nonsense conspiracy recently. Over at the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry’s website there’s a great piece explaining why there simply…
On Harper’s Reign of Terror
Last week, Owen wrote a post he entitled Corrupting Civil Society, a reflection on the Harper war on non-profits that stand in opposition to any of his regime’s agenda. I…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, July 21, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines for Monday, July 21, 2014 from Wise Law on Twitter: First Nations issue eviction notice to City of Vancouver at city park Decades-old hedge…
Exclusive: E-mails Reveal Feds and Rail Companies Pressured States to Keep Oil-by-Rail Information Secret
Documents released to DeSmogBlog by the Washington State Military Department reveal that both the Department of Transportation (DOT) and rail companies attempted to pressure states including Washington to keep information…
The view from the porch mantle
When he’s not resting on my chest, he does pose beautifully. Filed under: art Tagged: Cat
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, July 21, 2014
Your news links for today: Come Back With a Warrant: How Will the Canadian Government Respond to the Supreme Court’s Reshaping of Privacy Law? – Michael Geist Security Backdoors and…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Paul Krugman calls out the U.S.’ deficit scolds for continuing to invent a crisis to distract from the real problems with middling growth…
Think That Mass Spying Doesn’t Affect You?
Go Read. It is not just the spying, but the records and how they are shared which is the real problem. The Harper Government wants people to be afraid. If…
Shaving Minutes Off Your Cycling Time
Or, In Praise of Crappy Bikes I’m in the middle of several books right now, and I’ll write more about them as I finish. But I was thinking about this…
Deficit? Public spending ain’t the cause. Revenue, however…
With the election over, pressure to cut public programs has become quite intense. In almost all of the corporate owned media someone is barking on about it. Another option —…
Please read this powerful letter by Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian medical doctor who is in Gaza
Please read and share this powerful letter by Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian medical doctor who is in Gaza right now: Dearest friends, The last night was extreme. The “ground invasion”…
Sabotaging Responsible Government
www.nationalpost.com/ Over at ipolitics, Andrew Mitrovica asks,”Is Mulcair just another Harper with a beard?” It’s an important question, given the evolution — some would say devolution — of the New…
Are bloggers lower than politicians?
There is an interesting facial reaction when you tell people you write a blog. Maybe the thing around the eyes is pity, at first. They then ask what you blog…
John Tory’s Nick Kouvalis approves this flea-bitten message
Tory’s top campaign guy is Nick Kouvalis. Nick gets paid lots of money by Tory, who has taken on on more and more a prominent role in the mayoralty candidate’s…
Richard Dawkins Says "Mild Pedophilia" Does No Harm
Scientist and atheist campaigner, Richard Dawkins, says it was “no harm, no foul” when a school master pulled young Dawkins onto his lap, shoved his hands down the boy’s pants…
Traitors Everywhere #nlpoli
Tony Collins loves Muskrat Falls. He loves it so much that every now and again he takes the valuable space from his column in the weekend Telegram and lets loose…