Hey, I have almost as many Twitter followers as Rob Ford has excuses
Somewhere North of 16,000. Justins Trudeau and Bieber, watch out! .
2014
How not dealing with climate change is killing our economy
Wednesday, July 2, 2014 The costs of climate change are being hotly debated. Prime Minister Harper has suggested that strong policies that address climate change will hurt jobs and the…
Fracked wells emit 6 times more methane leaks: New Cornell study
By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press WASHINGTON – In Pennsylvania’s gas drilling boom, newer and unconventional wells leak far more often than older and traditional ones, according to a study…
Ethnic cleansing in east Ukraine? – toll of killed and displaced civilians continues to mount
The end of Kiev’s so-called “ceasefire” has seen intensified artillery shelling and airstrikes in the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. During the ceasefire-that-wasn’t the Ukrainian military continued with its operations in…
PHOTOS: Famed Photographer Alex MacLean’s New Photos of Canada’s Oilsands are Shocking
Alex MacLean is one of America’s most famed and iconic aerial photographers. His perspective on human structures, from bodies sunbathing at the beach to complex, overlapping highway systems, always seems…
PHOTOS: Famed Photographer Alex MacLean’s New Photos of Canada’s Oilsands are Shocking
Alex MacLean is one of America’s most famed and iconic aerial photographers. His perspective on human structures, from bodies sunbathing at the beach to complex, overlapping highway systems, always seems…
For Oil-By-Rail, a Battle Between “Right to Know” and “Need to Know”
Since the first major oil-by-rail explosion occurred on July 6, 2013, in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, citizens in communities across the U.S. have risen up when they’ve learned their communities are destinations…
T-minus 24 hours for your input to count
We have just 24 hours until key decision-makers behind the Trans Pacific Partnership’s (TPP) Internet Censorship plan begin meeting in Ottawa.1 Please Note: This is your last chance to use…
Mulcair Denies Paul Manly the Right To Seek Nomination In Nanaimo Ladysmith
Dear Friends and Supporters I would like to thank you all for your support and encouragement for my bid for the nomination to be the NDP candidate for the new…
Province urged to hold off on Rouge land transfer
A coalition of worried environmental groups is calling on Premier Kathleen Wynne to refrain from transferring provincially owned land in Scarborough to Ottawa over fears that ecological protections in Bill…
Dear John
Things are good. The boy is back (and apologized). Talked to someone, was good. Painting again. New songs. Business is rockin’. And the new book is flying out of me…
Refusal to dismiss or stay action for lack of jurisdiction is a final order
Hopkins v. Kay, 2014 ONCA 514: In my view, the refusal to dismiss or stay the action based on lack of jurisdiction was a final order. See Manos Foods International…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Your news links for today: Toronto G20, 4 years later: 18 disturbing facts all Canadians should know – cdnpoli on Tumblr Ottawa wants to flush out the “whistleblowers” – La…
Shirtless Joe fights back against terrible Rob Ford
This Global News video of Joe Killoran, an ordinary East York resident out for a jog Tuesday, made the rounds on the internet last night, and won Killoran massive amounts…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – David Atkins highlights Gallup’s latest polling showing that U.S. trust in public institutions continues to erode. And Paul Krugman notes that there’s reason…
ConservAntives named fewer women to federal boards than LiberalAnts did
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservatives-named-fewer-women-to-federal-boards-than-liberals-did-1.2692058
May and June Breads
The past month I haven’t done as much baking as usual – just been too busy to do much, plus I was away for a long weekend holiday in Toronto.…
Black cat shows you his foot
Filed under: art Tagged: Cat
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, July 2, 2014: Canadian businessman, 74, facing prison sentence in Cuba is cautionary tale to foreign investors:…