Mansbridge Revisited
The other day I posted a report on Peter Mansbridge speaking out against cuts to the CBC and the unprecedented secrecy that pervades public institutions under the current federal government.…
2014
They are after our voting method again.
It is a knee-jerk reaction after every election these days. It is when people realize that the winning party did not get 50 per cent of the vote. They complain…
The recent appointment of a Federal Court Judge to the Quebec Court of Appeal may well be invalid
Rocco Galati is challenging the nomination of Justice Robert Mainville of the Federal Court to the Quebec Court of Appeal, as announced Friday by Justice Minister Peter MacKay. Rocco may…
Staying a Law Society Discipline Matter for Inordinate Delay in Proceeding
The Hearing Panel in Law Society of Upper Canada v. Davies Bagambiire 2012 ONLSHP0122 summarized the test for a stay for inordinate delay in proceeding as follows: In considering the…
An honest mistake? Or a deliberate rip-off?
Yesterday I was at Loblaws (Baseline and Woodroffe) buying ingredients for veggie quesadillas. Pesto was on sale for $4.50. I bought one. As I walked away from the store, I…
Stephen Harper and the Day of Decision
Well the day of decision is finally here. The day Stephen Harper must decide whether to approve the Northern Gateway Pipeline.And no doubt he is psyching himself up in his…
The Robocop Remake Skips its Elysium Class Warfare Moment
Don’t bother with the Robocop remake. The original–campy, sensationalized, mildly intolerable–still succeeds in one key element: examining class warfare. You’d think that in an era of post-2008, the 1% being…
CVRD Process Hits A New Low – Elected Directors Decision Hijacked
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger When the CVRD hired former Administrator Frank Raimondo to stand in for 6 months after the firing of their CAO Warren Jones, it seemed like a good…
Montreal Fringe: Kitt & Jane guide us through the ecological apocalypse
Kitt & Jane: an interactive survival guide to the Near-Post-Apocalyptic Future is environmental activist theatre disguised as charming comedy and shadow play. Created by the team behind the award-winning Little…
Pride goeth before destruction: Tory leadership candidate Ric McIver’s already slim chances fall into a burnin’ Lake of Fire
Progressive Conservative leadership candidate opens the 2013 March for Jesus in Calgary. If he hadn’t gone back this year, he’d probably be OK. Below: King Solomon. He fell into a…
Montreal Fringe: Our Creation, Existence, & Destruction in 55 Minutes
Our Creation, Existence, & Destruction in 55 Minutes is a one-man show from recent John Abbott Theatre grad Ian Geldart. Supported by stage manager Natasha Gabriella Trepanier in minor speaking…
Rachel Notley makes Alberta NDP leadership bid official with Calgary and Edmonton announcements
Alberta NDP Leadership candidate Rachel Notley addresses her supporters in Edmonton yesterday afternoon. Below: Ms. Notley talks to the media. No surprise, then, as predicted yesterday, Edmonton-Strathcona MLA Rachel Notley…
BCTF Is On Strike-President Jim Iker- Streaming Video -Uncut
Richard HughesPolitical Blogger The Christy Clark BC Liberal Government’s refusal to bargain in good faith and to refuse to abide by Supreme Court Rulings is a deliberate attack against education,…
“I’m NOT praying for you” doesn’t mean “Sometimes people don’t get healed.”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Justin Peters’ confrontation with Todd Bentley, blogged about here a few days ago, appears to be a story that “has legs”…
In Tuesday’s Sun: the alternation theory and Justin Trudeau
Liberal governments back in power, somewhat unexpectedly, in Quebec City and Toronto: does that help Justin Trudeau, or does it hurt him? Depends who you ask. Conservatives are less preoccupied…
Assorted thoughts from the ground from a Liberal majority
Well, having had a few days to think about it, I had some scattered thoughts about the Ontario political scene in the aftermath of a Wynne majority government. I am…