I’ve had 24 hours now to digest what I saw during yesterday’s Ontario leaders’ debate, as well as the knee jerk analysis last night and today’s commentary and reactions. I…
Criminal lawyers, like almost everyone else nowadays, have an internet listserve. On reading the new proposed prostitution legislation (which criminalizes the buying of sex) one wag commented, "lots more work…
The government “will very likely be pushing through their flawed bill C-13 no matter what their own hand-picked privacy expert says,” our own Chris Malmo argues in this piece for…
by: MICHAEL GEIST | June 4, 2014 In recent years, it has become fashionable to argue that Canadians no longer care about their privacy. Supporters of this position note that…
‘GreenUp or Brown Out’ Skirmishes over access for Kinder Morgan and Spectra to Lower Mainland properties show the debate over Canada’s energy future is washing up on local streets. Common…
You can see it through the link. The exciting bit is here: Justin Ling gets to the nub of the issue: I write for @dailyxtra. I don’t see how we’ll…
When the Supreme Court of Canada struck down Canada’s prostitution laws last year, it did so on the basis that the existing laws placed sex workers in unreasonably dangerous situations.…
It has been less than a week since the EPA announced new rules for carbon emissions — rules that are being heralded as the most comprehensive effort to tackle climate…
In case you missed it- some fun images from others that made me chuckle: ^Homage to WestBank, of course. And then this.. : (Filed under: Happy rant, Marxist rant Tagged:
I don’t know what the optimal corporate tax rate is. I suspect neither does anyone. I believe there is reasonable evidence out there that given the kinds of goals and…
Gahan v. R., 2014 NBCA 18: Relying on Lord Denning’s decision in Jones v. National Coal Board, 2 All E.R. 155, 2 K.B. 55 (C.A.), Mr. Gahan recognizes that a…
This guy could’ve won last night’s #onpoli debate. Doesn’t sweat, doesn’t wave arms, doesn’t use cue cards. .
A year ago, we learned that governments are spying on their citizens on an industrial scale. You don’t need to be a criminal to be treated like one – we…
Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan is taking a tough stand against Kinder Morgan (Photo: Vimeo) A pair of skirmishes over access for pipeline companies to landowners’ properties in the Lower Mainland…
NB Premier David Alward whose government has Produced a New Autism Intervention Policy with No Provision for Funding Training of Autism Support Workers treating New Brunswick’s autistic pre-schoolers. The next…
Amidst much criticism and controversy, Joseph Boyden’s newest novel, The Orenda, was recently crowned winner of the 2014 Canada Reads competition. Boyden’s book, which explores French colonialism and its role…
Read this May 27 story from the Alaska Highway News (via Business in Vancouver) on a new study by the Helios Centre which pegs the proposed Site C Dam as…
No, I’m not talking about the Ontario election leader’s debate that went down last night. The leaders – and more importantly, the audience – remained civil (if you count constantly…
I’ve been building websites since the early 1990s, and have had my own websites continually since 1995. For a few years, I did website design and analysis for commercial clients…
