A vote for Andrea is a vote for Hudak? Nonsense
This election I’ve heard a lot of rhetoric from Liberals attempting to weasel votes instead of earning them. In fact, that’s why we have an election on our hands: Liberals…
2014
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – Jim Stanford looks into the fine print of the Hudak PCs’ assumptions about corporate tax slashing and finds that even their own numbers…
In Trujillo’s Wake
It was just before sunset and we were driving along Avenida George Washington, which borders the Caribbean Sea along Santo Domingo’s Malecon, when the older gentleman serving as my guide,…
140 Law – Leading Legal Headlines for Monday, May 26, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, May 26, 2014: Ex-NHLers say they are hurting, need help but NHL Alumni isn’t there for them…
Joe Fontana starts his fraud trial in London this morning, but he met Kathleen Wynne last week
Why? Why, why, why would this smart woman meet with this wholly discredited man? The question remains, and I guarantee you it will be asked: if Kathleen Wynne (rightly) refused…
Solar Roads Could Provide Electricity
There are six days left for the Indiegog campaign for Solar Roadways and they have already met their goal! The $1,000,000 goal has been reached and passed – which is…
Cornwall: Tonight’s rally asks Despatie to stop hiding behind EORLA
CORNWALL — Jeanette Despatie needs to stop hiding behind the Eastern Ontario Regional Lab Association and answer the community’s questions about the transfer of medical laboratory tests to Ottawa. Despatie,…
Don’t Expect An Explanation
Michael Harris writes that Stephen Harper should answer an important question: How did a lawyer twice convicted of fraud, who went to jail for 18 months for stealing from his…
Olivia Chow walks for Israel
I was out of town, but my eldest son walked it, too.
Your Toronto politics morning update in helpful quotes: Tory “absurd and careless,” Chow “very, very favourably impressive”
National Post: “I’m not sure what distinguishes Tory as a front-running candidate for mayor. He has business experience, certainly, but so do many people, and it actually doesn’t apply to…
Death of a political party: NDP and leadership.
Looking more closely at what is happening to the Ontario New Democrats you realize that the signs have been there all along. This is a party without the will to…
Effects of a US Style Canadian election (in length?)
I was browsing around this morning and caught this from the Hill Times about how our next election campaign may be (unofficially) 4 months long if Harper waits until October…
“Currently seem poised to take back the province”?
Um. The Quebec Liberals did “retake the province,” folks. Was in all the papers – including, perhaps, yours. .
Dennis Gruending On The Federal Government’s Callous Stance Re Syrian Refugees
…is here. A small cruelty they must think they get away with, either because their supporters don’t care at all or think one is too many.
The Friday Night Massacre #nlpoli
Frank Coleman recorded CBC’s On Point with Peter Cowan on Thursday or Friday afternoon. During the show, Coleman acknowledged that he had a personal financial interest in a decision by…
If the CBC Wants to Honour Knowlton Nash it Must Fire Rex Murphy
On a day when the country is mourning the CBC icon and distinguished Canadian Knowlton Nash. At a time when the CBC is bleeding to death from the savage cuts…
How Trinity Western University (unintentionally) promotes divorce
Trinity Western University has been in the news recently, as law societies in Ontario and Nova Scotia voted to not recognize lawyers trained at the religious university’s soon-to-open law school.…
Everything the Alberta Progressive Conservatives Always Wanted to Know About Opposition* … (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
Alberta Politics, The Movie: Woody Allen and actual Hollywood movie stars may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Harry Strom, the last Social Credit premier of Alberta. Let’s imagine for…