Can Trudeau be trusted to legalize marijuana?
Justin Trudeau made a bold move by coming out in favor of legalizing marijuana. But is he bold enough to follow through if elected? Mandatory minimums Although Trudeau said he…
2014
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Thom Hartmann discusses how Reaganomics were designed to crush the U.S.’ middle class – and have succeeded in that goal: Progressive taxation,…
ConCalls: Commish Waves White Flag in #RoboCon #elxnfraud Investigation
Despite audio evidence of widespread illegal robocals, the Commishioner of Elections Canada has announced “no offenses committed”! @DonMartinCTV @nspector4 "We didn't find anything because we weren't allowed to find anything"….…
Canada-Ontario Agreement targets aquatic invasives in Great Lakes
Beefing up protections against aquatic invasive species like Asian carp has taken a prominent place in the latest Canada-Ontario Agreement (COA) governing how both governments aim to work together on…
Just handed out to reporter’s at Queen’s Park
…and now you guys get it, too! It’s well done. (My earlier response, however, stands, and is here.) The Ontario Legislative Assembly, like the House of Commons in Ottawa and…
A Corrrupted Party
Linda McQuaig writes that there is no better contrast between what the Conservative Party used to stand for and what it stands for now than the contrast between Douglas Roche…
Glen McGregor, ace reporter
Or, um, not. Robo-calls? Robo-nothing. Consider the source, as they say. .
South Island Aggregates Shuts Down Pit. Is This The End Or Just A Ploy?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger SIA has apparently shut down their operations and may be out of business. At first look this is encouraging news to residents justifiably worried about SIA’s government…
April 24:Some good reporting
Though section A is its usual bleak self, it does have one story that looks like an example of good reporting and good writing. “Assess shale health effects: experts” The…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, April 24, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, April 24, 2014: My post today @SlawTips: OntarioCourtDates.ca Launched Justice Sonia Sotomayor Blasts John Roberts Court in…
Pivot
This week serves as a pivot point for politics around the world. OntarioThe NDP has put out their demands, they want an increase in corporate taxes. Should the government survive…
Interview with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on current i[video]: ‘If we’re attacked we will certainly respond’
In this RT interview, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov makes a number of key observations about American involvement in Ukraine, the limits of American geo-political power, the Kiev regime, legitimate…
Sammy Yatim’s Accused Killer Back On The Job
While the presumption of innocence is fundamental to our justice system, common sense and public sensibilities are always unspoken elements of the equation. This is clearly seen, for example, in…
On qualitative research: Anecdotes are spatialized data
On Qualitative research, lessons on IE & Political opportunities: Anecdotes are not just for discourse analysis- They can also reveal structures of power that position people differently and relationally. Anecdotes
Rogers discovers customers.
Some Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) hearings remind us of acts from Shakespeare’s MacBeth. You can count on the weird sisters—commonly referred to as witches—to be there. You know…
Pikkety on Capital in the 21st Century (Tom Palley)
I have just finished Piketty’s magnum opus which is clearly one of the most important economic books of our time. I am still trying to digest the theoretical argument. Below…
Severe Autism Reality: Desperate BC Mother of a Severely Autistic Son Ends His Life and Her Own
Photo and caption from The Province, April 23, 2014 Photo and caption from the Province, April 23, 2014 As reported by Sam Cooper in The Province April 23, 2014 a…