Haunted House Case properly decided by summary judgment
1784773 Ontario Inc. v. K-W Labour Association Inc., 2014 ONCA 288: Counsel acknowledge that there is no direct evidence of economic loss or damage as a result of the stigma…
2014
Flaherty’s Legacy: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
The unexpected, shocking death of Jim Flaherty, the Conservative Party of Canada’s only finance minister until his retirement less than a month ago, has resulted in hundreds of tributes for…
More Maroc Messaging For BC NDP’s John Horgan
An Addendum to A Public Letter to John Horgan, MLA, Next Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Don Maroc You’re right John. the original letter was loaded with enough responsibilities…
Big Oil, Big Media, governments work together in ‘Corporatocracy’
Top corporate leaders gather at the annual Bildergberg conference in 2010 “Freedom” and “democracy” are useful words, but very bankrupt: useful because they serve to advance imperial/corporate agendas, bankrupt because…
OLDaily Over the Years
Still messing around with statistics. Here’s the graph of the production of posts on OLDaily over the years since the first posts in 1995: Until 1999 the only posts produced…
Joe Oliver’s Transparency Rule a Parting Gift to Canadian Mining Companies
On March 3rd, former Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver unveiled a new transparency initiative that will require Canadian mining companies to report significant payments made to governments both abroad and…
Because There’s A Difference…
@reporterdonpeat A “Free Ford Nation” t-shirt or a free “Ford Nation” t-shirt? Is he raising money for Mayor’s campaign or bail?— Bigcitylib (@Bigcitylib2) April 15, 2014
April 15: Never start a story in the middle….
That title is for a little later on. First, the oustanding features of today’s paper…….uh…well….oustanding…uh… Page A 7 has a happy story, “Opportunity exists to trim civil service even more:statistics”…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Your news links for today: Canadians’ mental-health info routinely shared with FBI, U.S. customs – CBC News FBI Plans to Have 52 Million Photos in its NGI Face Recognition Database…
Nanaimo council rejects incinerator: “We won’t be Vancouver’s garbage dump”
Council chambers were overflowing with incinerator opponents last night (Photo: Trish Kuziek/Facebook) Read this April 15 story from the Nanaimo Daily News on city council’s unanimous rejection of a proposed…
Stealing Our Democracy: Linda Frum, Talking Points and the Dumbf
*Dumbf = dumbfuckery – a condition that appears to be unique to the creation of Harper Government talking points regarding Bill C-23. On Huffington Post this morning, I read Michael…
The Foul Odour Of Corruption That Comes From The Office Of The Prime Minister Of Canada ..
The Canadian Progressive hits the nail on the head with this article….. New documents released by the RCMP suggest that the Senate expenses scandal is closing in on Prime Minister…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Timothy Shenk discusses Thomas Piketty’s contribution to a critique of unfettered capitalism and gratuitous inequality: Seen from Piketty’s vantage point, thousands of…
Wingnut Education In Alberta
I have a problem with these “Lifestyle Covenants” that Christian Schools seem to be in love with. It is not that these schools are publicly funded, although I do consider…
Rainy Day, But At Least Our Winters Are Sunny, Or What To Do Where the Sun Doesn’t Shine
Came across this in The New York Times today: a town in Norway which now has mirrors beaming sun down into the town square. It’s not a first: the BBC…
Worshipping Ignorance And Greed
Michael Harris writes that Stephen Harper has a future — in Arizona and several other Republican states: In that state, voters must now present proof of citizenship before they can…
Ecosia: A Search Engine That Plants Trees
Ecosia is a search engine that is trying to make the world better. Every time you search the net on their site a good percentage of ad revenue is used…
Stealing Our Democracy: The Senate Takes A Swing
Okay, now the Senate is talking about wanting to see some amendments to the Harper Government’s bill to undermine Canada’s democracy. The interim report recommends: — Removing a provision which…
A Tale of Intimidation At TransCanada Corporation
Despite the best efforts of the Harper government to make its own addiction to the fossil fuel agenda the Canadian people’s as well, increasing numbers are voicing their concern and…
Good God
This mass-killing in Calgary took place a block from my law school and where I used to live. This is insane. .