Suspended SenAntor pleads not guilty to assault, cocaine charges
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/patrick-brazeau-pleads-not-guilty-to-assault-cocaine-charges-1.2605159
2014
April Legal Notes
This really isn’t in any way intended to be a comprehensive article. We just thought we would share some information on the legal front. First, the deadline for Marc Lemire…
I hate everything
So I go over to George Brown College at noon to give a speech thing to their board. It went well. Felt good. Went for lunch at the Patrician. Talked…
Notes from: MOOCs for Development
Welcoming Intro Ezekiel Emmanuel – MOOCs ‘democratizing’ education? (vs? ‘socializing’) – but – access, language, etc – MOOCs – equalize opportunity for elites in developing countries – may widen inequality…
Passing of Jim Flaherty
I knew Jim Flaherty personally and was deeply saddened at his sudden passing. As a lawyer Jim was top notch and had the broad respect of the Bench and Bar.…
Con$ Only Want Cons To Vote
Bill C-23 is an appalling piece of legislation. It is filled with more underhanded deceitfulness than any piece of legislation should ever contain. If there ever was any doubt about…
Bill 24 – Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act: Undermining BC’s Food Security
Thursday, April 10, 2014 Following hot on the heels of the controversial Park Amendment Act (Bill 4), the BC government has introduced another bill that would open up some of…
The Death of Jim Flaherty
“We are, of course, not in the world alone and our lives here are finite.” “Our individual and family responsibilities are primary. Yet the desire to accumulate private goods in…
To Jim Flaherty
Jim Flaherty, one of Canada’s longest serving Ministers of Finance, passed away today after a massive heart attack. He resigned just a month ago, being replaced by Joe Oliver. He…
Campus Discontent: Washington University Students Sit-In Against Peabody, Harvard Faculty Call for Divestment
It’s a busy week in the campus fossil fuel divestment movement. A “sit in” by students at the Washington University of St. Louis enters its third day today. The protestors…
Ex-Finance Minister Jim Flaherty dead at 64
Read this April 10 story from iPolitics, reporting that former Canadian Finance Minster Jim Flaherty is dead at the age of 64. Former finance minister Jim Flaherty died Thursday morning.…
Flaherty
I once said to a Conservative who was a friend of his that I thought he’d been a not-bad finance minister. She didn’t believe me. So I wrote this. Apparently…
Jim Flaherty (1949-2014)
Stunning news. One of the most influential politicians of his generation is gone all too soon.
Flaherty is dead
Skant details here
Rapper plants seeds of food security awakening
“If ferries stopped running to Vancouver Island, our grocery shelves would be completely empty after 3 days,” says food security activist-turned-rapper Jeremy Loveday. Watch his 3 min spoken word essay…
SFH! Snipes! For student journalism!
April 16, 8 pm, Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick, in TO. For CUP and student media! .
Where is the protest? A reply to Graeber and Lapavitsas | ROAR Magazine
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