140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, April 10, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, April 10, 2014: Ex-wife gets less in divorce of BigLaw partner because her badmouthing hurt rainmaking, NY…
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A real Ontario political poll, by a real pollster
…as opposed to that horseshit in the Star showing Hudak far ahead. Remember: it’s Forum. This snapshot reflects what insiders know is the reality. It’s a three-way race, and Horwath…
Reading the entrails of the Quebec election.
When you kill the beast, rip out its guts and use them to foretell the future, all you really need to do next is have a long, cleansing shower. And…
Two Sun hits on the scandal that isn’t
…in which I explain email to Brian Lilley, and in which I give Ray Heard a hug, because analogies to Watergate are actually laugh-out-loud funny. Oh, and I say the…
Could Stephen Harper Soon Be Toast?
It's all going horribly wrong. His foul voter suppression bill is only making even more Canadians want to vote to throw him out of office.He has more scandals than he…
BCLSB Exclusive: John Tory Suspends Mayoral Campaign
TORY TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN John Tory released the following statement this morning:There are some occasions so momentous that they rise above politics and therefore should not be sullied by politics.…
Ripples #nlpoli
The provincial Conservatives lost a crucial by-election in Virginia Waters on Wednesday, but not for lack of effort. The could not possible have pulled out any more stops to try…
The Con Senator and the Brad Butt Challenge
Golly. I must admit I didn't think ANYBODY could beat out Brad Butt for the title of Con Klown of the Year.Because when he told the Commons he had "personally…
Expanding Our 2014 Boycott List: #BoycottLoblaws
First, it started with IKEA, which has been locking out its Richmond, BC workers for 11 months. Then it expanded to a white Richmond farmer who isn’t all that happy…
Former MK speaks out – New Tribes Mission ‘retires’ abuser
8 years ago in 2006, Lori, a wife and mom living in the US, and a former missionary kid (MK), wrote New Tribes Mission. In 1981-82, I was 10-11 years…
Whose efficiency? what efficiency?
Efficiency is formidable. It rears its head most everywhere. Witness the tyranny of the target at more and more workplaces: from more greets per hour to more exam points per…
EKOS Poll Puts Hudak PCs in Third Place
You remember when it was us languishing in third place? Now its Hudak’s turn (and not just in the approval rankings). Yes, its just one poll and its within the…
Cowichan Gets Funding for Elder Care Co-op
Good news for valley seniors. Recognizing the need for a cooperative approach to Elder Care funding has been received to kick the project into play. We are pleased to announce…
#Motion503: The Problem with Cusanelli
Allow me, for a moment, to rant. If you’ve been watching this blog, or twitter, or any major newspaper or television broadcast, you may have heard of Motion 503, a…
Conservative MP Celebrates Anti-Bullying Day By Threatening Violence
Yesterday was Pink Shirt Day, it's a day dedicated to ending bullying. Now if you didn't wear a pink shirt, don't feel too bad, because unless you spent the day…
Conservative MP Celebrates Anti-Bullying Day By Threatening Violence
Yesterday was Pink Shirt Day, it’s a day dedicated to ending bullying. Now if you didn’t wear a pink shirt, don’t feel too bad, because unless you spent the day…
Conservative MP Celebrates Anti-Bullying Day By Threatening Violence
Yesterday was Pink Shirt Day, it's a day dedicated to ending bullying. Now if you didn't wear a pink shirt, don't feel too bad, because unless you spent the day…
Conservative MP Celebrates Anti-Bullying Day By Threatening Violence
Yesterday was Pink Shirt Day, it’s a day dedicated to ending bullying. Now if you didn’t wear a pink shirt, don’t feel too bad, because unless you spent the day…
The Senate is drunk on partisanship
Unelected Conservative Senators have a surprising amount of electoral expertise. It must come from all those years of not getting elected. @JDanAiken @bruceanderson Elections Canada should not have a vested…
Conservative logic: Promoting high turnout/ensuring fair election is a conflict?
That’s what Conservative Senator Linda Frum seems to think: (for lack of a better term). Some twitter tweets give her position quite clearly: “Elections Canada role is to administer fair…