Quebec—another majority that isn’t
A lot of euphoria last night from Liberal supporters and those many Canadians (including not a few Quebecers) who don’t want to hear about separation for another generation at least.…
2014
Horgan Leading A One Man Race-Farnworth Pulls Out!
Horgan leading a one person race Following the amazing election victory for Christy Clark and the BC Liberals it was pretty obvious that Adrian Dix blew the election and would…
Heartland Institute NIPCC Climate Denier Craig Idso: “Climate Change Is Good For You”
This is a guest post by Kert Davies, cross-posted with permission from Climate Investigations Center. This week the Heartland Institute will release another chapter of its NIPCC, the “not the…
B.C. Farmland Could Be Flooded for Site C Megadam if Changes to Agricultural Land Reserve Proceed
Proposed changes to B.C.’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) open the door to flooding the Peace Valley, which could feed a million people fruits and vegetables, according to an agricultural expert.…
April Fools Prank in Class
If you watch this, turn down the sound a bit, read the captions, and prepare to laugh loudly.
"Victim" is not an appropriate useage prior to a finding of guilt
R. v. J.V., O.J. No. 1027 (Hill J): 79 Senior Crown counsel, Mr. Carruthers, agreed that the use of the word “victim” in the prosecutor’s recitation of the facts relating…
Wednesday: Medical Reform Group roundtable to examine controversial policy
The government’s decision to have hospitals compete with independent health facilities for the right to deliver services ranging from cataracts to colonoscopies is among the most controversial health care decisions…
Intoxication relevant in arson
R. v. Tatton, 2014 ONCA 273: If a fire results after a person does something while intoxicated, it would not necessarily follow that the person intended to set fire to…
More Than 100 Scientists and Economists Call on President Obama to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline
More than 100 scientists and economists “concerned about climate change and its impacts” signed an open letter Monday calling on U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry…
More Than 100 Scientists and Economists Call on President Obama to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline
More than 100 scientists and economists “concerned about climate change and its impacts” signed an open letter Monday calling on U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Your news links for today: European Court invalidates Data Retention Directive, says mass surveillance of metadata interferes with right to privacy – Privacy International Victory for privacy rights as ECJ…
Black cat looks left and right
http://dougsamu.tumblr.com/post/82097177514/created-with-gifboom Filed under: art
we movie to canada: wmtc annual movie awards, 2013-14 edition
It’s time, once again, for the wmtc annual movie awards. To recap, my silly rating systems so far: – Canadian musicians and comedians (2006-07 and 2007-08)– my beverage of choice…
It’s Up To Us To Decide The Future
Global weirding has begun. We still have time to act, but not an indefinite amount of time: * Produced by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme and Globaia and funded by the…
Stumped – Kingston’s Providence Care erases memorial to former staff
“It felt like digging up his grave,” said Terry Haffner. A housekeeper at Kingston’s Providence Care, Haffner was disturbed to find a memorial garden to long-serving staff had been cut…
In the End, Quebecers Are Not All That Different From the Vast Majority of Canadians: They Prefer To Be Governed Than To Govern
Mercifully, this sorry spectacle of a general election in Quebec is over. I can’t remember a campaign so empty of any real debate as it came down to a choice…
Gone The Way Of History?
Chantal Hebert writes this morning that the Parti-Quebecois may turn out to be a one generation wonder: One of the PQ’s worst fears has long been that it would turn…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Livio Di Matteo discusses the wasted opportunity to improve Canada’s health care system through concerted national investments. And Ryan Meili asks who…