The First T.O. Mayor’s Debate: The Definitive Analysis
I didn’t watch it; I was crawling East on the 401 the whole time, listening to a rock station out of…Hamilton…I think. They played “All Apologies” by Nirvana, and then…
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Olivia won the second hour of the debate, too!
IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLIVIA DOMINATED DEBATE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 2014 The second hour of the Toronto mayoralty debate was a lot like the first: Olivia Chow dominated! The pundits…
Rob Ford Crushes the First Toronto Mayoral Debate
Sorry, fellow progressives, but it’s true. The first debate was, somewhat mercifully, fairly policy focused with large sections devoted to debating various transit plans (such as LRT vs subways in…
Another Gem From Our National Treasure
Oh, Rick, may your voice never be silenced. Recommend this Post
PRISM: Obama Broke Hearts And Promises
Kinsella is right that Obama has broken hearts. The precise moment at which Barack Obama broke many progressive hearts, however, is just as easy to ascertain: it came in June…
Review of evidence in charge to jury
R. v. McPherson, 2014 ONCA 223: In a jury charge, except in rare cases where it would be needless to do so, the trial judge must review the substantial parts…
Striking a guilty plea
R. v. Chemama, 2014 ONCA 220: The onus rests on the appellant to show that his guilty pleas were invalid. To constitute a valid guilty plea, the plea must be…
Olivia won the first hour of the first debate!
Don’t just take my word for it: IN THEIR OWN WORDS: OLIVIA BEGINS FIRST MAYORAL DEBATE ON A WINNING NOTE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 2014 In the opening 23 minutes of…
The ethics of politics via Aristotle
Politics, Aristotle wrote in the Nicomachean Ethics, is the “master science of the good.” The good of which he wrote is the greater good, the “highest good” that benefits the…
Aboriginal rights threaten Canada’s resource development agenda
(Photo: Zack Embree/Idle No More) Read this March 4th article in The Gaurdian about the Canadian government’s research into how Aboriginal protest threatens the country’s oil and mining plans: The…
Scarborough hospital CEO says “never say never” on merger
The two CEOs representing the Scarborough and Rouge Valley hospitals appeared before the Central East LHIN this morning following news last week that their proposed merger was off – at…
Bill 4 opens BC parks to industry
Raft Cove Provincial Park (Photo: BC Gov Photo/Flickr). Read this March 25th article in the Vancouver Observer about Bill 4: the Park Amendment Act, passed. The Act changes the management…
Margaret Atwood: Canada’s War on Science “A Shoddy Treatment of our Tax Dollars”
Acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood appeared on Jian Ghomeshi’s CBC radio show Q where she spoke out against the muzzling of Canada’s taxpayer funded scientists. Ghomeshi started the conversation with,…
Field naturalists granted construction stay at Ostrander Point
The south shore at Ostrander Point in Prince Edward County (Photo by Terry Sprague.) The Prince Edward County Field Naturalists were awarded a stay of construction at Ostrander Point this…
Voter Suppression in Quebec
During the first half of the 20th century, any American in the South who wished to register to vote would have to come before the Board of Registrars. They would…
Admiral Dennis Blair: "We Sent Troops to Middle East…Because of Oil-Based Importance of Region"
At the just-completed U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing titled, “The Geopolitical Potential of the U.S. Energy Boom,” Admiral Dennis Blair — former Director of National Intelligence, President and…