Air Canada : the Suckage Continues…..
Air Canada passenger sues after seat-bumping dispute Waverley man says he was denied a seat during a business trip to Whitehorse CBC News Posted: Mar 20, 2014 7:51 PM AT…
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March 21; Remember Dr. Lapierre and shale gas….?
Remember how the Irving press avoided the story at first? And then it wrote a story about it so misleading that some might call it lying. And notice the government…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Friday, March 21, 2014
Your news links for today: Twitter website ‘blocked’ in Turkey – BBC News Turkey’s Twitter ban backfires: Tweets up 138%, VPN usage up, topic trends – VentureBeat A plea to…
Harper Loses 2 Gambits In 2 Days
Harper has lost two gambits to undermine Canada’s legal system in two days. First, an attempt to make prison sentences harsher by retroactively killing an early parole program was knocked…
Like Reading a Newspaper
I’ve stated this in many times in talks and interviews, but I can’t find it anywhere in my actual text-based materials, so let’s get it on the record so people…
United Church Observer: Through the Cracks, For Adults With Developmental Disabilities Gaps Remain
The United Church Observer article, Through the cracks, by Kevin Spurgaitis, tackles issues relating to the lack of available care for adults with severe developmental disabilities including autism disorders. Simply…
ConCalls: The Important Question of #RoboCon #elxnfraud
Ask why no by-elections were triggered by Elections Canada following the finding of a coordinated nation-wide election fraud scheme detected in 247 ridings. What could possibly more serious during an…
On foreseeable dangers
The NDP is in the midst of its cross-country consultations on the Unfair Elections Act – with Charlie Angus’ visit to Regina today just one of the many stops along…
Nadon decision and reasons
Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss. 5 and 6 2014 SCC 21 is carefully reasoned. Some might prefer the decision of the minority. That said there is no question but…
R. v. Judge-made law
Wow. The Supremes just handed Stephen Harper a winning theme for his base. Get ready to hear a lot about “judge-made law” and “unelected judges” in the coming months. And…
Things That Have Gone Wrong With The Arab Spring
Dennis Gruending covers a talk by Nahlah Ayed, London-based foreign correspondent for CBC Television. These things that have gone wrong are many, and not terribly surprising if you were paying…
Send Water Some Love On World Water Day
Tomorrow is World Water Day; the waters that nurture and sustain life on earth need our protection more than ever. * * World Water Day: Global Synchronized Water Ceremony
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Stewart Prest writes about the Cons’ war against experts: (I)n modern democratic states one of the most important sources for non-partisan information and…
Province needs to look at evidence around hospital mergers
Murray Martin should change his name to Dr. Doom. Now in retirement, the former CEO of Hamilton Health Sciences is full of swagger about tough choices for health care, suggesting…
The Warnings Are Everywhere
Canada’s reputation continues to erode, both at home and internationally. I recently wrote a post about Canadian law professors who penned an open letter pleading with the government not to…
The Curse Of The Honeypot
With the departure of Alison Redford, Andrew Nikiforuk writes, the honeypot has claimed another victim. Nikiforuk believes that petro states eventually become honeypots: American political scientist Terry Lynn Karl, an…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, March 21, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 21, 2014: Microsoft snoops through reporter’s Hotmail and chat records in search for Windows 8 leak…
Rob Ford’s stunts and odd explanations
TORONTO – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says he was imitating a retired professional wrestler (Hulk Hogan) in a video in which he threatens to kill someone, denying that the target…
Premier Wynne aspires to be aspirational.
We are not entirely sure whether Ontario Premier Wynne is just breathing hard or seeking to achieve new heights. She told reporters the other day that the Liberals are going…
Stephen Harper and the Con War on the Economy
Well he's off to Ukraine today to try to pose as Great Warrior Leader by inflaming a dangerous crisis for crass political gain. Which is scary enough.But there's another scary…