Toronto’s Phoney War begins.
The endurance contest in Ontario that has replaced municipal election races has its own challenges and strategies. The Toronto mayoralty race can be considered launched Monday with the official entry…
2014
Where Are The Big Ideas?
Murray Dobbins writes that none of our political parties are adopting big ideas. It’s not that they’re not out there. He points to the Alternative Budget which the Canadian Centre…
On Arizona’s Odious Anti-Gay Bill
That people who claim to be civilized and intelligent could support such odious legislation that panders to the worst in human nature shows how much farther our species has to…
A true owner interrupts the adverse possession of an occupier the moment a true owner steps upon the lands. The limitation period begins to run from the time the true owner was last upon the lands.
Hatt v. Peralta, 2014 NSCA 15
If you watch any news item about big telco lobbyist John Tory, today, watch this one
Watch it right to the end. Watch to hear from the only person who defends the ads. I’d never seen this news story before. Sent along by regular reader Paul.…
Gulf Of Mexico: Open For Dirty Energy Exploitation Again
It has been nearly four years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and neither the dirty energy industry nor politicians in…
We’ve got a new campaign logo for Rogers lobbyist John Tory!
Here it is, John, gratis! You’re welcome, from regular reader Chris and all of your fans here at wk.com! (This may make Pastafarian Sarah Thomson’s head explode. I truly hope…
Chris Alexander and the Con Assault on Justin Trudeau
Oh boy. I guess it's because we are winter. And this one has gone on for too long.For what else could explain the grotesque sight of the ratty Chris Alexander,…
Is the Con Speaker Trying to Muzzle the Opposition?
OK. Let me get this straight. The Con regime is planning to ram their so-called Fair Elections bill through Parliament. A bill that is intended to suppress the vote, muzzle…
Systemic Pressures Make Journalists Sloppy
Gosh, the corporate media sure can be sloppy. The heart-wrenching photo of a four-year-old Syrian refugee pictured alone crossing a desert into Jordan spread far and wide this weekend, but…
Great launch by John Tory into Toronto mayor’s race…
I’m very pleased that John Tory has stepped forward to run for mayor of Toronto. This offers our city a clear chance of ridding itself of Rob Ford’s reign of…
Women hit by Redford Government’s pension cuts entitled to ask: ‘What are we? Chopped liver?’
Finance Minister Doug Horner and Alberta Premier Alison Redford attempt to skate around opposition to their planned cuts to public service pensions. Points have not yet been awarded for the…
An updated update
I had surgery on my left eye last December and on my right eye a week ago. The procedures went well but I must wait a while yet before new…
Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church Votes to Divest from Fossil Fuel Companies
The congregation of across the country Trinity-St Paul’s United Church in Toronto voted unanimously on Sunday at its Annual General Meeting to lend its voice to the fast-growing divestment movement,…
In Tuesday’s Sun: when has saying dumb stuff ever been an impediment to political office?
Funny story: back when Adlai Stevenson was running to be president, a woman came up to the Democratic nominee. “Every thinking person will be voting for you,” she gushed. Stevenson,…
The Deep State
If you’re like most, you’ve probably wondered what to make of America’s dysfunctional, gridlocked government. Mike Lofgren offers a disturbing explanation of the apparent madness in a terrific essay entitled,…