We’re having a ‘Be Kind to Stephen Harper Month!’
At a recent meeting of the Broadbent Institute supposed communication experts were telling the New Democrats that they should not keep up the incessant attacks on the Conservative government. It…
April 2015
Ex Parte trial fairness
R. v. Irving, O.J. No. 1789: 14 The test for determining whether a trial justice’s interventions have compromised the appearance of fairness is an objective one. It is whether a…
Bill C-51 and the Fascism of the Harper Regime
If the Public Security Committee's hearings into Bill C-51 had ended today, some no doubt would have called it just another bad April Fool's joke.But Stephen Harper is so desperate…
Snap election called!
In a surprise shocker, Stephen Harper did the unexpected, and a snap election has been called. While the exact time of has been disputed, one thing is clear, and that…
Rumpole and the Judge’s Wage #nlpoli
How hard can it be to figure out what Provincial Court Judges should get paid to do their work dispensing justice all around the province? Apparently, it can be quite…
In this week’s Hill Times: scandals are boring, and Mike Duffy’s is no exception
In a week and a bit, the trial of Mike Duffy will commence. Official Ottawa will be agog, apoplectic and absorbed—via Twitter, via Facebook, via regular breathless and live televised…
Prentice to honour 2016 fixed election date, plans tough climate change targets
In a surprising reversal, Alberta Premier Jim Prentice announced that the next provincial election will be held in spring 2016, not in 2015 as many Albertans expected. “Three years ago,…
DFO clings to bad science, refuses to close herring fishery in Area 7
Despite harsh criticism from scientists and First Nations of DFO’s flawed forecasting methods for the health of herring stocks, the department’s Director General, Pacific Region Sue Farlinger acknowledged today that…
Sad announcement
I don’t want to make a big deal out of this, but I figured I’d let folks know that we have gone our separate ways. Have agreed to be friends,…