May 2015
Oppression Remedy and Derivative Actions
Rea v. Wildeboer, 2015 ONCA 373: I accept that the derivative action and the oppression remedy are not mutually exclusive. Cases like Malata and Jabalee make it clear that there…
Another Nail In The Coffin Of Canada’s International Reputation
Ever the uncritical and obsequious friend of Israel and wooer of domestic Jewish votes, the Harper regime has once again shamed and blackened Canada’s international reputation: Israel has expressed its…
Energy East Threatens Drinking Water for 850,000 Manitobans, Report Finds
Drinking water for more than 60 per cent of Manitoba’s population will be put at risk by TransCanada’s proposed Energy East pipeline, according to a report released Monday by the…
The Establishment And Your Phone
In the good old days, Canada’s spy agencies were not supposed to spy on Canadians. Government departments are also supposed to benefit from their research into vulnerabilities in computer systems,…
Transit referendum result already determined?
The campaign is unfair, will the result be a fraud? A year ago, the 2013 annual report and audited financial statements were in public hands. The independent auditor’s report was…
May 26: Lazy, cheap, and unethical – Our very own Irving press.
The front page headline is about a commentary that has been submitted to the newspaper, but not yet published. It will, of course, be published, perhaps tomorrow. So why is…
Your Ward News: neo-Nazi rag, reviewed
By Elise Hategan, who knows what she is talking about: “…And then comes this – news that a hateful, xenophobic rag called Your Ward News, put together by a network…
Stephen Harper: Reality and dream
Following picture depicts Harper quite well. In the mirror he thinks he looks like a macho man but the reality is quite different.
NEB’s Energy East pipeline review must be suspended: Groups
Over 60 groups from across Canada recently asked the National Energy Board to suspend its biased review of TransCanada’s Energy East tar sands pipeline. The post NEB’s Energy East pipeline…
It is on… apparently
With the new round of polls in the hopper and the NDP surge from their surprising provincial victory in Alberta quantified, if it didn’t before, it looks like the national…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – LOLGOP discusses the important role unions play in ensuring widespread freedom and prosperity – and why they’re thus target number one for…
Kid Kodak update
Hoo boy do I ever have a bit of news on Canada’s most ridiculous Ombudsman!
Something to live for: HBO and sex
John Klein: Mike got to stay at the Surf Motel, one last first time. http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=574288&binId=1.1180928&playlistPageNum=1&fb_ref=Default Originally posted on The Big Diseasey: Believe me, I’m as surprised as you are. My…
Books versus E-readers
Back in February, Naomi Baron wrote a piece called “Reading on-screen versus on paper,” in which she compared the two reading experiences: printed books and e-readers in five areas: Cost…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Your news links for today: Bill C-51 violates Universal Declaration of Human Rights, OSCE finds – ThinkPol A Licence With Limited Value: Copyright Board Delivers Devastating Defeat to Access Copyright…
Using Bacteria to Make Buildings Healthier
A new field of research, that doesn’t even have a proper name yet, is looking into ways we can incorporate biology into our built environment. It turns out the bacteria…
If trouble comes?
We live a very peaceful life in Canada. It was surprising though the other day when in an interview on Global Television, Tom Clark asked Ottawa’s chief of the defence…
Will the Orange Crush thing fizzle?
Here’s what Senior Statesman Ed Broadbent says: The polling done by the Broadbent Institute shows Canadians support those ideas. “Time after time, we find on almost every issue, a majority…