Delay in child welfare cases
C.M. v. Children’s Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, 2015 ONCA 612: Where a statute requires that events occur within a specified time frame, it is simply unacceptable…
2015
Server upgrade coming
Sometime in the next two weeks, I will be amalgamating servers for the several sites I manage and conflating them onto one, new and (I hope) faster and more efficient…
Northern First Nations band together to block Petronas’ LNG plans
Gitxsan leaders of Madii Lii Camp are standing behind the Lax Kw’alaams (submitted) Several First Nations groups are banding together to block early work by contractors for Petronas’ Lelu Island…
Globe and Mail: Apple’s monthly instalment price plan for unlocked iPhones eludes Canada
Why can’t we have nice things like U.S.’s monthly instalment price plan for iPhones here in Canada? Article by Christine Dobby for The Globe and Mail Apple Inc. revealed a…
Sept. 14: Part of this will offend some people. But we need truth.
The front-page headline story is – well – it’s not the front page headline. The one that should have been at the top of page 1 is at the bottom…
Mulcair & Trudeau both fishing for votes in the same size pools
But Harper is fishing in a far smaller pool, according to Abacusdata: The whole Abacusdata poll is fascinating and worth studying, and, of course, sharing with friends, colleagues and Tories.…
One Very Telling Point
Europe is being flooded with refugees escaping the bloodbath in Syria. On Friday’s Real Time, host Bill Maher brought up an often overlooked fact. What countries are not taking these…
Inside Canada’s Defence Lobby
Photo by Fernando Serna The increasing influence of defence lobbyists over Canadian politics has lead to the appropriation of billions for programs with no conceivable peacekeeping purpose while establishing a…
Harper’s new ads: Shut Up, I’m Talking I and Shut Up, I’m Talking II
The greater Dictator, dictating (courtesy Huffpost) http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09/14/tory-campaign-ads_n_8134536.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-politics
Harper’s new ads: Shut Up, I’m Talking I and Shut Up, I’m Talking II
The greater Dictator, dictating (courtesy Huffpost) http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09/14/tory-campaign-ads_n_8134536.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-politics
Harper’s new ads: Shut Up, I’m Talking I and Shut Up, I’m Talking II
The greater Dictator, dictating (courtesy Huffpost) http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09/14/tory-campaign-ads_n_8134536.html?utm_hp_ref=canada-politics
British Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Hails Huge Mandate as He Sets Out His Green Left Wing Agenda
Many have wished that we would have a political voice of relevance and have cast eyes south to Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders. Bernie does not beat around…
If You Thought This Year Was a Scorcher, Brace Yourselves.
2015 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record and, yes, that’s despite the endless winter/spring you endured in eastern Canada. The rest of us were pretty toasty.…
Forum Poll: More Canadians believe Liberal economic plan is the best
Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars to promote their Action Plan, most Canadians (52%) do not think Harper’s economic plan is successful. Less than 1 in 4 think it…
The Lizard of Oz’ Play Thing Dumped … Will Stephen Harper be Next?
Tony Abbott has just been booted in Australia. Will Stephen Harper be the next right-winger to go?
Jeremy Corbyn: The Green Britain I Want to Build
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Here is an address from British MP Jeremy Corbin while he was running to become the next British Labour Party leader. Pegged as a long shot, turns…
For Harper, It’s Showtime – the Sequel. Fremdschamen, Indeed.
Okay, it’s not Mike Duffy. We won’t hear much of him again until the election is over. Today’s fare is more like a light lunch, maybe just a handful of…
Small Business Taxes, Big Loopholes
by: Kaylie Tiessen & David Macdonald Small business taxes made the news last week when, during a CBC interview, federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau suggested many business owners are using…