Molly’sBlog 2015-12-16 19:41:00
'EARLY ENGLISH' BY JOHN W. CLARK : The Norton Library, New York, 1964I have a small interest in languages and linguistics in general. Not that I could claim to be…
2015
Toss the Little Bugger in Jail and Throw Away the Key – Affluenza My Arse
Remember young Ethan Couch? He's the juvi drunk driver who ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians in Fort Worth in 2013, killing four of them.Ethan's rich parents hired a team…
Coast Guard Station to Re-Open ASAP
Canada's major west coast port and boaters' paradise will soon be again under the protection of the Canadian Coast Guard.The federal government has announced that CCG Kitsilano will re-open as…
Is #COP21 #ParisAgreement a Great Advance, or a Huge Flop?
We’ll know, I think, by 2025 when it’s too late to do anything about the past 10 years. I’m cautiously optimistic that it’s an agreement that will provide a better…
Dec. 16: Ignorance, Hysteria, and a propaganda press.
Last night, I watched the Republican presidential “debate”. It began with a properous-looking crowd in a theatre listening to a gawdawful rendition of “God Bless America”. And then it went…
OMG – Americans Now Oppose Ban on Assault Rifles
For 20-years the American public has supported a ban on the sale of assault weapons. Now an ABC News/Washington Post poll suggests that a majority of Americans now oppose such…
British PM re: Donald Trump’s visit
Trump Will Unite Us'WED, DEC 16In response to a petition to block Donald Trump from entering the UK, David Cameron insisted a visit from Trump would "unite us all against…
One Year In, Same Old Politics
Last Monday's meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation was the final one of 2015 and marked the one year anniversary of this group of elected Commissioners. The…
Misapprehension of Evidence
R. v. Milliken, 2015 ONCA 897: A misapprehension of the evidence will constitute a miscarriage of justice if the trial judge was mistaken as to the substance of material parts…
May calls Paris deal “a masterful balancing act” between ideal and practical
Elizabeth May calls the recent Paris climate deal “a masterful balancing act” between the ideal and practical. Ray Grigg on the imperfect, yet laudable and achievable agreement.The post May calls…
Questions for the Canadian left
Harper is gone, but (as a friend only quarter-jokingly said) we got the second worst outcome sold as the best, so now what? That’s the 10 second version of this…
Two Different Takes On Gas Prices
You can either lose your mind and your perspective: It’s not your imagination — gasoline prices in Canada should be a lot lower than they are right now. That’s according…
What? We’re Selling Canadian Air to China?
It was only supposed to be a joke. It's not a joke any more.A couple of enterprising Canadians, Troy Paquette and Moses Lam, have found there's a market in Beijing…
Mike Huckabee on fossil fuels and climate change
Last night I partially watched Republican debate. They strictly concentrated on ISIS. One of Huckabee's statement was amazing. He said that U.S. has the highest reserve of coal, oil and…
The Beginning of the End? Duffy Gets Grilled by the Prosecution. Even Stephane Dion is on the Crown’s Agenda.
Mike Duffy's "innocent victim" schtick is under attack by the Crown. In a trial full of curious irrelevancies even Duffy's smear job on Stephane Dion has surfaced:Why are you telling…
Harper’s Labour Union Busting – Bill c377.
I got this idea of union Busting from Lorne.I had some idea that Harper wanted to kill unions. I did some research and found out that Harper indeed was trying…
Trump Wars, Scottish Style
His mother was a Gaelic-speaking lass from Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis but that hasn't endeared the Mouth that Roared, Donald Trump, with the Scottish people or their governments.America's…
My comment is that it is commendable for the Star to cancel comments
Because, in fairness, I didn’t permit comments for the longest time – which itself gave rise to a separate web site, not affiliated with me, so that people could comment…
Guardian Readers Skewer the COP21 Climate Deal
Here are some sobering comments from letters received by the Guardian responding to the COP 21 climate summit deal inked in Paris last week.Frank Jackson, former co-chair of the World…
Celebrating the Holidays at Home with Seniors
Guest post by Maria RamosWhile generally a time of cheer and celebration, the holidays pose their own set of challenges for seniors and those living with disabilities. The holidays are…