Defamation
Gaur v. Datta, 2015 ONCA 151: The tort of defamation requires the plaintiff to prove three elements: (1) the defendant made a defamatory statement, in the sense that the impugned…
2015
Constable Contempt #nlpoli
Paul Davis fired Judy Manning from cabinet on Wednesday. He didn’t meet with her in person. Davis called her on the phone. Short of sending her an e-mail or a…
How You May Be Able to Be a Better Feminist
I don’t need to add anything here. If you like/hate what you read, click the link and get up to speed on the rest of it! White feminists: this is…
Cpl. Stuart Langridge and the Horror of Harper’s Army
The other night I wrote about the tragic story of Cpl. Stuart Langridge, who killed himself seven years ago after serving his country honourably in Bosnia and Afghanistan.And I described…
Media bias in covering the University of Toronto TA strike
At a bare minimum, when the media covers a major conflict between two sides - a union striking, say - it should include the briefest of quotes from people representing…
Media bias in covering the University of Toronto TA strike
At a bare minimum, when the media covers a major conflict between two sides – a union striking, say – it should include the briefest of quotes from people representing…
Media bias in covering the University of Toronto TA strike
At a bare minimum, when the media covers a major conflict between two sides - a union striking, say - it should include the briefest of quotes from people representing…
Media bias in covering the University of Toronto TA strike
At a bare minimum, when the media covers a major conflict between two sides – a union striking, say – it should include the briefest of quotes from people representing…
It’s time the public knew about C-51. Here’s how we tell them.
News broke today that the Canadian government has blocked its own Privacy Commissioner from testifying on their privacy-destroying “secret police” bill C-51. They’re hoping to pass this sweeping legislation in…
Meanwhile, On the Back Nine
When this happens, do you still have to yell “Fore’? Recommend this Post
Meanwhile, Today In ISIS News….
These guys are really getting around. They’re in Syria and Iraq. They’re in Libya and environs. They’re becoming established in Afghanistan. Now they’re engaging Egypt and Israel. Yes, that’s right,…
Takin’ care of business, every day and every way
“This project is not ‘run-of-river.’ It involves draining alpine lakes by levels of 60 feet in depth, diverting waterfalls and clearcutting lineal swaths for power lines and penstocks. This will…
Sleeping Cat
Steve was right. The main problem with styluses is that you are always looking for them. This one wasn’t under the cat, however, but merely misplaced – somewhat – beside…
March 12:…It’s one pm..
and the Times and Transcript still hasn’t appeared. If it were owned by government and operated by civil servants, the editorialist and Norbert would be ranting about how inefficient civil…
Greece: Phase Two | Jacobin
Very interesting interview with Syriza MP and SOAS Professor of Political Economy Costas Lapavitsas. Greece: Phase Two | Jacobin. Much — too much — has been written in a journalistic,…
Deficit Déjà Voodoo again in New Brunswick
The Fredericton Daily Gleaner published an op-ed I wrote about how the province doesn’t have a structural deficit, despite the government claiming it does. The commentary piece is behind a…