Judicial Questions with Self Represented Party
R. v. Thornton, 2016 ONCA 562: We do not view the trial judge's interventions as being disruptive or tantamount to cross-examination. To the contrary, it is clear from the transc...
July 2016
Judicial Questions with Self Represented Party
R. v. Thornton, 2016 ONCA 562: We do not view the trial judge's interventions as being disruptive or tantamount to cross-examination. To the contrary, it is clear from the transc...
We’re Screwed. Royally.
By now you know what I’ve been warning you about all along: Council is selling our public electrical utility. After harassing, bullying and hectoring our utility staff, they decided to…
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
AK's and Rain PonchosThe Republican convention in Cleveland is less than a week away. In choosing an Ohio venue, the GOP is taking their pow wow into an "open carry"…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 13, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 13,…
Another Very Ominous Sign
Thanks to my friend, The Mound, for passing this on to me. It is not good news.The Tyee reports the following:As Arctic sea ice melts, one of the forces doing…
Tony Clement’s Weird and Deeply Disturbing Campaign Launch
We all knew that Tony Clement's campaign launch for leader of the Harper Party was going to be a ghastly spectacle.Because all the hype or the lipstick in the world…
The New Immoral Age
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper • Photo by U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson “It turns out … that I’m really good at killing people.” President Barack Obama (1961- )…
Brexit Madness: Propaganda and Hyperbole
The media and the politicians are screaming that the world will end if Britain really does leave the EU. The absurdity of this now-standard narrative should be clear from the…
When Referenda are Right.
It has to be more than 25 years since we last chatted with one of our favourite Conservatives. His name is Patrick Boyer and he is a gentleman of the…
Craft Beer is Advancing Science
We all know that craft beers are delicious thanks to all their fun flavours and now we also know that by drinking craft beer we are helping the world of…
Being there #nlpoli
Thursday is July 14.Bastille Day. It's also another anniversary.Dwight Ball has been in office seven months.In the latest edition of The Overcast, publisher Chad Pelley asks "What do we do…
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and the Young Americans
Well he took his time, and it couldn't have been easy.It was probably the hardest and most painful thing he has ever done.But Bernie Sanders has finally done what he…
About those conservative coup attempts: once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, but three times has got to be enemy action!
PHOTOS: Jason Kenney and Stephen Harper seal the deal. Actually, I think Mr. Harper was welcoming Mr. Kenney to his cabinet as defence minister in this official looking portrait found…
from the front lines, day nine
Yesterday, we did this!The cacerolazo was awesome! We had so much fun banging and honking and marching. We were loud and proud -- and you know our Employer was listening!…
from the front lines, day nine
We had quite an eventful day!1989 making noise!!!The cacerolazo was awesome! We had so much fun banging and honking and marching. We were loud and proud -- and you know…
Bus Stop With Dirt Picture
Realized lately that two projects that I have had going in the last couple of years, Bus Stops and Dirt, have started interacting. Not sure I completely approve, yet, it
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Luxuriating cats.
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- David Dayen highlights the treatment of workers as the most fundamental difference between Scandinavian countries which have achieved both prosperity and social justice,…