Lawyers and Conflict of Interest
Suppose you are married and you and your spouse decide to split up. Everything is very amicable and everyone agrees on everything. There really is nothing to fight about but…
2016
If Our Close Allies Do It…
Surely it can’t be a crime. “It” is the now infamous “double tap.” The Americans like to do it with Hellfire missiles delivered from their drones. The Saudis do it…
Michael Moore–Is Trump Purposely Sabotaging His Campaign?
By Michael Moore Friends, Donald Trump never actually wanted to be President of the United States. I know this for a fact. I’m not going to say how I…
The ‘Canada Needs More Pipelines’ Myth, Busted
For years, the Canadian public has been besieged with the same message: Alberta’s pipeline network is completely maxed out, meaning the oilsands are landlocked and new pipelines must be constructed…
Merry Christmas, Posties.
Santa is coming to PostMedia this year and he’s bringing an axe. PostMedia has announced that it will cut “staffing costs” by 20%, this time around. That will be done…
What Is the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement All About?
Unlike most jurisdictions Nunavut was recognized as a result of negotiation and a statute. The Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA) created Nunavut as jurisdiction and recognized the right of the…
Would a good boss bonus himself while cutting staff?
Some do. Some have. We give you the Guild of Vampires at Postmedia. More cuts, more amazing journalists out of work. Meanwhile, up in Ottawa, no one offers up a…
Faith restored? Kinder Morgan Ministerial Panel consultation wraps up
Thursday, October 20, 2016 The report from the Ministerial Panel on Kinder Morgan's proposed pipeline project is expected on November 1, 2016. This report will be considered by Federal Cabinet…
North Cowichan is holding a series of town hall meetings on the 2017 budget from October 24th to 27th.
North Cowichan is holding a series of town hall meetings on the 2017 budget from October 24th to 27th. Budget 2017 Town Hall Meetings Last year North Cowichan Council decided…
New column day
Here, on how Brad Wall’s call for Canada to stop funding international climate change adaptation and mitigation reflects just one more example of his government’s tendency to kick down at…
NDP’s equity mandate backfires as mayor forced out of the closet.
Political columnist and pundit Michael Smyth has kicked the BC NDP’s ‘Equity Mandate’ into play, as we enter the period of nominations across BC. Normally the party members decide and…
Putin’s Puppet vs. Nasty Woman: the (blessedly) final debate
He needed to look and sound presidential, and somehow walk back his lies about the election being “rigged.” He didn’t do any of that. She needed to keep her cool,…
Buying Recycled Products is Good for Everything
Reduce, reuse, and recycle is a mantra heard time and time again. Yet, not everyone follows it (remember that they are in that order for a reason: reduce what you…
LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Thursday October 20, 2016. Today we are talking about Wills and Estate. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Owen Jones highlights the toxic stress and other health problems borne disproportionately by members of the LGBT community who face systematic discrimination.…
Message to Trudeau: #StickToThePlan
According to this article the Prime Minister had some words the other day in Montreal’s Le Devoir newspaper about how much support is now needed for different kinds of electoral…
Teaching Yellow Dogs New Tricks
This is an interesting point by Stewart Prest at the Ottawa Citizen: Here’s an argument for Proportional Representation – the yellow dog effect. A yellow dog riding is what some…
This Sounds Promising
Whether this will turn out to be another idea that holds great promise but then comes to nothing will only be known, I guess, in the future, but it does…
Donald Trump: Ego Infantus.
The third presidential debate is over. Donald Trump’s run for the presidency is over. He is a lost cause. That was not a man ready for the American presidency we…
A Classical Example
Last night proved beyond a doubt that Donald Trump has his foot to the floor and is headed to the wall. He has offended women mightily. Last night’s vow to…