A Brief History of Fossil-Fuelled Climate Denial
By John Cook, The University of Queensland The fossil fuel industry has spent many millions of dollars on confusing the public about climate change. But the role of vested interests…
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A Brief History of Fossil-Fuelled Climate Denial
By John Cook, The University of Queensland The fossil fuel industry has spent many millions of dollars on confusing the public about climate change. But the role of vested interests…
Suspect in Attack on Muslim Woman in London, ON Arrested
In our previous post we had mentioned that, at least at the time of publication, there had not yet been mention of the assault on a Muslim woman in London,…
Suspect in Attack on Muslim Woman in London, ON Arrested
In our previous post we had mentioned that, at least at the time of publication, there had not yet been mention of the assault on a Muslim woman in London,…
Orlando shooting: Is there a link between being in the closet and being homophobic?
This research-based piece discusses the possibility that Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was motivated by a struggle with his own homosexuality, Islam and parental pressure. The post Orlando shooting: Is there…
Hung out with Against Me after our boy’s graduation
Which made it more perfect.
The graduate
He doesn’t quite look like this, tonight, as he graduates from high school – honour roll, Ontario scholar, all that. Got an offer and scholarship from every single university he…
Canada’s forthcoming “drop your pants” trans* blood donation policy
In addition to reducing the required wait time between having sex and donating blood to one year for gay men, Canadian Blood Services is poised to release its first-ever guidance…
Uncommunicative again
Did you receive your “spring” newsletter from the town? The one delivered on the first day of summer (or later), lacking any actual news… yes, that one. To me it…
Leader Post Sees Coal Future As Reality
The Leader Post published my letter, and a couple weeks later Murray Mandryk cites the same inexplicable 30-40 years canard. He also makes the same conclusion as Johnstone, which is…
EXCLUSIVE: B.C. Government Broke Law to Expedite Site C Dam Construction, Legal Experts Say
The B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) granted BC Hydro several exemptions from the B.C. Wildlife Act to keep Site C dam construction from falling behind…
EXCLUSIVE: B.C. Government Broke Law to Expedite Site C Dam Construction, Legal Experts Say
The B.C. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) granted BC Hydro several exemptions from the B.C. Wildlife Act to keep Site C dam construction from falling behind…
Self Defence Not to be Analyzed from a Viewpoint of Perfection
R. v. Cunha, 2016 ONCA 491: I accept the appellant's argument that "the trial judge parsed the appellant's reactions down to the split-second and held him to a standard of…
Self Defence Not to be Analyzed from a Viewpoint of Perfection
R. v. Cunha, 2016 ONCA 491: I accept the appellant's argument that "the trial judge parsed the appellant's reactions down to the split-second and held him to a standard of…
June 22: irving news is an oxymoron
In the Irving press, first there's section A news. Yawn.The editorial writer repeats much of what Norbert was talking about yesterday, the faults of our education system. And the editor…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Paul Willcocks discusses British Columbia's two-tiered education system and the role it plays in exacerbating inequality - which is well worth keeping in mind…
The Perspective Of Age
I suspect that much of the wisdom attributed to old age is the perspective that the years bestow. Having lived a certain length of time, it seems inevitable that people…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday June 22, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jun 22,…
Does a lawyer become liable to pay costs personally because he starts an action that has little chance of success? Maybe
Yesterday's decision in Best v. Ranking, 2016 ONCA 492 suggests counsel is not liable for costs for pursuing a weak action. But the court goes on to say the weakness…