I’m Just A Poor Boy, Nobody Loves Me
That famous line from Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody might have been the inspiration, and is certainly the subtext, for James Forcillo and his lawyer's pleas that poor baby James be allowed…
2016
April 18:"National NDP Should Heed Cardy…
Armchair Socialism Won't Fly." Wow!I saw that headline on Norbert Cunningham's column and thought, oh, I can have fun with this. But no such luck.Norbert not only doesn't know what…
Nick K.
After a long cold war, we achieved detente recently, and even had made plans to get together. Other, more important, things have now taken precedence, however. Wishing him and his…
Saudi Ambassador: Atheism = Subversion = Terrorism
Atheists are not terrorists. We need to start a Boycott-Divestment-Sanction campaign against Saudi Arabia similar to that started against Israel.
90% of world’s new electricity coming from renewables: Welcome to the end of the fossil fuel era
90% the world's new electricity now comes from renewables. China is shuttering 1,000 coal plants and global emissions are on the decline. The end is nigh for the fossil fuel…
Why the Oil to Tidewater Argument for Pipelines is Bunk
This article originally appeared on the Council of Canadians' website. If you follow mainstream media you’ve probably heard the argument ‘we need to get our oil to tidewater’ ad nauseam.…
Beltway Bullshit, my interview with JW Mason on Bernie’s economics
My interview with JW Mason on how wonk critics of Sanders’ economic ideas reinforce low expectations was transcribed for Jacobin under the great title, “Beltway Bullshit.” Michal Rozworski: There’s been…
Dirty Little Secrets – the Panama Papers
From the Fusion news organization, perhaps the best documentary yet on the Panama Papers.Fusion was one of the 100 news outlets entrusted with the Panama Papers. This documentary has obviously…
Aww, Poor Police
“That continuous accountability, continuously being in the public eye, and that having to be infallible … it puts a lot of pressure on our police officers, and contributes to their…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Robert Frank discusses the essential role of luck in determining the opportunities we have - and how the advantages of a strong social fabric…
Not An Obsession
Looking at the sidebar that lists the tags on my blog posts, I see I have written well over 100 entries on the police, most of them dealing with their…
Black cat on green
Poking my drawing finger into Concepts app. I have many. Many are neglected and not drawn in. Some are kept for specific tools or effects. Some get pokes every once…
On sexism and politics
My wife’s BFF, Michelle Rempel, writes an important essay on sexism. Bonus: Meccano is still around! Who knew? Here.
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Monday April 18, 2016. Today we are talking about Employment Law.A video posted by @wiselaw on Apr 18, 2016 at 6:34am…
140Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of April 18, 2016
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Right-to-die bill restricted to adults facing 'foreseeable' deathSCC recognizes constitutional rights of Métis, non-status Indians Assisted Suicide Bill Proposed in…
In Praise Of The Supreme Court
Last week, The Supreme Court issued three more landmark decisions. The first two decisions struck down more of Stephen Harper's tough on crime agenda. Tom Walkom writes:On Friday, the court…
Ten years ago!
Ten years ago, I was getting ready to launch Daisy – details on our big tenth anniversary celebration to come – and all sorts of famous political names were in…
Police seizure of penis swab legitimate incident of arrest
R. v. M.T. 2016 NUCJ 09: The common law has long permitted the warrantless seizure from a suspect of fingerprints, swabs for gunshot residue, and finger nail scrapings as incident…
How Justin Trudeau Disarmed and Conquered His Enemies
It's a strange world. Yesterday I wrote about how the Con media had underestimated Justin Trudeau.Only to end up badly, or end up looking ridiculous.Now one of those Harper spear…