Why does Canada Post continue to distribute Holocaust denial and white supremacy?
Because they do. Just this week, in fact. Here’s an extract from the latest issue of Your Ward News, distributed this week by Canada Post to tens of thousands of…
2016
UPDATED: A Further Indictment Of Canada’s Arms’ Deal With Saudi Arabia
Yesterday's post dealt with the egregious hypocrisy of Canada's condemnation of Saudi Arabia's recent spate of executions while at the same time refusing to revisit the $15 billion arms sale…
Pets Can Improve Patient Care
Having pets around is already a pretty fun idea, and now it can also be healthy idea! It’s known that pets can help kids by lowering the chances of them…
The OPP: incompetent and unethical
Per the below posts about my pal Laura Miller, here and here, looky here! The OPP – into whose conduct a misconduct hearing has been ordered for possible perjury in…
The Globe and Mail publishes story on the inquisition against Laura Miller
Here. A talented Globe reporter contacted me about my friend Laura Miller. He asked why I was supporting her. Here’s what I said: “Why am I supporting her? Four reasons.…
Waiting for Woodbine.
It was last July that Toronto City Council finally agreed that the Woodbine Entertainment facilities in Rexdale could become a full-fledged resort casino. Now we wait. It is hardly going…
Updated Ukulele Songbook
Even though our local uke group, CPLUG, is not currently meeting, the songbook has not died. I have updated it with new arrangements and made a few editorial changes to…
The Day the Ghost of Stephen Harper Came Back to Haunt Us
Another day has gone by, and Stephen Harper is still missing. There have been more UFO sightings in the last month than there have been of him.So I'm glad to…
Duty of Good Faith in Contract
Data & Scientific Inc. v Oracle Corp., 2015 ONSC 4178: I do not accept this submission. This is not what the Court said or intended, at least not in this…
St. John’s Land Prices 1997 – 2015
An argy-bargy erupted on Twitter Wednesday involving a bunch of Danny Williams Fan Klubbers on the one side and a couple of people who have a few issues with the…
Michael Geist: The Trouble with the TPP’s Copyright Term Extension
The TPP's copyright term extension discourages creativity, restricts access, and imposes enormous costs on Canadian consumers and educational institutions, argues Internet law expert, Michael Geist. Meanwhile, the term extension is…
Canada Once Again Adding Value to Its Exports
In the course of researching a forthcoming commentary on Canada’s trade policy for the good folks over at the IRPP, I stumbled upon a surprising and encouraging bit of data.…
Jan. 6: A very ugly world
“Grandmother in poverty lives with no heat, power or water.” That's the front page, lead headline in the Irving press. And so it should be. The provincial government hasn't answered…
That WTF Moment
WTF. Those three letters crudely but superbly sum up the two-page response made to the two members of council who recently sent out an inappropriate media release, pretending it came…
From Participatory Budgeting to Co-operative Tenant Control: An Alternative Policy Recommendation For Toronto Community Housing
Toronto Community Housing (TCH) is a huge organization with a crucial mandate. Located in Canada’s most-populous city and the capital of the Province of Ontario, TCH provides housing for 164,000…
NDP Resolution? Shave the Beard
On January 1st, many greet the New Year armed with a resolution meant to improve themselves. As people are creatures of habit they often fail, but there is surely merit in recognizing where…
Our Voices And Actions Bring Hope For The Year Ahead
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. Like any year, 2015 had its share of good and bad, tragedy and beauty, hope and despair. It’s difficult not to get…