Why is the government of Ontario advertising on a racist web site?
The pro-Trump web site, no less? This is nuts.
February 2017
This Is Chilling
Amerika First When I stumbled across this I doubted it could be true. Dr. Seuss, 1941, “America First” it all seemed too much. So, I checked it out at Snopes.com.…
Rafe: BC Green candidate Lia Versaevel brings a lot to the table
MLA candidate for Nanaimo-North Cowichan Lia Versaevel (photo: BC Green Party) This coming election, May 9, is the most unsatisfactory one I can remember since, perhaps, 1952, when the old…
Breach of Undertaking, Recognizance, or Probation
A very common charge is for "breach". That's a short form way of talking about a case where someone is under a court order to do something, or to not…
Breach of Undertaking, Recognizance, or Probation
A very common charge is for "breach". That's a short form way of talking about a case where someone is under a court order to do something, or to not…
Sentence reduced for Charter breach
R. v. Holland 2017 NUCJ 03: (iii). Charter breach Analysis Society needs laws. Society also needs to be able to enforce those laws. We could not live in community without…
Saturday Photo: Winter Fun–Thank Heaven for Urban Parks
Didn’t have a camera with me this week, but this one taken a few years ago captures the spirit of Montreal in the winter. I picked up both the grandkids…
In Case You Hadn’t Noticed
Meanwhile, Star letter writers offer their suggestions: Re: Chaos, fear and anger, Jan. 29 Canadians outraged at Trump’s ban on Muslims and refugees can take concrete action by contacting the…
Sentence reduced for Charter breach
R. v. Holland 2017 NUCJ 03: (iii). Charter breach Analysis Society needs laws. Society also needs to be able to enforce those laws. We could not live in community without…
Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. – George Monbiot examines how politics in the UK and the U.S. are dominated by unaccountable corporate money. And Stephen Maher and B.J. Siekierski…
Ask Kellie Leitch What Problem She Thinks She’s Solving
Kellie Leitch and her dog whistle politics have no place in my Canada. As we pivot to a world of greater justice and dignity, we need to beware of politicians…
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Khaled Belkacemi, 60 Azzedine Soufiane, 57 Abdelkrim Hassane, 41 Mamadou Tanou Barry, 42 Ibrahima Barry, 39 Aboubaker Thabti, 44 Khaled Belkacemi, 60 Mr Belkacemi studied chemical engineering in his native…
Monetizing our public assets
In the town’s disingenuous press release (really just a sales pitch for EPOCR) about its obsessive drive to privatize our utility services, it has this paragraph: The Town’s RFP process…
Trudeau doesn’t like Trump
So says the New York Times. Their sources? Trudeau’s very own senior staff: President Donald J. Trump’s personal style and policies are widely disliked by Canadians, including, according to Mr.…
Canada’s Response To Trump’s Ban
Donald Trump’s understanding of the economy is outdated. He’s stuck — firmly — in the 1960’s. Alan Freeman writes: Still caught in the 1960s, his stenographer waiting to take dictation…
Trumpland: 1984 or Brave New World?
It's fashionable to compare to Donald Trump to Big Brother in Orwell's 1984. And there are some disturbing similarities. President Trump on Friday moved to chisel away at the Obama…
Weep not for vote reform.
Among each successive generation there are those who seek to change how we elect our representatives to run our cities, our provinces and our country. Good for them. It is…