2017
Public Inquiry Formally Requested to Investigate B.C.’s Shoddy Mining Rules
The ramshackle regulatory system governing B.C.’s mining industry is profoundly dysfunctional and the public has lost confidence in the province’s ability to protect the environment and communities from poor mining…
Official Washington Tips into Madness
Photo by Karl-Ludwig Poggemann President Trump responded to evidence-lite accusations from Democrats about his ties to Russia with his own air-filled allegations about President Obama wiretapping Trump Tower, as Robert…
SUNY Initiatives Supporting Online Learning Panel
Live notes from the SUNY OpenCOTE Conterence, Syracuse, NY. SUNY Goal: 150K graduates by 2015 (up from 95K this year)SUNY ACSIE Framework – Access, Completion, Success, Inquiry, Engagement500+ Online programs…
Public Inquiry Formally Requested to Investigate B.C.’s Shoddy Mining Rules
The ramshackle regulatory system governing B.C.’s mining industry is profoundly dysfunctional and the public has lost confidence in the province’s ability to protect the environment and communities from poor mining…
UPDATED: What The Racists Ignore
I realize that it is essentially pointless to try to argue against those Canadians who harbour fear or hatred of ‘the other.’ The latest iteration of that debased mental and…
Reasonable Apprehension of Bias
Miracle v. Maracle III, 2017 ONCA 195: The test for reasonable apprehension of bias laid down and consistently endorsed by the Supreme Court of Canada is: what would an informed…
Reasonable Apprehension of Bias
Miracle v. Maracle III, 2017 ONCA 195: The test for reasonable apprehension of bias laid down and consistently endorsed by the Supreme Court of Canada is: what would an informed…
SUNY Initiatives Supporting Online Learning Panel
Live notes from the SUNY OpenCOTE Conterence, Syracuse, NY. SUNY Goal: 150K graduates by 2015 (up from 95K this year)SUNY ACSIE Framework – Access, Completion, Success, Inquiry, Engagement500+ Online programs…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 8, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
What The Racists Ignore
I realize that it is essentially pointless to try to argue against those Canadians who harbour fear or hatred of ‘the other.’ The latest iteration of that debased mental and…
Reasonable Apprehension of Bias
Miracle v. Maracle III, 2017 ONCA 195: The test for reasonable apprehension of bias laid down and consistently endorsed by the Supreme Court of Canada is: what would an informed…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Chris Dillow examines a few of the reasons why neoliberalism hasn’t produced the promise of economic growth as the supposed benefit in exchange…
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday March 8, 2017. Today we are talking about Family Law. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law, Wills, Estates,…
Move to the City for a Slow Life
It’s often thought that cities are buys bustling places where nobody slows down. Sure, the streets are busier and there is more activity, but the city is a slow place…
I, feminist
Am I a feminist? Definitions first: adjective, Sometimes, feministic 1. advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men. noun 2. an advocate of such…
Is Trump A New Carter?
Conservative commentator Ross Douthat argues in this morning’s New York Times that Donald Trump may be another Jimmy Carter: But with the release of the House Republican “replacement” (I use…
Systemic Misogyny Even in Literature? Of Course.
As we pivot to a world of post-patriarchy, let’s look at literature. Are most published books written by men? Are most characters in children’s books introducing and reinforcing patriarchy? Yes,…