EVERYTHING Before a Trial Judge Should be Marked as an Exhibit for Evidence or Identification
1162740 Ontario Limited v. Pingue, 2017 ONCA 52: In my view, every document or thing put to a witness or to the trial judge as a piece of evidence should…
2017
Assange Does the Weasel Dance. Quelle Surprise!
Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, is looking for payback from Donald Trump, a return of favours so to speak. Julian Assange is hoping that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department will work…
Nomination updates: Calgary-Heritage and Calgary-Midnapore by-elections
Some recent updates related to two federal by-elections soon expected to be called in Calgary: Haley Brown was acclaimed as the Liberal Party candidate in Calgary-Midnapore. Khalis Ahmed was acclaimed…
Ending Cetaceans in Captivity–Doing it right.
Last night at the Park Board meeting I supported the motion to refer the cetaceans in captivity plebiscite motion to staff for a report back to the Committee. I did…
Where is Kevin Vickers Now That We Might Need Him?
Think about it. What are we going to do if Donald Trump takes a shine to our lithe, very attractive prime minister and decides to grab Justin by the pussy…
Which Conservative Do You Trust on First Nations Land Claims?
Is it Chris Alexander, he of the Barbaric Cultural Practices Snitch Line? I know, right. But it turns out, that among the even-more-racist Kellie Leitch, and the co-T***p admirer Kevin…
Auden, Trump and poetry
There’s a poem by W. H. Auden (1907-73) going the internet rounds these days with suggestions of Auden’s prescience towards the latest American president and contemporary politics. It’s a powerful…
Canada’s Household Debt Crisis: Blame Capitalism!
Photo by Maëlick Canadian capitalism is in crisis, with household debt reaching a record high 166.9 per cent of disposable income and about 208 per cent of GDP, and wage…
FYI: ‘World Leading’ Oil Spill Response Means Nothing
Governments love buzzwords — probably because they roll off the tongue so nicely that people often overlook the fact they’re meaningless. Take one of the B.C. government’s favourite expressions of…
Jeff Sessions: Champion of Anti-Muslim and Anti-Immigrant Extremists
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, one of President-elect Donald Trump’s closest advisers during his campaign and his selection for U.S. attorney general, has longstanding and extensive ties to both anti-immigrant and…
LawFact of the Day: Employment Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Tuesday January 24, 2017. Today we are talking about Employment Law. A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jan…
Keith Olbermann’s Desperate Message To Trump Supporters
With every passing day Donald Trump slides deeper and deeper into madness. He can't accept that more people attended Obama's inauguration than attended his, despite the photographic evidence.The thought that…
How to be an Activist
Many people are troubled with the state of global politics and maybe you’re one of those bothered people. What are you going to do about it? Over at Grist they…
A Hoax With Impact
Even though global temperature records are being set, it must be reassuring to many in Trumpland that climate change is but a Chinese hoax. Now, if only Mother Nature would…
This week’s column: the USA, RIP
Countries die. Nations fade away. They do, they do. Great nations – however great they may be – are not eternal. Pierre Trudeau certainly thought so, some thirty years ago.…
O’Laughable
I’m sorry, but this is awesome: Kevin O’Leary is the far-and-away front-runner for the Conservative leadership as the Opposition party gains slightly on the Liberals in overall voter preference, according…
Life With The Snopeses
Chris Hedges sees dark days ahead. The reincarnated robber barons are now in charge. And capitalism is in deep trouble: We are entering the twilight phase of capitalism. Wealth is…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Owen Jones writes that we should give credit for the failure of the Trans-Pacific Partnership to the popular opposition which will be…
In debate with a demagogue.
The signs around the White House should read: Danger, Demagogue in power. And yes, there is no denying that President Donald Trump is a classical demagogue. Rational debate is now…