Criminal record cannot be used to explain behaviour of accused
R. v. Marini, 2017 ONCA 46 is an interesting example of how not to use a criminal record: Essentially, the trial judge reasoned that, if the appellant were truly innocent…
2017
A Question For All CPC Candidates: Where Are They With Respect To Russky Interference?
It’s a question I’ve asked Nick Kouvalis, Svengali for Kellie Leitch: @Bigcitylib2 Kellie has been clear. Putin is not to be trusted. He is the enemy. — Nick Kouvalis (@NickKouvalis)…
The Canadian Choice: Fundamental Change or Hard Right Populism
In the era of Brexit and Trump, Canadians face an increasingly clear choice between fundamental change and hard right populism. Canada is one of the major countries in the West…
The Canadian Choice: Fundamental Change or Hard Right Populism
In the era of Brexit and Trump, Canadians face an increasingly clear choice between fundamental change and hard right populism. Canada is one of the major countries in the West…
A Question For All CPC Candidates: Where Are They With Respect To Russky Interference?
It’s a question I’ve asked Nick Kouvalis, Svengali for Kellie Leitch: @Bigcitylib2 Kellie has been clear. Putin is not to be trusted. He is the enemy. — Nick Kouvalis (@NickKouvalis)…
Musical interlude
Illenium feat. Joni Fatora – Fortress (Seven Lions Roots Mix)
The Canadian Choice: Fundamental Change or Hard Right Populism
In the era of Brexit and Trump, Canadians face an increasingly clear choice between fundamental change and hard right populism. Canada is one of the major countries in the West…
Education Governance Reform
The Government of Saskatchewan recently released a study commissioned from Dan Perrins called Educational Governance Review Report, Kindergarten to Grade 12. The first 21 pages of the report are pretty…
How to Recognize and Manage Substance Abuse in Seniors
It is my pleasure today to host a guest post by Trevor McDonald, a blogger who is expert in the area of addictions, substance abuse and families. I read the…
How to Recognize and Manage Substance Abuse in Seniors
It is my pleasure today to host a guest post by Trevor McDonald, a blogger who is expert in the area of addictions, substance abuse and families. I read the…
Another premier… same health care facility #nlpoli
A gaggle of provincial politicians representing districts along the west coast of Newfoundland turned up in Corner Brook on Friday for another one of the set-piece media events that government’s…
Alberta Energy Regulator’s Statement on Supreme Court Fracking Case ‘Inaccurate and Misleading’: Legal Experts
This article originally appeared on The Tyee. Two University of Calgary law professors have demanded Alberta’s energy regulator withdraw its “inaccurate and misleading” statement on a Supreme Court of Canada…
Kinsella women hit DC
Front and back of our signs for #WomensMarch. So proud to carry them! #idlenomore #BlackLivesMatter #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/K8T2nB7NWB — Lisa Kinsella (@lisakinsella) January 20, 2017
And Now, It Begins!
It’s time to begin. The inauguration has occurred. And tomorrow we march. And if you’re in Vancouver, we’ll see you there! And as we pivot to an unexpected remainder of…
Trudeau Has Dug a Grave for the Paris Climate Accord. Thanks, Justin.
Trudeau has put paid to any notion of restraining global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Tyee’s Andrew Nikiforuk writes that a new study by Oil Change International shines a…
My on-air reaction to he Unpresident’s “speech”
…and Doug Ford agrees with me, BTW: This moron is incapable of understanding that the campaign is over. #Inauguration — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 20, 2017
Figures Don’t Lie But Liars Figure
As of today it’s best you remember that phrase and keep it in mind. You’ll find that, over the next four years, you may need it daily. Around the time…
I weep for my child today
Today democracy has failed the world.