Labour Day
Where did the summer go???
James C Morton
Migraines
A migraine headache is an intense, throbbing pain on one, or sometimes, both sides of the head. About one in ten Canadians suffer migraines. The gender split is three to…
NDP council must decide — what would Jack want?
Actually no. Jack Layton was a great leader but he's gone now. What would work for him will not work for anyone else -- imagine the winner of the election,…
You cannot be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality
Woodrow Wilson (of course, Wilson resegregated the US Federal government so perhaps he didn’t want to be friends with any other than white people?)
Rogue Panda on Rampage
Some merry pranksters in Flagstaff, Arizona (where I lived for a while in what sems like another lifetime) changed the text on a road sign from 'Left Turn Prohibited' to…
Campaign launch for Hamilton Centre
Donna Tiqui-Shebib's campaign launch is this Monday at 5 p.m. @ 636 Main St. E., at the corner of Burris, Hamilton. Come out to help her launch her campaign.
Il n’y a pas de verités moyennes
Georges Bernanos
Use of prior criminal record
R. v. Farrell, 2011 ONCA 572 deals with the proper use of a past criminal record. Except for use as similar act evidence a prior criminal record is only for use to test…
Correlation is not the same as causation
There is a new study showing that women who have abortions tend to have a higher rate of mental health issues. And, of course, a radio host was saying that…
First class of the year this morning
Wow -- back to school again! Where did the summer go???
A surprise victory in Libya
Worthwhile piece in the Post:http://natpo.st/q3Vh14 "This is probably enough triumphalism for now. The rebels' ultimate success (and short term success at that) doesn't invalidate the wide variety of criticism that…
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.
The author of this well-known statement is unknown. Regardless, the statement is quite true -- there are almost not secret conspiracies affecting the world. Error is far more likely than…
THOUGHTS ON THE LIBERAL PARTY
Professor Szostak sent me this piece and with his kind permission I post it. The piece is lengthy but certainly worth reading: Rick Szostak Professor of Economics and Interdisciplinary Studies,…
How long do I have to sue?
It is not uncommon for people to come to my office and complain about something that happened many years before. Usually in such cases I have to stop them and…