Lawyer on the Kenney letter
Lawyer Lorne Waldman speaks to CBC about the open letter that he and 80 plus lawyers wrote to Jason Kenney that was published in the Globe today. It’s a very…
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Kenney gets a letter
In the Globe today: “An open letter to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.” Dear Mr. Kenney We, the undersigned, all members of the Ontario Bar, agree with the statement of Guidy…
The pardoner in chief
You may have heard that Harper was doling out pardons today: Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that, as a result of the coming into force of Bill C-18, the…
Kenney’s bogus stats on refugee health care
Jason Kenney has come out with some stats on refugee claimants from ‘safe’ countries and the cost of their using Canadian health care. They will likely come off as sounding…
Canvassing: There’s an App for that
Canvassing gets with modernity courtesy of the Obama campaign: “Obama Campaign Releases iPhone App for Canvassing.” The app, which is available on Tuesday, will allow supporters of Mr. Obama’s to…
Ranked ballot system a possibility in Toronto’s future
A significant democratic reform initiative could be on its way in Canada’s biggest city: “Ranked ballots for 2018? Toronto city council may vote on changing its election system.” This would…
Koch funded climate change study making news in a good way
Big climate change news that is making a splash, this New York Times op-ed by Richard Muller that gives an overview of a Berkeley study which he led: “The Conversion…
Quote of the day
From Dimitri Soudas on the PMO staffer who is taking a leave of absence from the PMO in order to be the official photographer for Canada’s Olympic team: “Jason before…
Friday night
Let’s go with the new Crystal Castles song, Plague, by popular demand! 280,000 plus listens in 3 days and a free download too, how can you not like that? They’re…
Olympic inspiration
This is not political in content, just a bit of inspiration as the Olympics gets underway. From a piece on Clara Hughes and her preparations for these games, this blog…
The PMO designer boys and their plane
This is kind of a fun read in so many ways: “Stephen Harper’s Plane: PM’s Staff Fussed Over New Design With Few Results.” Scroll to the bottom to see the…
Housing market at tipping point?
Sleeper report: “Canadian home prices could fall 25 per cent.” More on this prediction by economist David Madani at Capital Economics in the Globe: “Overall, the willingness of buyers to…
Kenney’s recent appointment to the CRRF
Missed his first meeting as a board member of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation on Friday ‘cuz he was clubbing in Ibiza: First meeting as a member of the CRRF…
Harper calls on the courts
Harper yesterday in Toronto skated over the line in one of his remarks on the shootings in Toronto and his plug for his government’s mandatory minimum sentences: One is of…
Friday night
Think escapist music is a good tonic for the end of this crazy week. I go with R3hab remixing the goddess. Yep. Have a good night.
Robocalls lawsuits will proceed
Late news out of the Federal Court: “Federal Court rejects Tory effort to prevent overturning of election results.” The Federal Court has rejected a bid by the Conservatives to prevent…
Dear Health Canada – part II
From a long time friend of the blog who has written to Health Canada in the wake of news of their study on wind turbines, this letter below. He advises…
New Quebec ridings lose Liberal Prime Minister’s names
James Morton notes today that in the proposed new Quebec ridings, the names of two former Liberal Prime Ministers have been dropped: Laurier and Louis Saint-Laurent. Here is the list…
Toews’ comments on mandatory minimums
In the wake of the Toronto shootings on Monday night, Vic Toews took the opportunity to criticize the courts for rejecting his government’s mandatory minimum sentences of late: Mr. Toews…
Public Works protects itself from future ministers
Behold the Christian Paradis legacy to Public Works from his time as minister: Public Works said Saturday that action had been taken to address situations where the minister wants civil…