The test for granting leave to appeal in CCAA proceedings
Labourers’ Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada v. Sino-Forest Corporation, 2013 ONCA 456 holds: The test for granting leave to appeal in CCAA proceedings is well-settled. It is to…
Stephen Harper, Mike Duffy, Rob Ford
In their previous life when they were a little smarter.
Poll: 70% of Canadians think it’s time kick Stephen Harper out
by: Obert Madondo | @Obiemad: Stephen Harper (Photo: Remy Steinegger) An overwhelming majority of Canadians think it’s time to kick Stephen Harper out and elect a new government, according to…
Why Rulers Can’t Govern – See: Morsi, Mohamed
WWPD? What Would Pharaoh Do? Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, is out, deposed by his country’s generals for failing to address the Egyptian people’s unrest. It turns out…
July 4: disappointment (partly) eased…
I won’t waste much time talking about most of today’s Times and Transcript because most of is the usual trivia and propaganda. Note the headliner for section A. “Health officials…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Richard Eskow offers up some ugly facts about corporate wealth accumulation and tax avoidance. – David MacAray writes about the challenge facing…
New column day
Here, marking yet another year of broken Conservative promises when it comes to climate change. For further reading…– CBC reports on the the continued lack of regulations for the oil…
Finding the political middle.
The political middle in Canadian politics is a ghost. Many speak of it but nobody has ever found it. Instead, we are a country that compromises in extremes. It remains…
The CAO Conpsiracies
Collingwood has appointed an interim CAO, John Brown, former city manager of Brantford, St. John’s and Oshawa, to help the town’s administration and governance during the interim while we search…
Resilient Communities for America: City Mayors Prep for Climate Chaos
As international bodies and national governments fail to do anything significant to curb the ever-rising concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, local governments are taking it upon themselves to…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, July 4, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, July 4, 2013: Spark lit between legal communities “And Benefits” – Two Missing Words Invalidate A Termination…
You Are Being Watched Says Edward Snowden-Video
Here is the latest with Amy Goodman-Democracy Now!
The New York Post’s Egyptian haiku
People ask me how I can write for a tabloid. I say: ”How could I not?” A classic, here. (And more on Egypt, and related matters, in this Sunday’s Sun…
The Lessons I Have Learned in My Life of Caregiving
For some reason, last night our alarm clock rang at 4am. My husband quietly cursed and fumbled to turn it off. We both lay awake after that and quite soon,…
Kenya Medics Increase Reach Thanks to Bicycles
Bikes4Care is an initiative in Kenya that helps medics and other health care workers get to more places thanks to bicycles. It’s a simple and effective concept to get people…
6210…Happy America Day!!!
Isn’t that what they call it? Whatever they call it July 4th is the big day for our Yankee friends. Heck it is so big that Raymour and Flanagan are…
6209…Curler Caught Juicing
Yeah, I don’t get it either but The National Post reports that Matt Dumontelle has been suspended for two years coz he tested positive for Methandienone Metabolites at the World’s…