Scandal Fatigue
Working in public relations and government relations requires a lot of reading, watching and listening to the news. Knowing what is being reported helps to shape the narratives we develop…
Canada’s registered firearms lobby
This came to our attention earlier this week. It has not received the attention it deserves.
Canada’s registered firearms lobby
This came to our attention earlier this week. It has not received the attention it deserves.
Canada’s registered firearms lobby
This came to our attention earlier this week. It has not received the attention it deserves.
Policy Process Discussion
Maryanne Kampouris is leading a very interesting discussion and debate about Liberal’s favorite topic: Policy. In this particular case we are getting meta about – we’re discussing the process of…
If my password-protected database was used in the commission of a crime…
If my password-protected database was used in the commission of a crime… I would call the police immediately. Also, I would expect same database to be seized by the police…
June 1: Back in the gutter again…
Whoever writes the editorials for the TandT wrote a sort of respectable one yesterday. It was really propaganda for SWN; and it was written to stir up fear and hatred…
Toronto’s a small town
…from the Star’s story on Crackhead’s best friend: Price has also taken to returning the calls Ford frequently touts that he gets from Torontonians who call the number he gives…
What Does Mike Duffy Know?
That’s a legitimate question, Michael Harris writes. It’s curious: Mike Duffy is still a senator, but Nigel Wright is no longer the prime minister’s chief-of-staff. One man tried to put…
Twitter Feed On BCLSB
So I’ve added my twitter feed to keep the place more interesting on days I’m busy or don’t feel like posting much. Any idea why it stopped updating after a…
But is it news?
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford seems to get more than his fair share of headlines these days, most of them negative. The stories that follow are full of allegation, innuendo and…
Political Activism that Bears Fruit
Probably one of the biggest challenges politically aware and active people face is the fear that even after giving it their best, little, if anything, will change. The powers that…
Saturday At The Movies
Kleenex alert!
My Tribute Video to Some Real Canadian Heroes
It's not easy looking for heroes in Harperland.Everywhere I look all I see is corruption and scandal.Grubby politicians and small greedy people.But of course there are real heroes out there.And…
Rebuke against Together for the Gospel and The Gospel Coalition continues
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. A powerful response to neo-reform leaders in the US, who…
Exxon’s Love for the Poor
At Exxon Mobil’s annual meeting in Dallas this week, shareholders rejected a motion to set greenhouse gas reduction targets for the firm. CEO Rex Tillerson argued that such an extreme…
6085…Oklahoma: Instant Replay
We/they should be sending moving vans to Oklahoma. At the very least to OKC. Seriously. As for sending say 20,000 kilos of food from Ontario to Oklahoma, welllllll CBC TV…
6084…Job Openings In Tronna
Turnover is the name of the game in the big city on the lake. Rob Ford’s, hizzoner to you, is flying through staff. I think I am going to send…
Great Lakes nuclear map shows troubling hot spots
Original Production by Irene Kock. Updated by Anna Tilman, April 2013, International Institute of Concern for Public Health Ontarians may have no idea of the volume of nuclear-related facilities in…
Statement of legal principle accepted by majority of SCC binding even if application not accepted by majority of Court
R. v. Ibanescu 2013 SCC 31 holds: In our view, a statement of a legal principle that is accepted by a majority of the Court constitutes the opinion of the…