Mother Puts Body On Line to Prevent “Toxic Trespass” From Fracking
* Dr. Sandra Steingraber is a biologist, a mother, and a cancer survivor. She recently went to jail for 15 days after being sentenced for trespassing on a gas compression…
The Shine is Coming off. . . .
The embarrassing attack by the HarperCons on any kind of thought and refection reached the height of folly this past couple of weeks and it seems to demonstrate a faltering…
Why Bother With Climate Change? The World is Ending Soon Anyway.
Apparently an awful lot of Americans have embraced “End Times Theology”. As they see it, the world is ending soon anyway so there’s no point worrying about trivialities like climate…
Void for Vagueness
R. v Levkovic, 2013 SCC 25 deals with the concept of a law being void as too vague: The doctrine against vagueness is founded on two rationales: a law must…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Arthur Haberman argues that our universal public health care system helps contribute to a more democratic society: There is something that political philosophers…
The White House Ponders an Ice-Free Arctic Ocean
The domestic and international security implications of an ice free Arctic ocean will be briefed at the White House this week. The meeting is bringing together Nasa’s acting chief scientist,…
May 3: A cranky start…
I’m actually beginning late on the night of May 2. I’d really much rather look at old movies on my IPad. But sometimes I get so damn mad, I just…
5947…Good News For Liberals; Bad News For Liberals
Both the good and bad news for the good guys, us, was in today’s Globe and Mail. “The latest Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey suggests the Liberal party jumped into a…
5946…NDP Waffling To Oblivion In Ontario
In the wake of yesterday’s budget in Canada’s most important province the third party, Andrea Horvath’s NDP, are thinking they won’t support the Liberals after all. In a piece CFRA…
Naomi Klein Attacks Big Enviro
There’s dissension in the ranks of the environmental movement. Naomi Klein has written a piece in The Guardian attacking some A-list environmental groups that, she claims, have been of more…
140 character budget analysis (updated!)
PCs up in polls ‘cuz opposition opposes. Labour fears PCs, pushing NDs to go along, so NDs down. OnLibs ∴ safe, gas plants notwithstanding. #onpoli 140-CHARACTER UPDATE: Most compelling reason…
Band of the Month: Neighbourhood Watch
Happy Friday! Today’s band is Thornhill’s Neighbourhood Watch. Embarking on their third year together, the band has honed a colourfully guitar driven, suburban rock style unlike any other local indie…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, May 3, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 3, 2013: New CanLII Single Search Interface Toronto councillor seeks three-foot gap between cyclists and passing…
On Harper’s Fiscal Ineptitude
Since the story has been covered in the mainstream press, and The Sixth Estate has done his usual fine and thorough job of analyzing its implications, I have nothing to…
He’s Worried
Carol Goar wrote in theToronto Star that Stephen Harper is “at risk of sneering himself into irrelevance.” Boston has its suspected terrorists. So does Canada. And Canadians are troubled: comments…
SFH salutes the Shanghai Cowgirl, R.I.P.
SFH got together in our new practice spot last night, and lamented the passing – coming up this weekend – of our long-time hang-out, The Shanghai Cowgirl. The Cowgirl’s been…
Forum & Insights West BC Polls: Collapsing NDP Lead?
Two polls came out yesterday for British Columbia’s provincial election, both from reputable companies that somewhat disagree with each other, though really they’re overall agreeing with a new set trend…
Obama’s Former Communications Director’s Firm Does PR For Keystone XL Pipeline, Tar Sands Rail Transport
Double-dipping is a “no go” in the real world of eating chips and salsa with a circle of friends but an everyday reality in the world of lobbyists and PR…
Hoping for a change of government in BC
This is a post that some (but not all) of my BC Liberal acquaintances may not like, but as the BC Election draws near and the polls tighten, I’ll say…