Leadership on the economy
Premier Dalton McGuinty has said the tax rate on new investment by small businesses will be reduced by 55%. Ontario's economic strength depends on the strength of our businesses, large…
A libertarian quote and my reaction.
Here’s a quote from a self-expressed libertarian defense. What makes me a small-’l’ libertarian isn’t that I believe it’s impossible—or easy—to reconfigure human brains using sufficiently advanced technology, or any…
Castle Doctrine in Ontario: a jury is not entitled to consider whether an accused could have retreated from his or her own home in the face of an attack
R. v. Forde, 2011 ONCA 592 is a clear statement that the Castle Doctrine applies in Ontario. The Court cites Cardozo J. in People v. Tomlins, 213 NY 240 (1914),…
A Memo From Mohawk College On How To Become A Scab
All of my adult life, I have had nothing but absolute contempt for scabs, or, as these more sensitive times refer them, 'replacement workers'. Whether crossing a picket line to…
The Clinton Paradigm #nlpoli
Premier Kathy Dunderdale scrummed with reporters on Tuesday and right off the bat, CBC’s Chris O’Neill-Yates went at the Matthews fiasco. Take a look at the entire scrum. It is…
Do You Want Freedom-Fries with that???
So new statistics demonstrate what we on the left have been saying for years now - while countries like the United States have more wealth than they have ever had…
By Making Them The Official Oppostion, The Voters Gave The New Democratic Party Of Canada Specific Tasks
"In Canada, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (French: L'Opposition Loyale de Sa Majesté), commonly known as the Official Opposition, is usually the largest parliamentary opposition party in the House of Commons…
It’s not obstetrics, it’s obstruction
It's taken some time to write this but I can't wait any longer. It's more than obvious that the Holy See simply doesn't get it when it comes to child…
A Good News Story: Making Light with the Sun, Water and Liter Bottles
I was going to write about rising rates of poverty and inequality in Canada and the US today, but I came across this good news story. It's a gray day,…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- For those with a few months to kill between now and next March, now may be the time to direct a browser tab toward…
It’s just a thing I don’t do
You know when the phone rings and you answer the phone and there’s nobody on the phone so you say ‘hello?’ and wait for someone to answer you on the…
CTV Spins the Daily Show for Tarsands and Farmed Fish
I finally got around to watching the Labour Day episode of the Daily Show, a repeat from August 18, 2011. Its first segment was about Warren Buffett’s New York Times…
former ndp leader ray martin trying for a comeback in edmonton-glenora.
In a very unexpected move, former MLA and NDP leader Ray Martin has announced that he is seeking the NDP nomination in Edmonton-Glenora. Mr. Martin served as the MLA for…
McCarthism: how it works
I see it’s time once again to dust off this “Fable for Our Time” by American humourist James Thurber: Not so very long ago there was a very fine gander.…
Woman given 5 years for transgender attack at McDonald’s
This video is pretty horrifying. What I find most discomforting is the McDonald's employee filming the incident, all the while laughing. I'd say the victim has a very good, if…
McGuinty Proposes Undergraduate Tuition Grant
An Ontario election is slated for October 6, and the reigning Liberal Party will attempt to pull off a third consecutive majority government. In that vein, the Liberals have recently…
Star Wars Lego guys. They’re lefties!
Left-handed that is.
An Interesting Phone Poll
Got a robo-call last night (from Access Research? Someone at 180 Bloor West, anyway, whose voice-mail won't give you a company name) asking who I'd vote for municipally, what I…
On shared-use paths
I love them, for the most part. They are much safer for cyclists. However, the city of Halifax Regional Municimouthful does not do them properly. Shared-use paths have people going…
The mystery of 2011. Republicans keep winning races despite pathetic presidential candidates.
While the loss of Weiner's seat in NY has much to do with that disgraced congressman's unseemly exit, when you combine this with the loss of another seat in Nevada,…