‘Contempt of cop’ no crime
So read the headline in today's Hamilton Spectator in a story by Ken Peters.In yet another blow to the patina of respect that used to envelop the police,Ontario Court Justice…
(3) The Challenge: The Media Hates Us: The Four Challenges to the Alberta Liberal Party
There are challenges to the Alberta Liberal Party forming government in Alberta. In this series of posts I’ll write about some of the challenges that Liberals face in this province…
Nicolas Sarkozy: The Perks of Power
It is obvious from the picture above that why Sarkozy doesn’t want Muslim women to wear veils - so that he can pick and choose whose breasts he is going…
Jack
Jack Layton will lie in state for public visitations in the foyer of the House of Commons from 12:30 to 8 pm today and 9 am to 1:30 pm tomorrow.…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for August 24, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Strauss-Kahn free after courts let prosecutors drop case -http://goo.gl/AzMhCFacebook Does Circles-Like Sharing - http://goo.gl/gyooq Federal judge rules music file-sharing site…
New Democrats Have A Broad Field Of Candidates To Consider For Leader
"The shoes are really big to fill."Nycole TurmelActing Leader of theNew Democratic Party of CanadaI didn't want to do this post now ... I'd rather have waited until after Jack…
Layton’s Legacy
Much will be written in the days to come about Jack Layton's legacy. Lawrence Martin writes that Jack Layton was "the left's great hope. The great hope is gone and…
Jack Would Approve: Radio Nederlands Series on Protest Songs
One of the brief uncomfortable moments at Monday night's vigil at the foot of Mount Royal in memory of Jack Layton was the interminable version of "This Land Is Your…
Burlington Tories: Our Foot? Where? Let’s Shoot It!
I've written a small article before about the internal turmoil that Burlington's Progressive Conservatives often find themselves in, the latest being questions over current MPP Joyce Savoline's replacement on the…
General Electric’s Jim Cramer Heads to Midwest As Fracking Cheerleader
cramer.jpg Today, CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer's "Invest in America" series will take the show to a seemingly unlikely locale, a place many would consider the middle of nowhere…
palestine 194: palestine must be recognized as a nation
The United Nations Security Council will soon meet for a second time to discuss Palestine's bid to become the world's 194th country. While I personally don't believe that "two states…
Save Sept. 19 for an Interesting Evening of Reading and Love
Last winter in the depth of our despair the Quebec Writers' Federation asked me if I'd like to be one of two writers to present a favourite novel that has…
Don’t cry for me, Christy Blatchford
Here's comment about Christy Blatchford I left on Warren Kinsella's blogsite: I couldn’t agree with Ms. Blatchford more. Come on! Think about those police funerals which seem to get larger…
Don’t cry for me, Christy Blatchford
Here’s comment about Christy Blatchford I left on Warren Kinsella’s blogsite: I couldn’t agree with Ms. Blatchford more. Come on! Think about those police funerals which seem to get larger…
Don’t cry for me, Christy Blatchford
Here's comment about Christy Blatchford I left on Warren Kinsella's blogsite:I couldn’t agree with Ms. Blatchford more. Come on! Think about those police funerals which seem to get larger every…
Don’t cry for me, Christy Blatchford
Here’s comment about Christy Blatchford I left on Warren Kinsella’s blogsite: I couldn’t agree with Ms. Blatchford more. Come on! Think about those police funerals which seem to get larger…
Blogging Tories on Layton’s Passing
Just when you couldn't get enough of Christie Blatchford and Dave Naylor, the Blogging Tories come riding to the forefront:"Wake up and smell the propaganda. This isn't about Jack Layton.…
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo, the great Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator was born 112 years ago today. His work as a surrealist writer is cutting edge even…
Interesting: was Henry Burris’ Twitter account hacked?
Seems as if a 'crude' sexual innuendo ended up on Henry Burris' Twittefeed. He pleads innocent. Details are sketchy but Twitter speculation is that the Calgary's Herald and Sun were…