R.I.P. Mr. Layton
I'm away for the week, but I wanted to offer my condolences to Mr. Layton's family. To my NDP friends , I am so tremendously sorry. What a sad day,…
Jack Layton
I just now learned that Mr. Layton has passed away. My thoughts go out to his family and his colleagues. This is a sad day for all Canadians regardless of…
Jack Layton died
That's very sad; he was a political role model for so many in Canada.
Doomed To Fail
In today's Globe and Mail, Eddie Greenspan and Anthony Doob take on the Harper government's new legislation, which proposes harsher rules for growing and selling marijuana. It enumerates things nicely..…
A Ban on Shark Fin Soup
I have written previously about shark finning, the barbaric practice of cutting off the fins of sharks while abandoning the rest of the creature in the ocean to either drown…
Where we’re at – Ontario election
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dinner gets easier and our wallets get lighter: whole foods comes to mississauga
Hallelujah! A Whole Foods Market has opened in Mississauga, not five minutes from where I live. My life is complete.Most Canadians don't know Whole Foods; there's one in Toronto, one…
Lucinda at the Laundrette of Shattered Hope
Lucinda was a dreamer. Someday, she knew that her Mom would return with the waffle iron and say she was sorry; perhaps even share her delicious recipe for Translucent Liquid…
20 Tips for first-year students: #11- Overcoming Exam Anxiety at Mount Allison University
In the 11th in our 20-part video tip series, fourth-year environmental studies student Avery Wheeler offers her advice on overcoming exam anxiety. I’m not going to lie, the first exams…
Warrent Still Required?
Imp notes an important aside in Julian Fantino's speech to the Association of Chiefs of PoliceThe legislation will require internet service providers to share subscriber information under warrant.If this has…
Destruction in Goderich
If you missed it from yesterday, Goderich Ontario was struck by a tornado that developed from a thunderstorm coming off of Lake Huron yesterday (Sunday) at around 4 pm EDT.…
North Sea, Texas (Noordzee, Texas), from Bavo Defurne
Set in a village on the beautiful, dune-filled Belgian coast, North Sea, Texas (Noordzee, Texas), from director Bavo Defurne, is a love story involving two boys, Pim and Gino (convincingly…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for August 22, 2011
We hope that everyone had a relaxing weekend! Now for the leading legal headlines, from Wise Law on Twitter:New data spill shows risk of online health records -http://t.co/6CTzhyvSpokes: A New…
Religious Entitlement For The Rest Of Us
I originally wrote the following article—rated the greatest article of all time by an independent body that I just formed—for the July 2010 edition of Outlooks magazine. Despite being published…
Lawful access legislation to retain warrant requirement?
Fantino last night: Speaking to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police in Windsor, Ont. Sunday evening, associate Minister of National Defence Julian Fantino said the government will retable a…
Misleading the House: recall the whole recall power story
Why would Nalcor mislead the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, asks finance minister Tom Marshall with all the seriousness he can muster. Yes folks, the fellow with one of the…
Northern tragedy vs Harper’s ego
Stephen Harper has curtailed his trip to Resolute for the Operation Nanook arctic exercises in the wake of the First Air plane crash that happened over the weekend. That exercise…
Churn baby churn
Kathy Dunderdale is setting a record for changes in the senior public service.Dunderdale upped her score last week with a single announcement that made seven changes at the executive director…
"Royal" Military made the New York Times!
Harper has added "royal" to both the sea forces and the air force of the Canadian Forces. There is absolutely no point in changing the name. It's a waste of…
Design Matters: Looking at a Re-themed Bugzilla
I'll be honest. There was a time when I thought design didn't matter. To my credit, it was a long time ago... but I used to think, if the tool…