Hudak Takes Us For "Chumps"
The Ontario Liberals are taking the gloves off, with a very impressive attack ad. This morning I heard some reaction from the Progressive Conservatives, calling the ad a "sign of…
Need a Progressive Break?
Try Molleindustria a web site that hosts a gaggle of free and generally amusing progressive computer games. Among the offerings are:Leaky World, a playable theory, described as an interactive interpretation…
Bill Cosby: Right, Noah’s Ark
Each afternoon I’m going to post a video of some classic comedy bits. This one always made me laugh, though there is so much more to do with Noah. (You…
New Ontario Liberal Ad
I actually like this one. For one thing, it accentuates Tim Hudak's propensity to dorky expressions. Secondly, the reviews really have been that bad. The ad doesn't even get to…
The Face of Drought – Brasil
Severe drought is becoming commonplace around the world. Even the southern United States has been hard hit from Georgia and Florida to Arizona and California. Brasil's Amazon rainforest isn't being…
Pleadings define the issue
Labatt Brewing Company Limited v. NHL Enterprises Canada, L.P., 2011 ONCA 511, released today, is a striking instance of the importance of courts limiting their ruling to the matters pleaded. The Court holds: &#...
Does This Sound Like a Democracy to You?
Imagine our Parliament enacting a law that an individual or organization proposing a boycott could be sued for compensation by any individual or institution facing possible damage and without requirement…
Hey Rob! Cutting these will result in higher costs down the road and result in insignificant savings
All Aboard the Gravy Train: Business, Culture, Employment, Medical Supplies - TorontoistCutting these services (listed at the link) will result in higher costs for Toronto in the future. And, they…
Navigating challenging economic waters
Down south, the Obama administration is in a dangerous game of chicken with Republican congressional leaders, who are cynically holding the US economy hostage in order to impose a radical…
Ottawa police profile
An Ottawa police officer, whose arrest of two young Black men after one of those “routine” traffic stops was questioned by a judge, has been cleared of racial profiling after…
Just when you thought it was going to be one sided
The Ontario Liberals Strike back. This add comes out today on TV. I got a peek at it first cause I know some people who are like in the know.…
Just when you thought it was going to be one sided
The Ontario Liberals Strike back. This add comes out today on TV. I got a peek at it first cause I know some people who are like in the know.…
Standing for something. . . .
It seems that nowadays Political Parties stand for as little as possible, at least at the public level. Just look at the recent victory of the Harper Conservatives, they have…
Core Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health / #TOpoli
I'm sorry, I had to give my head a shake.Fluoridation?Look, we've all seen the passage in Dr. Strangelove where General Ripper talks about what an insidious Communist plot it is,…
Google On Why Renewable Energy Is On The Way, and Lubicon Cree On Why It’s Needed
Google is putting its substantial money where its mouth is on new energy technologies. From New Energy News: When the story of this moment in history is told, it will…
Busting the arts
The Harper Government, sweater-vests and John Lennon songs notwithstanding, doesn’t like the arts. It made serious cuts to the creative community back in 2008 and then did some fancy accounting…
"the Obama administration has all but abandoned its obligations"
That's how the Guardian's Chris McGreal summarizes the reasoning behind the call from Human Rights Watch for foreign governments to prosecute George W. Bush — among others — for torture.…
Mount Allison University’s Alumni Magazine, The Record Publishes Summer Issue Online
After months of work, Mount Allison University has published the summer 2011 issue of its quarterly magazine for Alumni and friends. The issue's articles include: Mount Allison University's new brand…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Christopher Michael points out the real problem underlying the News of the World's scandalous demise:The Sun is either clairvoyant at predicting the results…