Radio Topics, July 5th
Happy July! I hope that everyone had a great long weekend- join Adam and I as we prepare for the marathon that is Bluesfest. We’ll talk about some of the…
On unwanted assistance
Shorter Harper PCO response to anybody requesting information it would prefer to pre-emptively classify as unavailable:Are you sure you want us to comply with the law on access to information?…
The good district man
One of my longstanding pet peeves as an on-again off-again political hack and observer of Newfoundland politics is the proliferation of the term "a good district man" in reference to…
Royal Pains, Brainwashing of Canada, Big Shiny Distractions Supercede Democracy–Rant Alert
Before I continue, full disclosure: like many Quebecers, I am anti-monarchy and think it’s antiquated and a waste of tax dollars. Furthermore, like Gilles Duceppe said awhile ago, they never…
Update from Hintonburg Hub Partners
Wondering what's up with the Hub? Here's the latest from the Hub Partners. On June 27, the Hintonburg Hub partners met to plan next steps in securing needed community space…
Cool City = Low Rent: Better Times for Detroit?
When Montreal seemed to tank after the various crises about French nationalism, some interesting things started to happen, in part because rents were low enough to encourage edgy young people…
Bigot councillor Mammoliti continues his anti-gay witch hunt
TheStar Door open to Pride funding being cutToronto city councillor George Mammoliti - infamous for his disgustingly hateful speech against LGBT people in the 1990s for which he was never…
The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.
Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet (July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) said this. Although known mostly now for the hospitals that are named for him, Osler was arguably the…
I saw them…I remember…
via mostly water...One year after the police ran amuck at Toronto’s G20 summit By Carl Bronski; 4 July 2011 - WSWShttp://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/jul2011/cana-j04.shtml One year after the mass arrests, illegal detentions and…
Puddles and Hatchet Pissing Contest
So, what happens when Mike "Puddles" Gaio (left) posts a message on Josh "Can-Only-Get-Work-as-a-Carnival-Freak" Steever's Facebook profile? Further proof that boneheads hate each other perhaps even more than the groups…
Delivery of one of several installments of defective goods not necessarily repudiation of entire contract
Cimmaster Inc. v. Piccione Manufacturing Technologies Company), 2011 ONCA 486 deals with one defective delivery of goods. The Court upheld the trial judge's conclusion that the defective delivery was a severable breach giving…
Rob Ford to Toronto – Pride’s over, who can I snub next?
James: Toronto elected a mayor, not a priest - thestar.comThose huge numbers of supporters who argue that the mayor should have the right to go where he wants and support…
The Issues
Responding to Martin, who in the comments of this post says "I do worry that this kind of fine hair splitting/navel gazing is ultimately unproductive and offputting."Martin, I don't think…
doug horner reminds albertans that he is still running for premier.
Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Doug Horner held a media conference on the steps of the Legislative Assembly building in Edmonton today. The presser was billed as a launch of…
Autism Research Awakening: Environment Plays A Role In Causing Autism
“We have to look also at environmental factors, and from my point of view, the interaction between the genetic factors and the environmental factors ... It looks like some shared…
Another blow for DSK? (And yet another random rant about the double standard)
Just when when Dominque Strauss-Kahn thought he finally got a lucky break, now a French writer by the name of Tristane Banon has filed a complaint that he raped her…
Toronto by Bike, Toronto by Night – Canada Day, Gay Pride
Well it was a great long weekend, and even better if you were not stuck in your car trying to get around Caronto, The Ford Nation,… Seriously, didn’t Rob Fraud…
Zombie Youth and the Canadian Property Rights Research Institute
A CULTURE OF DEFIANCE: History of the Reform-Conservative Party of Canada In November of 2009, the Canadian Press learned that a government program designed to recruit the best and brightest…
Thoughts on the Clement Pic and the Parliament Hill Farce
If you haven’t seen it yet, there is no reason to read about the media’s self-created ridiculous prefab controversy over whether corrupt Treasury Board president Tony Clement should or shouldn’t…