Rupert Murdoch shaken not stirred
Murdoch and trophy in happier timesI'm not sure I buy that the News Corp boss was 'very shaken' by his apology to the family of the girl whose voice mail…
It all began with Maggie and Ron
The modern march to free market supremacy is often thought to have begun with the ascendancy of the conservative regimes of Margaret Thatcher in the U.K. and the Ronald Reagan…
In and of itself, a cheque imposes no obligation on a drawee bank to the payee
Canada Trustco Mortgage Co. v. Canada, 2011 SCC 36, released today, is an important decision dealing with the Bills of Exchange Act and, more generally, banking. The fact that a…
Bob Newhart’s call from Walter Raleigh
This is great on a couple of levels. First of all, it makes you think about all the strange little things we take for granted around us. I’m sure a…
Hate Speech, Religious Freedoms, and Islamophobia
Competing with the concurrent LGBT Pride parade in Toronto, a local imam took it upon himself to very publicly condemn homosexuality, referencing how Islamic law instructs us to execute those…
GOP Coal Ash Bill May Be Hazardous To Your Health
poison_sign.jpg The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted this week to allow a new bill on the regulation of coal ash to be considered for a full House vote. The…
Ahmadinejad May Be On Way Out
Al Jazeera is speculating that hothead Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be about to resign. He has clashed with his country's real power, its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but…
Sentencing judge who intends to go outside joint submission must give an opportunity to respond
R. v. Abel, 2011 NWTCA 4 is a useful source for the principle that when a sentencing judge proposes to give a sentence outside the ranges submitted by counsel she…
Rick Salutin on Rupert Murdoch
For those exulting in the ongoing misfortunes of Rupert Murdoch (and I readily and enthusiastically admit to being one of them), Rick Salutin has a thoughtful column in today's Star…
Is the Tea Party America’s Khmer Rouge?
The struggles underway between Congressional GOP leaders and the White House over America's debt ceiling have an eerie, nihilistic air to them.Some attribute it to the struggles Republican House leader…
Possible explanation for Rob Ford’s ignorant blunders
Is he running a government or making widgets? - Peace, order and good government, eh?This is Ford explaining to talk radio host John Oakley why he thinks Toronto's labour costs…
Typhoon Heading for Fukushima?
A major typhoon is barreling toward Japan. Typhoon Ma-on is expected to make landfall around noon Sunday. It's path, shown above, indicates it will hit Tokyo and, just past that…
Confirmation DSM-5’s New Autism Spectrum Disorder Will Exclude Intellectually Disabled
I have written previously that persons who presently have autistic disorder or PDD-NOS and who are also intellectually disabled will be removed from the DSM-5's New Autism Spectrum Disorder. Whereas…
Big Oil Bankrolls Meeting on Canada’s Energy Future
At least it’s clear who’s setting the agenda at this weekend’s meeting of Provincial and Federal Ministers of Energy and Mines. It turns out the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers…
Obama’s Debt Ceiling Rope-a-Dope
Perhaps it’s just because he appeals to my deeply cynical inclination regarding politics in general, but MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell seems to be providing the sharpest, most insightful commentary these days…
Seriously?
Lawrence Martin is one of the better political writers, but his latest on Justin Trudeau defies logic and incorporates lazy shock value. Political pundits have made a living for YEARS…
Is he running a government or making widgets?
I was born and raised in Toronto but I haven't lived there in about 30 years, so I haven't had anything to say thus far about the election of Rob…
Gulp. America’s F-35 Bill Just Skyrockets, Again
Okay, Now I Need To Know How to Flush This ThingAlready America's most-expensive ever military purchase, the F-35 project price tag just went up by three quarters of a billion…
Usage Based Billing and the Liberal Approach: Andrew Moore’s Appearance at the CRTC 2011-77 Public Consultation
Rarely does one hear politeness, somber, and well versed folks speak in politics. This–this here–is a video of a talent person that encapsulates the need for change in the CRTC…
Rupert Murdoch Mess
Not long ago this man, Rupert Murdoch, considered himself invincible. He seemed to control the politicians in the UK, US, and Australia. The man and his empire are one of…