Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:U. of Alberta dean faces plagiarism investigation - http://goo.gl/DZuYtHackers Attack Senate Website - http://goo.gl/kGGP0Wal-Mart loses $187.6 million appeal over worker…
Each visit would begin in more or less the same way, usually early in the morning or late at night, as a CSIS agent would ring the doorbell and flash…
One of the democratic reform initiatives that never seems to get much publicity is the preferential ballot. Yet it's simple, assures the majority of the riding backs the winning candidate,…
Good article in the Glob and Spew this morning described play-based learning and its benefits for young children. Essentially, this is a progressive approach to learning that posits that children…
Isn't it odd that the corporate press would rather pose questions to rookie opposition MP's than to the guy who is actually running the country? Isn't even odder that they…
Pensions are at the heart of both the Canada Post and the Air Canada strikes. Both companies argue that changes in the market and technology have made defined benefit pension…
Did the City of Toronto paint over a mural because a figure in it resembled Stephen Harper? Or was the mural eradicated because it bears an anti-capitalist message? Or perhaps…
My last post in this series was published May 30. Since then, there have been 15 new spending announcements on News.gc.ca. Of those, 60% of announcements, but 94% of funding,…
The fight over the Canadian Wheat Board is starting to heat up, although it may not mattter in the end. However, it is amazing to watch the Conservatives distort and…
One thing that really annoys me is banks making commercials trying to gain favour by going all nationalistic and pulling out the “Canada hasn’t won a Stanley Cup in 18…
Michael Strahan, the former National Football League defensive end who played his entire career for the New York Giants, last week became the third professional athlete, after New York Rangers…
This is a remarkable story and one that affected people far beyond the Whitby/Oshawa area. Obviously the facts of the specific case are before the Court which will decide what…
Conemen I, a photo by laurence.winram on Flickr. He had to admit the outfit was pretty spectacular, and the fringe benefits of membership were pretty good too — not only…
As the video above explains, the NDP government in Manitoba, facing an election in October this year, is rolling out taxpayer funded ads to oppose the federal Conservatives' intended move…
...but if you watch to the end you can see me sounding off on the No Frills Veggy section. If anyone from P&P is watching, however, please note the ample,…
Our economic vision for Newfoundland and Labrador is that of an enterprising, educated, distinctive and prosperous people working together to create a competitive economy based on innovation, creativity, productivity and…
Now, Stevie, bark like a dog, woof, woof In a light-hearted moment during a CBC interview concerning Ontario's prostitution decriminalization trial, sex worker Terri-Jean Bedford had a bit of discipline…
Proposed 'Harper Cup' If the Canucks should win Lord Stanley's cup, do yourself a favour and do not try to take the glory away from Vancouver and its hockey team.…
It was a grey and rainy Monday, so imagine how great it was to stumble home from work, and see this beautiful rainbow streaming down on my island. Especially since…
... Because I'm behind the great firewall. It actually quite surreal being unable to check twitter - I didn't realize I would miss it so much. However, I can apparently…
