NDP Filibuster: The Street Has Spoken
Or at least my wife, long-time Liberal, saying: "You know, I'm proud of Jack." Indeed. Lots of piss and vinegar out of the NDP in the Canada Post showdown. Meanwhile…
On self-defeating strategies
I've made the point when it comes to other issues. But apparently there's a need to make a more general statement for the benefit of the Libs. So here goes:You…
Lord Monckton Brands Australian Climate Advisor a Nazi
monckton_garnaut.jpg NEVER a stranger to controversy or a fossil-fuel funded think-tank, Scotland-based British peer Lord Christopher Monckton has been caught jumping the proverbial climate denia...
Dramatic turnaround in an Argentine adoption case
Marcela and Felipe Noble Herrera arrive to submit DNA samples in compliance with a judicial order. After 10 years of delays and legal wrangling, there will finally be an answer…
Conrad Black back in jail for about a year
More or less what I expected: CHICAGO — Conrad Black is returning to prison for about another year to serve time for fraud and obstruction of justice. The U.S.…
Motion to set aside order should be brought in proceeding where order made
Cunningham v. Moran, 2011 ONCA 476 deals with many issues regarding the intersection of family law and civil litigation. One statement of general importance deals with setting aside an order: ...
On learning experiences
Let's close this blog's discussion of #vancon2011 with one last post, this time dealing with the NDP's constitutional preamble - which figured to be the convention's main topic of interest…
Randall Garrison talks about his first three weeks
My roundup of queer MPs at the end of the sitting continues. I spoke to NDP MP Randall Garrison yesterday after Question Period – before the filibuster began in earnest.Q:…
Kersplebedeb Publishing Responds to Pelican Bay Ban on Defying the Tomb
On April 5, K.L. McGuyer, Associate Warden of the Pelican Bay Security Housing Unit, mailed a letter to Kersplebedeb Publishing informing us that Defying the Tomb: Selected Prison Writings and…
Black going back to the clink
Looks like Lord Conrad Black couldn't catch a break after all. US Federal Judge Amy St. Eve, who originally sentenced Black to 6½ years in prison on fraud and obstruction…
If Brad Wall Is Right
And the provinces have become, in effect, the triple "e" Senate, why on earth do we need that useless body in Ottawa?
Bargain basement prices on BC public lands?
Monday, June 27, 2011 Attention Alpine Resort developers! Beautiful Public B.C. mountain rea...
Why Rob Ford Won’t Be At Pride: Because He’s A Bigot
Bourgeois politeness, and perhaps fear of lawsuits, prevent the mainstream media from calling right wing politicians by their proper names. I'm less concerned given my "circulation" and lack of advertisers…
At Least Ruth-Ellen Brosseau Knows the Difference Between a Lockout and a Strike
I’ve been following the marathon debates on forcing the locked out Canada Post workers back to work on the CBC page live feed since last night and observing the debates…
A Few Lugubrious Thoughts for Friday Afternoon. . . .
- I would like to thank and congratulate the NDP caucus for their opposition to the back to work legislation concerning the Postal Workers. It is an important, if symbolic,…
Kiwi CEO: no equal pay for women because “once a month they have sick problems”
Alasdair Thompson of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) in New Zealand is unapologetic about his recent comments on why women should not receive equal pay. In fact, he’s a…
Who Holds the Family Purse-Strings?
Statscan have released an interesting paper, “The Income Management Strategies of Older Couples in Canada.” It looks at who controls the family finances in couples with one partner aged 45…
3876…Happy Fete La Belle
Happy Fete Nationale/Ste. Jean Baptiste Day.Remember it is not a party til someone falls in the bonfire.WFDS
The Great Canadian Standoff
The NDP are filibustering, presenting their 20 minute speeches, delaying the vote on the back to work legislation, that would force postal workers back on the job, for less money…