Irreparable Damage? Whose Irreparable Damage?
On Thursday, January 28th, social rights lawyer, David Baker, of Bakerlaw, represented the West Toronto Diamond Community Group in the Federal Court of Appeal. He was beyond eloquent, he was…
An Open Letter to Taliban Steve
Dear Steve (you jerk), It is with dismay and disgust that I write these words. I thought you were a leader cut from a different clothe. Your cold steel blue…
The mens rea of pie
Like an actor misquoting Shakespeare, Liberal MP Gerry Byrne stumbles through a legislative interpretative dance. In an interview with radio station VOCM in St. John’s on Tuesday, Mr. Byrne said…
A Coalition of Nonsense
“It doesn’t have to be true. It just has to be plausible and it strikes me as plausible.” This statement was made back in September of 2009 by Tom Flanagan,…
Climate change changes everything in our Forests
Thursday, January 28, 2010 For some time West Coast Environmental Law has been advocating for the BC government to change the way it manages forests to recognize the reality of…
Haldimand "Pitcher First to File for Elections"
I want to thank Cathy Pelletier for a great article!For the past ten months I have been writing for the Dunnville Chronicle covering Haldimand County Council meetings and local politics.…
Haldimand "Pitcher First to File for Elections"
I want to thank Cathy Pelletier for a great article! For the past ten months I have been writing for the Dunnville Chronicle covering Haldimand County Council meetings and local…
Haldimand "Pitcher First to File for Elections"
I want to thank Cathy Pelletier for a great article!For the past ten months I have been writing for the Dunnville Chronicle covering Haldimand County Council meetings and local politics.…
Haldimand "Pitcher First to File for Elections"
I want to thank Cathy Pelletier for a great article! For the past ten months I have been writing for the Dunnville Chronicle covering Haldimand County Council meetings and local…
Prorogation, Disengagement and Cutting the Democratic Deficit in Canada
by matttbastard With thousands of Canadians reportedly hitting the streets this past weekend to express their disapproval of Stephen Harper’s latest arrogant bird-flip to Parliamentary democracy, it seems apparrent that…
When will they learn?
"When justice is gone,There is always force."Laurie Anderson from 'O Superman' 250,000 lbs of force, 40 times a minute, an explosion of atomized diesel at the drivehead, which pounds a…
First Take on the Public Domain Manifesto
Communia published its Public Domain Manifesto. The manifesto identifies the public domain concept with respect to historical development and more urgently, its relevance to culture today. I think it makes…
Time to put private health delivery to bed.
There seems to be one demon that lingers that Albertans have to fight off time and time again. At least this time it appears that our premier is actually standing…
No new fish farms for 10 months – BC Supreme Court
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Alexandra Morton’s constitutional challenge to BC’s fish farm laws just keeps getting better. Justice Hinkson today has effectively created a moratoriu...
The Story Behind Haiti
In case people were wondering exactly why Haiti is the poorest and can never get their act together, this story in Foreign Policy is a must read. The Unluckiest Country…
assorted links related to Bill C-300
Here are a few links I've gathered over the last couple of weeks.Canadian Lawyer's Magazine supports Bill C-300Toronto Star on the Canadian government's weak CSR plan, which critics refer to…
assorted links related to Bill C-300
Here are a few links I’ve gathered over the last couple of weeks. Canadian Lawyer’s Magazine supports Bill C-300 Toronto Star on the Canadian government’s weak CSR plan, which critics…
assorted links related to Bill C-300
Here are a few links I've gathered over the last couple of weeks.Canadian Lawyer's Magazine supports Bill C-300Toronto Star on the Canadian government's weak CSR plan, which critics refer to…
assorted links related to Bill C-300
Here are a few links I’ve gathered over the last couple of weeks. Canadian Lawyer’s Magazine supports Bill C-300 Toronto Star on the Canadian government’s weak CSR plan, which critics…
NO PROROGUE OSHAWA
Here are a a couple of pictures I took on the Berrycam. Doing a quick count, I estimated that 130 - 150 people congregated outside of Colin Carrie's office in…