Sat Jul 14, 2007 – 12:26 pm
Check out this, er, incisive analysis from one of the sterling intellects on the jury that just convicted Lord Black:
A member of the jury that has very likely sent Conrad Black to prison after delivering a guilty verdict on charges of fraud and obstruction yesterday said the convictions were reached “in spite of” evidence from […]
Wed Jul 11, 2007 – 9:22 pm
I rarely watch the 11 o’clock news as the shallowness of its coverage inevitably depresses me. CTV is particularly bad, as tonight’s segment on the Dawe family’s statement reminded me. I don’t have a clip of the segment, wherein CTV included more than a minute’s worth of statements from the family saying that […]
Mon Jul 9, 2007 – 7:22 am
* TORONTO - Paramount Canada’s Wonderland awarded compensation to a Sikh man after he complained he was discriminated against for refusing to take off his turban and wear a helmet to drive a go-kart.
The amusement park has since asked the provincial regulator to allow it to exempt turban-wearing Sikhs from the helmet requirement, which is […]
Fri Jun 22, 2007 – 7:44 am
Don’t you hate when Colby Cosh comments on a subject about which you’ve already said something? He always makes it look so easy:
What fascinates me about the case of Kieran King, the Saskatchewan high school student who was threatened, punished and slandered by various officials over the past three weeks for talking with some […]
Thu Jun 21, 2007 – 5:09 pm
According to today’s Globe and Mail, legal action may now be taken on behalf of Kieran King, the fifteen year old student who was suspended by his principal Susan Wilson — an ill-informed, bullying autocrat — for asking questions and offering information about the effects of marijuana relative to tobacco and alcohol:
A video recording of […]
Sat Jun 16, 2007 – 9:21 pm
The impetus:
Kieran King’s views on marijuana have led to his suspension from Wawota Parkland School.
King said he was threatened with police action by Principal Susan Wilson previously after making the case that marijuana was less harmful than alcohol.
A letter I just sent to this principal:
To: susan.wilson@cornerstonesd.ca
Subject: Shame
Principal Wilson,
Educators are supposed to instill intellectual curiosity and […]
Mon Jun 11, 2007 – 11:54 am
* Antiwar protesters are appealing directly to Quebec soldiers to refuse deployment to Afghanistan later this year
…
The letter tells soldiers that if they go to Afghanistan they will be complicit in war crimes and torture. Signed by four Quebec-based anti-war groups, it tells the soldiers they will become “cannon fodder” in the war-torn region.The letter […]
Sat Jun 9, 2007 – 6:26 am
… the less I want to vote for him. Funding for private religious schools (see Matthew’s post below), is just the latest example of Tory’s bizarre quest to relive the experience of his old boss, Bill Davis. Incidentally, this just proves even further what a jackass Buzz Hargrove is:
“He’s not a Bill […]
Wed May 30, 2007 – 6:28 pm
The only people who can make me sympathize with Stephane Dion: the CAW.
Wed May 30, 2007 – 4:33 pm
* “We’re not interested in spending millions and millions of dollars on contrived, vicious, mean-spirited television ads to attack our opponents,” said Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc, who unveiled…a digital PowerPoint presentation on [the Liberal party’s] website, making the case that Harper has “plagiarized” U.S. President George W. Bush’s tactics and policies.The presentation suggests the Harper […]
