Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of April 15, 2024 from Wise Law on Twitter: Supreme Court of Canada Releases 2023 Year in Review RBC fires CFO Nadine Ahn after investigation into personal relationship with employee Senior Swiss women prevail in landmark climate case at Europe’s human rights
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Danielle Smith sets out to ensure the ideological purity of federally funded university research in Alberta
It must seem unfair to the United Conservative Party base that flat-earth researchers consistently get the short end of the stick when it comes to federal research funds while the spherical-earth crowd so obviously favoured by Ottawa gets all the dough! CBC Power & Politics host David Cochrane (Photo: BroadcastDialogue.com).
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: The ‘stay-out-of-my-backyard’ (‘no-funds-for-you!’) bill
Ric McIver, the Minister for Municipal Affairs, is the point man on Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities Act or as Danielle Smith like to call it, the ‘stay-out-of-my-backyard’ bill (images of cranky old men shaking their fists at kids cutting across their lawns spring to mind). Bill 18 will force
Continue readingIn This Corner: Saving the world one bag at a time
Before the federal government and The People’s Republic of Edmonton declared war on paper or plastic bags, stores would provide customers with bags, gratis, to tote away their purchases. Hey, it was the least they could do after we spent $200 on groceries. But now that bags are evil, we
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Trans Athletes …
So, wayyyy back in 2021, I wrote a piece pointing out that a lot of the arguments about whether transgender athletes (and particularly trans women as athletes) have “intrinsic advantages” in sport are very questionable, and there simply isn’t a lot of good science that backs up the claim. A
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My latest: the end of multiculturalism
Is this, at long last, the result of multiculturalism? As Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel, our ally, what was happening in Canada? In Toronto, the pro-Hamas cabal were firing off smoke grenades downtown. Near Union Station, they celebrated Iran’s act of war. “Israel has just launched
Continue readingMind of Dan: Eclipse Totality in Pictures
Capturing the sun’s corona during totality is a difficult challenge. The area of the corona near the edge of the surface of the sun is much brighter than its outer edge. Any single exposure will either expose the bright areas correctly while the dimmer areas are completely under exposed, or
Continue readingJeff Jedras: Eating on the road: Evan’s Fresh Seafoods in Dartmouth
My visit to Halifax in December was planned as a culinary visit, and before I left I consulted friends who were or had been local residents to get their tips on where to get the best bites — especially those that come from the sea. A clear recommendation was that
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Saturday Photo: Another Kind of Sunshine
We had a total eclipse here this week–quite a show. And today I have sunshine in the form of sunflowers in my kitchen. So nice to see these reflections of the Sun inside… Very cheerful in this world full of far more somber things.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Cass Review – Gender Identity is a Religious Belief.
A detailed summary can be found here, but Andrew Doyle pretty much says it all.
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Idiocy — Pure In Simple
Arizona women are now living with an anti-abortion law that was passed in 1864 before they had the right to vote. Dana Milbank writes: Trump accurately boasts that “I was able to kill Roe v. Wade” and “I was proudly the person responsible.” As a result of his achievement, conservatives
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Great stories
Just sharing some stories tonight: Good Samaritans rush to save herd of elk trapped in frigid water Two dozen people jumped into action Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. when a herd of elk fell through the ice at Palisades Reservoir near Alpine, WY.https://t.co/AshSFx87yshttps://t.co/NGkt21H4xB — StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 (@StrictlyChristo) April 11, 2024
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
Deadmau5 – Wish You Were There (Ratchet Remix)
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Graham Lawton writes that continued (or worse yet growing) inequality represents an intractable obstacle to ameliorating the climate crisis. Laurence Tubiana discusses the importance of taxing polluters, while Arielle Samuelson and Emily Atkin expose how big oil is trying to bribe its way
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