Three people have so far died of COVID-19 after attending a “multi-day gathering of faith groups” in Nova Scotia. Public health officials said that, “in violation of public health orders,” none of the more than 100 attendees were asked to show proof of vaccination. And, the attendees went unmasked while
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The Disaffected Lib: If You Can’t Believe the World Is Massively Overcrowded
Get an eyeful of this: These are climbers queuing to summit the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest. Hundreds of climbers hoping to make it to the summit of the world’s tallest mountain were forced to queue for hours in freezing temperatures at high altitude this week as congestion built up
Continue readingScripturient: Those we lost in 2017
It’s not just because I’m older that I am reading more of the obituaries than ever in my past. At least, I don’t think so. I seldom read local newspaper obituaries (in part because the delivery here is too sporadic to make it a habit), and I don’t regularly share
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: And They’re Calling It "Medicane"
Climate change has brought a new severe weather event to the Mediterranean. It’s being called the “medicane.” Put simply it’s a hurricane, akin to what is routinely experienced in the Caribbean, only it develops in the warming water conditions of the Mediterranean. You can blame a ‘medicane’ for this week’s
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: What Are Cyclists Lives Worth
While I cannot answer that question I can tell you what our society and its governments have decided cyclists lives are not worth. Cyclists lives are not worth the cost of installing truck side guards on all large trucks. Cyclists lives are not worth the cost of developing and installing
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: What Are Cyclists Lives Worth
While I cannot answer that question I can tell you what our society and its governments have decided cyclists lives are not worth.
Cyclists lives are not worth the cost of installing truck side guards on all large trucks.
Cyclists lives are not worth…
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: What Are Cyclists Lives Worth
While I cannot answer that question I can tell you what our society and its governments have decided cyclists lives are not worth. Cyclists lives are not worth the cost of installing truck side guards on all large trucks. Cyclists lives are not worth the cost of developing and installing
Continue readingLeDaro: Severe weather: Flooding in Colorado and other U.S states
We are having severe weather throughout North America. Colorado and some other U.S. states are hard hit. Are these indications of climate change? Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “There were rivers of muddy water filled with debris roaring past houses and down ..
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict: How Does an Aggressor Successfully Argue Self Defence
After my initial shock at hearing the verdict and my attempt to rationalize it I have further reflected on the verdict. Perhaps it all comes down to the difference between Canadian and Floridian/American attitudes to vigilantism. I consider myself to be a reasonable man and my interpretation of self defence
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict: How Does an Aggressor Successfully Argue Self Defence
After my initial shock at hearing the verdict and my attempt to rationalize it I have further reflected on the verdict.
Perhaps it all comes down to the difference between Canadian and Floridian/American attitudes to vigilantism.
I consider myself to…
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict: How Does an Aggressor Successfully Argue Self Defence
After my initial shock at hearing the verdict and my attempt to rationalize it I have further reflected on the verdict. Perhaps it all comes down to the difference between Canadian and Floridian/American attitudes to vigilantism. I consider myself to be a reasonable man and my interpretation of self defence
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict and The British Justice System
The not guilty verdicts in the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of Travyon Martin may be a result of the British criminal justice system (that is shared by both Canada and the United States) and it’s most important principle that it is better that the guilty go free than
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict and The British Justice System
The not guilty verdicts in the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of Travyon Martin may be a result of the British criminal justice system (that is shared by both Canada and the United States) and it’s most important principle that it is better that the guilty go free than the innocent be convicted.
One of the earliest expressionless of this principle was Blackstone’s formulation: "It is
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The George Zimmerman Verdict and The British Justice System
The not guilty verdicts in the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of Travyon Martin may be a result of the British criminal justice system (that is shared by both Canada and the United States) and it’s most important principle that it is better that the guilty go free than
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