Posts Tagged: Law
But You Would Need Good Stats To Know That
Posted by on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 in - 1 comment
You just can't make this stuff up: • Day, president of the Treasury Board, was asked Tuesday why the Conservative government intends to spend billions of dollars on expanding prisons at a time of falling crime. "People simply aren't reporting the same way they used to," he responded. "I'm saying …
Who Knew Canadians Loved Their Census?
Posted by on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 in - 1 comment
You can't really blame Mr. Harper. How could he have known that Canadians loved their long form census questionnaires so much? Think about it. For the masses who never win a lotto, receiving that one in five chance to be mandated to give of yourself for the national good is about as spicy as it …
Friday Bullets For A Heat Wave And The Heat
Posted by on Friday, July 9, 2010 in - 3 comments
I watched Lebron. Then I didn't. Yawn. Going to The Heat. Yawn. Stay in Cleveland? Jump up and down saying "Cleveland Rocks!" and bring out Drew Carey to sing "Cleveland Rocks!" with you and then promise to make something big happen in your home state and screw big cities and screw big money and …
Friday Bullets The Day After Canada Day
Posted by on Friday, July 2, 2010 in - 2 comments
This time of year we should recall that on 1 July 1867 there was much unhappiness in the land - or at least the eastern bit of it. All but two seats of the Legislature were held by the Anti-Confederation Party led by the heroic Joseph Howe. My plucky compatriots fought for years for a return to …
Group Project: Reading One 219 Year Old Sentence
Posted by on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in - 11 comments
Constitutions are funny things. They stick around. The words are stable in that they can't shift unless amended by legal process. Throw in a Federal system that makes change difficult and you have 2010 eyes reading this 1791 sentence: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a …
Friday Bullets For A Sad Brazil Portugal Showdown
Posted by on Friday, June 25, 2010 in - 11 comments
You take the day off to see two power houses take each other on and it is a snooze fest. You take an early lunch to sneak a peak at an unlikely match between Italy and Slovakia and its a masterpiece. Bring on the knockout round. Bring on the need to win. Today's game was like the second period in … read more »
Some Bullets Some Links Some Friday
Posted by on Friday, June 4, 2010 in - 1 comment
Friday. Again. It like shaving. Look in the mirror. Another morning. Look at the calendar. Another Friday. But this is the bestest Friday of all as it is Watertown Wizards opening night. Gotta go. The Canadian dollar is down a nickle from parity so maybe the border won't be too bad. One of my best …
The Importance of Illustrative Photography
Posted by on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in - 4 comments
I had no idea that people not paying for their internet music was still an issue. Didn't we give up on the whole new lawless economy buffoonery around 2006? I recall when a kid in grade four suddenly knew all about US television a few weeks before cable was launched in our town. Apparently his Dad …
Friday Bullets For Your VIctoria Day Weekend
Posted by on Friday, May 21, 2010 in - 5 comments
So, it's already Vickie's birthday. Just a few days ago it was Christmas 2009 and now it May 2-4. Drug stores are full of the spice of fireworks, tools of destruction that we were denied in my Maritime youth. The neighbours will spray the area with Roman candles for the next three dusks after …
Galileo-based Cheating In Baseball
Posted by on Thursday, May 13, 2010 in - 3 comments
Do we really care that someone might be relying on seventeenth century tactics to cheat at baseball? • The accusations of spying from the outfield are reminiscent of the sign-stealing scheme that is believed to have aided the New York Giants in their storied comeback to win the 1951 N.L. pennant …
