From the Globe and Mail Alarmed by the chief justice’s wandering concentration and a fall on the stairs of an Ottawa restaurant, the other eight Supreme Court judges banded together and gave him a gentle prod toward the door. Besides shedding light on a fascinating chapter in Supreme Court history, the story of chief justice [...]
May, 2011:
The end of the line
I attended a funeral for a long time resident of the Salvation Army Community Services today. He stayed with us for several years after the death of his wife and the alienation from his children. During the funeral today, the priest mentioned his time at the Salvation Army several times and each time he would [...]
What I learned
Local MPs performance don’t matter much : NDP’s Vegas candidate won, their English speaking candidate in a 98% francophone riding won, Ken Dryden and Lawrence Cannon lost. Never bring down a minority government when you are behind. Ignatieff thought it was because Canadians weren’t paying attention to him, in truth, we just didn’t like him [...]
The challenge of Saskatoon—Humboldt
In Saskatoon—Humboldt there has been a lot of controversy over incumbent MP Brad Trost’s pro-life view and his statements to a pro-life rally that Planned Parenthood had been defunded. I’ll let the Globe and Mail give you the details. “Do you support a woman’s right to choose for an abortionist to kill her unborn child?” [...]
