A pragmatist's response on FISA
For all the talk about the 4th Amendment, and protecting the Constitution, for me the FISA fight is not primarily about that. It's about something even more important: the rule of law itself....
View ArticleIgnatieff to head Liberal Party: Can the anti-Conservative coalition survive?
It has just been reported that in the next few days Stephane Dion will be replaced as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. This follows calls for his immediate departure over the last two days from...
View ArticleHero or traitor? Happy Louis Riel Day!!!
Today the Canadian province of Manitoba is celebrating its newest statutory holiday: Louis Riel Day. The holiday was created in February of 2007 during a particularly long and brutal cold snap. A...
View ArticleHero or traitor? Happy Louis Riel Day!!!
The founding father of the Canadian province of Manitoba was later hanged as a traitor to Canada. Today we celebrate him! (This diary was fist published on Louis Riel day, 2011). Today the Canadian...
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