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| Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 | | 3:02 am |
| | Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | | 4:42 pm |
Deferred
So, due to illness, I deferred my solicitor exam. That means I'll be back in November, at the very least, for 1 day. That is all, resume your normal activities. | | Sunday, June 14th, 2009 | | 5:41 pm |
Wah!
So... I don't know who the source was (tho, I said I'd blame Dra), but I fell ill with a nasty flu. It seems to be clearing up some, but I'm still in pretty poor shape. I am now considering my options for postponing the solicitor exam, as I am presently losing a lot of valuable study time due to lack of concentration. Rrf. | | Monday, June 1st, 2009 | | 1:23 am |
Good riddance to bad rubbish?
Hiyo, been a while since I last posted. Just dropping a note, I am moving out of Ottawa in something like 22 days. June 23, I write my solicitor exam then I leave for Toronto. June 24, I graduate and spend the night. June 25, I move to Thunder Bay, arrival not certain. I'm not going to be available between now and the 9th. Setting aside that entire block of time to finish prepping for my barrister exam, with maybe one exception over the weekend. But, between the 10th and 14th (not too early on the 10th, I have a dental appointment in the morn) does anyone want to hang out? | | Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 | | 9:28 pm |
Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3D
After having seen it, I must say, the movie goes to passable quality. In 2D, the camera work sucked, but 3D makes it work. | | Monday, April 6th, 2009 | | 8:51 am |
Quick Note
I got Microsoft to apologize to me for the abomination that is Windows Vista. That is all. | | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 | | 4:43 pm |
By The Way
I passed my fall term courses, completing all of the requirements to graduate. I am now expecting to graduate with a Juris Doctor in June. | | Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 | | 6:51 am |
A Letter I sent to the Governor General in my capacity as a constitutional scholar/expert
Excellency, I, as a scholar of constitutional law in Canada, have taken several days and reviewed the material available to me since you rendered your decision to prorogue Parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Harper, and I sincerely doubt Her Majesty, whom your position purports to represent, would have ruled in the same manner. The overriding principle in this case was the one of responsible government, thus I deem that you have done your office a grievous disservice in allowing the Prime Minister to avoid the application of that principle. I bear you no ill will, however, you have compromised the office of the Governor General in Canada. I state that on the fact that you, as the Governor General, shall not issue a ratio dicidendi or an obiter dicta on your decision. Should you decide to do so, my opinion of your decision may change. Despite as such, I remain a loyal subject of Her Royal Majesty and accord you the same respect as accorded her representative, Thomas P. Cromarty | | Thursday, December 4th, 2008 | | 12:31 pm |
R.I.P. Democracy
Well, the meeting went in Harper's favour. Democracy is dead until the next session of Parliament. | | Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 | | 3:51 am |
I see
Your rainbow is shaded indigo. What is says about you: You are a proud person. You appreciate cities, technology, and other great things people have created. Friends count on you for being honest and insightful. Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com. | | 3:32 am |
Hrmm.. thoughts on the CTV coverage of the coalition
I notice that CTV.ca/news decided to exclude my comment from their comment boards, even though I elevated myself over the partisan hackery and gave a clear statement on the constitutionality of everything, and even gave an assessment, on historical facts, of who would come out on top. (The basics - Conservatives were wrong on the Constitutionality of it all, but would eventually come out on top) Well, it is clear they want nothing but partisan hackery on their boards, and not a comment from someone who can present arguments both for and against every argument made for or against either side. Who knew? Least we could count on the CBC, even in the midst of the 1995 Quebec Referendum, they could be counted on to be impartial. (Seriously! The government was complaining that they were not biased towards the federalists) And damn it, I wanted to boycott the CBC over their Heather Malick articles. | | Saturday, November 29th, 2008 | | 6:40 pm |
I hear some grumbling
People are complaining about the confidence vote being pushed back to December 8. I know I'm eagerly awaiting it, but if you think everything through, it makes perfect sense. After all, it is the first business day after the return of the Governor General to the country. If the government were to hold the vote and lose on Monday, they'd have to turn to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. I could see why Harper would be uncomfortable with the idea of turning to Chief Justice McLachlin... she was elevated by Jean Chretien, who is one of the party elders brokering the deal. Though, that is not to suggest that I doubt her ability to be impartial. So, Canadian politics is in a standoff until December 8, which also happens to be the date of the Quebec provincial election. I'd love a coalition government formed that day, plus the Liberals regaining a majority in Quebec. Would make a nice one-two punch for me ^_^ I saw this on a news website, so I decided I'll post something similar here: Quiz - can you explain to me why Harper has shown a fundamental misunderstanding of our political system? Bonus points if you can sift through the news and give me the big three points of hypocrisy on his part. | | Friday, November 28th, 2008 | | 12:19 pm |
Canadian Politics finally got interesting
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/28/fed-govt.htmlI'm still wondering how well this would work. I have said time and time again that I don't want Jack Layton anywhere near the nation's finances, but after the recent assault on democracy by the Conservatives, I think I might have to go with the lesser of two evils. People are complaining about the coalition depending on The Bloc. Personally, I respect Gilles Duceppe more than any leader in the past two decades, so I believe the interests of Quebec may be well represented. People might say they are not working in the interest of Canada, which is a fair charge, but I see them as working in the interests of their constituents, which theoretically are what the MPs are there to do. This has shades of Joe Clark all over it, who more or less said "they wouldn't dare topple the government" or something to that effect on the tax bill in front of the House. Lo and behold, the NDP and Liberals toppled them, an election was called, and the Liberals got a majority. Thing is, Dion is damaged goods in Quebec, particularly after his work in the Intergovernmental Affairs portfolio, so he can't rely on a majority government being formed. In fact, he so rankled the separatists in that position that the Bloc are saying outright that they will not support a coalition with Stephane Dion at the helm. I also see the pro-Conservative commenters are posting in the ctv and cbc comment boards (yes, I know, I went back to cbc even after I decided to boycott them for the Heather Mallick (sp?) column on white trash - I couldn't help it... CTV.ca seems to be struggling today). However, I would like to point out that the Conservatives were not given a mandate to govern. The only mandate that Canadians gave was for Parliament to work together. It appears that through this coalition, Parliament may just be doing that. [Edit - added the following] http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/28/tories-fiscal.htmlAnd the Conservatives have played their next card, removing the funding removal from the fiscal update. This pretty much forces the opposition to topple the government, because if they don't, the Conservatives can easily point to the fact that it was about the money, and not the governance. | | Thursday, November 27th, 2008 | | 12:24 am |
Thoughts
Given the crap that CUSA pulled, I am not donating a single dollar to Carleton University until CUSA, in its entirety, is disbanded. If it is still functional, in whole or in part, I will not donate a single dollar. | | Thursday, November 6th, 2008 | | 11:31 am |
Augh!
So... there is a strike at school. Classes are temporarily cancelled. If it lasts longer than 7 days, the overall schedule may have to be adjusted. Lovely. And people wonder why I hate unions. | | Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 | | 8:09 am |
Well, that was fun
Not only were my projections spot on; but my projections of when the networks would make their projections were correct as well. Seemed odd to remain at least 15 minutes ahead of the networks in calling states. Also had fun with an online friend who wasn't paying too close attention and had CNN on in the background. I told him "In 2 minutes, CNN is going to call the Presidency for Obama." 2 minutes later, they did. He freaked out and I had my fun with him briefly before fessing up and saying it was obvious because they were going to insta-call California when the polls closed. Seems only slate.com was willing to jump the gun and call the race for Obama when McCain lost Ohio. Sucks bout proposition 8 in California. At 91% of precincts reporting, I called it to pass. Interestingly, Washington voted in Doctor-Assisted Suicide. hrmm. | | Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 | | 1:09 am |
Update
Thanks all for your kind wishes and your concern; things are going a step at a time, except well, I can't get any work done because these painkillers cause a heavy fog to descend on my mind. Its sickening, can't do any high level thinking or concentrate very well. But, my prescription runs out soon and I have my outpatient appointment on Wednesday; so I should be back up to full speed by the end of the week. The countdown is on! 5 weeks till I'm done work on my degree. | | 1:03 am |
I hate to admit it
But for this election, Fox News was the closest out of all of the major news networks to being unbiased. How sad is that? The fringe right actually providing more balanced coverage than the mainstream? | | Thursday, October 30th, 2008 | | 7:00 pm |
Update
Heyo, just got out of the hospital. After 4-5 days of symptoms, subtle ones at first, the ailment hit a crisis point and I went to the hospital. Turns out it was appendicitis, a case that lasted for an abnormally long time. One look at the CAT Scan and they confirmed it. The surgeon told me that when they operated, my appendix was so inflammed and so distended that they literally could not tell if it perforated or not. Now... I wonder if the 6 hours I spent in the ER because I caught the downside of the triage process would have made a difference. To picture me in the ER waiting room, just picture me, and then picture me slumped over and holding my stomach. There you have me, for 6 hours, plus vomit. On antibiotics, just in case it did burst. ... Just, well, that's another 2 weeks out of law school >.< Going to have to make a few quick proposals for my profs tomorrow. | | Monday, October 13th, 2008 | | 11:29 am |
Election Day Tomorrow
So, with all the aargle baargle and fooferaw out of the way, this campaign is more or less over. Now all that's left to do is to vote. No surprises in my projection; Conservative minority, around 120-135 seats, Liberals in opposition with around but maybe not over 100, Bloc with up to 53 seats, NDP a slight surge, 1 independent, and quite possibly a maximum of 2 seats for the greens. I do not have enough information on the relevant ridings to be able to project a green win outright, however. Sorry I can't be much more specific than that, either, and I know that if you go with the upper limits of each projection, it exceeds 308. This isn't a clear cut case for me as the Ontario provincial election or the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial elections were (though, I was off by 10% in my seat projections for Newfoundland and Labrador...). Also, I have largely been unaroused with the Canadian election until recently. But, lets see seat wise, look for Conservative losses in Quebec and Liberal losses in Ontario. That's about it. Bonus points if you can figure out the independent. Addendum: actually, on second thought, the polls have had a subtle shift since I last checked. I'll check back in tomorrow and see if I want to adjust my projections. |
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