Taking Time to Get Stuff Done

There was some major maintenance issues at my place last week so I spent the remainder of the week painting, cleaning and preparing for guests again this weekend. I also suffered a little from sun poisoning from worshipping the beautiful weather we've had here lately. So, needless to say, I'm exhausted.

The beginning of this week will be spent going over responses to a human rights case I'm working on. So anyone who normally checks into my blog (and I appreciate all of you who do), I'll be somewhat distracted from posting for the next few days this week.

There are a few things that come into the news in the last week that warrant commenting on.

Namely, Quebec and its refusal to implement Sharia Law. This is welcome news which needs further comment but I have to speak to a few individuals at Justice in order to write my essay.

The Kroll report still needs further analysis. Once I am able to contact the appropriate individual(s) I'll be able to report a little more thoroughly. I'm still waiting for a copy of the report to come from the Gomery Commission communications department. I'm hoping with schedules after the rest of the private testimony is heard, but we'll see.

There is also the case of a Hamilton Spectator journalist who was held in contempt of court for not giving up the name of his source in a local scandal of a nursing home. It speaks to the need for provincial whistle blower legislation AND protection for journalists who keep secret their anonymous sources. Some individuals are deathly afraid of speaking out against abuses in their workplaces for fear of reprisal. How is democracy and accountability to flourish in Ontario if journalists are charged with contempt?

Lastly, I want to post my take on Grewal and his tapes. I went to his site but found a few strange things there. I have increasingly wondered why Grewal didn't go to the RCMP before he taped the conversations between himself, Tim Murphy and Ujjal Dosanj.

There's a lot of house keeping I want to accomplish on the blog as well including the reports section. All of this will take a little time so I appreciate your patience.