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The federal Competition Tribunal has dismissed a high-profile case regarding access to MLS data on a technicality and awarded costs to the Toronto Real Estate Board.
In a decision released Monday, the tribunal ruled the case, which accuses TREB of anti-competitive behaviour, had been initiated by Melanie Aitken, former commissioner of the Competition Bureau, under the wrong section of the Competition Act.
— Competition Bureau loses its MLS-access case against TREB | Toronto Star
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The Catholic Civil Rights League of Canada has joined with other upset people in condemning a satirical skit that mocked one of the Church’s holiest sacraments. During a recent episode of CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes a skit featured a satire of communion where a Tim Hortons’ coffee and Timbits were substituted for the body and blood of Christ. Satire shouldn’t take stabs at one of the Catholic Church’s holiest sacraments, said Joanne McGarry, executive director of the rights league. In addition to registering a protest with the CBC, the league has sent a letter to Tim Hortons to make sure the company is aware of the use of its product in the show. “Where I think a line had been crossed is when they are mocking the sacrament,” said McGarry. “Without that it wouldn’t have even been worth responding to.” (via Rights league launches complaint against CBC) I hope they don’t go see the new play Iceland. Some dude talks about a blowjob + swallow as his “holy communion” :D

The Catholic Civil Rights League of Canada has joined with other upset people in condemning a satirical skit that mocked one of the Church’s holiest sacraments. During a recent episode of CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes a skit featured a satire of communion where a Tim Hortons’ coffee and Timbits were substituted for the body and blood of Christ. Satire shouldn’t take stabs at one of the Catholic Church’s holiest sacraments, said Joanne McGarry, executive director of the rights league. In addition to registering a protest with the CBC, the league has sent a letter to Tim Hortons to make sure the company is aware of the use of its product in the show. “Where I think a line had been crossed is when they are mocking the sacrament,” said McGarry. “Without that it wouldn’t have even been worth responding to.” (via Rights league launches complaint against CBC)

I hope they don’t go see the new play Iceland. Some dude talks about a blowjob + swallow as his “holy communion” :D

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A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against pesticides. In the first such case heard in court in France, grain grower Paul Francois, 47, says he suffered neurological problems including memory loss, headaches and stammering after inhaling Monsanto’s Lasso weedkiller in 2004. He blames the agri-business giant for not providing adequate warnings on the product label.
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Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning in France | Reuters

  • Monsanto’s Roundup is now the dominant herbicide used to kill weeds. The company markets it in conjunction with its biotech herbicide-tolerant “Roundup Ready” crops. The Roundup Ready corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops do not die when sprayed directly with the herbicide, a trait that has made them wildly popular with U.S. farmers.
  • But farmers are now being encouraged to use more and different kinds of chemicals again as Roundup loses its effectiveness to a rise of “super weeds” that are resistant to Roundup.
  • “The registration process does not protect against harm. Manufacturers have to be held liable for adverse impacts that occur,” said Jay Feldman, director of Beyond Pesticides, a non-profit group focused on reducing pesticide use.
  • France, the EU’s largest agricultural producer, is now targeting a 50 percent reduction in pesticide use between 2008 and 2018, with initial results showing a 4 percent cut in farm and non-farm use in 2008-2010.
  • The Francois claim may be easier to argue than others because he can pinpoint a specific incident - inhaling the Lasso when cleaning the tank of his crop sprayer - whereas fellow farmers are trying to show accumulated effects from various products.
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