Such sad news today — the Canadian blogosphere has been informed that Skdadl and Pogge have both died.. Susan Kent Davidson (Skdadl) died yesterday, and Rob Hills (Pogge) in July — they had both blogged at Peace, Order and Good Government, Eh, which had gone dark lately and I didn’t
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Cathie from Canada: Covering the Impact of the transit lockout
CBC Saskatoon is doing a good job covering the impact of the transit lockout. Today there are two stories — this one: Saskatoon transit lockout affects high school attendance: Of the more than 300 people that are registered students at Oskayak High School, more than half missed class on Wednesday…the
Continue readingCathie from Canada: What’s the rush, Saskatoon?
I guess the idea is because the city administration has failed to negotiate a contract, then City Council should just implement the pension changes by fiat.Yeah, that’ll calm things down.Saskatoon’s transit lockout experienced its first workday morning today.The next big story will be tonight’s so-called emergency city council meeting — when
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Checking out the People’s Climate Marches
Some memorable photos —New York city People’s Climate on Twitter: RT @JennaBPope @LeoDiCaprio ~ GO LEO! THX for hitting the street! #PeoplesClimateMarch #PeoplesClimate #NYC 9/21/14 pic.twitter.com/u4rrhxxRtz — Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) September 21, 2014 Sydney, Australia: Beyond Coal + Gas So happy to have been a part of #peoplesclimate in Sydney
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Saskatoon’s Press Release War has begun!
I see the first shot in the press release war between the city of Saskatoon and its bus union was fired by the city tonight when they locked out the bus drivers — likely we can expect to see an answer tomorrow from ATU Local 615.*I am totally annoyed about
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Defending our right to choose
The days when old men get to decide what a woman does with her body are long gone. Times have changed for the better. #LPC defends rights. — Justin Trudeau, MP (@JustinTrudeau) September 18, 2014 I’m glad to see Trudeau and the Liberal Party hit back hard against the so-called
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