I've never seen a summer like this one. So grey, so cold, so ominous. And as it turns out so Harperland eh?For more proof today that if Great Ugly Leader has his way we'll all end up living in perpetual darkness. Read more »
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Canadian Lemmings
From the New Yorker, August 5th ed.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Giant Corp Nestle’s Get A Free Ride From The BC Liberals
Richard ‘Hub’ HughesPolitical Blogger Christy Clark’s BC Liberals are great managers of our multi billion dollar indebted province. Why life is so easy in BC that we allow private multi nationals like Nestle to pump out our water for free. Now there is a great business to be in! Water
Continue readingCathie from Canada: Ottawa entitlement syndrome
Was there ever a truer phrase spoken in Ottawa than when David Dingwall told parliament that he was “entitled to his entitlements”? Its all of Ottawa in a nutshell — insular, egotistical, disdainful of petty restrictions and ules (except, of course, for refugee dental bills and EI claimants.) Today we
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism Breakthrough? Autism Speaks Recognizes Autism Heterogeneity!
Rethinking Autism Variation and Complexity by Lynn Waterhouse is a recent work which provides a thorough, expert and extremely well researched picture of the variation and complexity of autism spectrum disorders. Hopefully the rest of the professional and academic autism community will read Rethinking Autism and come to grips with
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Don’t let Canada become a NAFTA Pollution Haven
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 In 1994 Canadians were worried that NAFTA could see our country become a “pollution haven”, and to address those concerns Canada signed on to the NAFTA Environmental Side-Agreement. Twenty years later we are facing just such a fate. Please join us in telling the Commission for
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Cats meeting friends.
Continue readingPostArctica: Christo – Big Air Package
Big Air Package, an indoor installation for the Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany, was conceived in 2010 and is on view from March 16 to December 30, 2013. 90 meters high, with a diameter of 50 meters and a volume of 177,000 cubic meters, the work of art is the largest ever inflated
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Study Finds High Levels of Arsenic in Groundwater Near Fracking Sites
A new study by researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington found elevated levels of arsenic and other heavy metals in groundwater near natural gas fracking sites in Texas’ Barnett Shale. The post Study Finds High Levels of Arsenic in Groundwater Near Fracking Sites appeared first on The Canadian
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: About the Board of Internal Economy
I worked for several years in the Senate. I was a Chief of Staff and then went to work for the Leader, so I know my way around the place. When Conservative senator David Tkachuk resigned form chairing the very secretive BOIE, I figured something was up. Now we know
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Big Telecom employees speak out after being strong-armed into failing lobbying campaign
Canada’s Big Three telecom giants are sounding increasingly desperate as their expensive ad campaign fails to connect with Canadians – and now it looks like they’re taking that desperation out on their employees. The Big Three have been spending millions on a flashy and misleading ad campaign that’s triggered widespread
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: CBC News: Surveillance stories you may have missed
From a new spy tool to heckling hackers, here are five stories related to surveillance you may have missed. From CBC News: As former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden settles into a new, albeit temporary, home in Russia, he’s left a storm of questions about mass surveillance in his wake.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Accountability for thee, not for we
Marjory Lebreton makes clear that as far as she’s concerned, accountability begins where partisan Con affiliation ends: Senator Wallin is no longer a member of the Caucus and must be held accountable for her actions. And needless to say the converse is also true as far as Lebreton and the
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 6320…RG3 On Being Gay In The NFL
He’s all for it. For those of you too hip to follow professional sports RG3 is Robert Griffin III. The hottest star in the hottest sports league in the world. The National Football League. Check this out from cbssports.com: On the possibility of a gay player coming out: “I think there
Continue readingDefending Public Healthcare: With 34,000 jobs destroyed, Ontario focuses on Jobs and Growth
With the release of the 2013-14 first quarter finances report, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa has announced the start of his own consultations on the economy. The focus (allegedly) is on “jobs and growth” . The formal pre-budget consultations with a committee of the legislature usually start in the late
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It Doesn’t Help to Call Oprah a "Cannibal"
The Swiss shopgirl at the centre of controversy for allegedly refusing to show Oprah Winfrey a purse, claiming she couldn’t afford it, is defending herself – clumsily. The woman denies Winfrey’s claim, says that never happened and there was definitely no racism involved in their encounter. The clerk, who spoke
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Santorum Again. He’s Back.
Rick Santorum is not a classy guy. In fact, he denounces the term “middle class” as Marxist. Here’s what he told an audience in Iowa: “Don’t use the term the other side uses. Who does Barack Obama talk about all the time? The middle class. Since when in America do
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Pamela Wallin and the Corruption Cons
Well in the beginning of the end it was almost an anti-climax eh? Another damning report, another Con Senator being investigated by the RCMP.The independent audit of Senator Pamela Wallin's expenses has been referred to the RCMP by a Senate committee that is also imposing restrictions on her travel and
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM - A Blog by Donna Thomson: Guest Post: In Defense of At-Home Care
Guest Post: In Defense of At-Home Care Linda Bright is a staff writer and a public relations coordinator for MyNursingDegree.com.Given her experience as a former hospital administrator, she writes primarily about healthcare reform, patient rights and other issues related to the healthcare industry. In her free time, she enjoys Sudoku, spending
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Remember the Line About Horses and Barn Doors?
The Harper government has pulled the operating licence from the now bankrupt Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railroad. Apparently the Canadian Transportation Agency concluded that MM&A doesn’t have adequate third-party liability insurance. “It would not be prudent, given the risks associated with rail operations, to permit MMA and MMAC to continue
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