He may not be. It may just seem that way as a result of his sloppy use of words. (In a minor example today, he used the ugly word “gotten” as the past tense for “to get”. In fact, gotten is an American slang word that has found its way into
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Former Human Child GAP
Dear Former Human Child, CEO of the GAP, When you were a child, you probably dreamed of enslaving poor Asian people so they would die tragically in building fires and collapses while doing your bidding? No? If not, then you’ve screwed up. Now that you are a human adult, your
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On instructing clients
Let’s once again take a slightly closer look at what’s been reported about the Cons’ senate scandal – as yesterday’s revelations about the involvement of Stephen Harper’s special counsel and legal adviser Benjamin Perrin may offer a few more indications as to who was actually pulling the strings. To start
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Conservative/Ford Nation logic, in three easy steps
It’s wrong for progressives to pay bad guys for a video showing a crime. It’s perfectly okay for a conservative mayor to pay the same bad guys for drugs. Res ipsa loquitur.
Continue readingCarbon49 - Sustainability for Canadian businesses: Sustainability: Canada’s Strengths and Weaknesses
A large scale study by OfficeMax Grand & Toy comparing Canadian companies to their world peers finds Canada leads in capturing cost reduction from sustainability initiatives but lags global leaders in driving profitability through collaboration. Broader collaborations with customers, suppliers, government and policy makers may be a key to unlocking the
Continue readingTrashy's World: Of course Harper…
… tries to blame the Opposition for the latest CPC debacle! Canadians have grown to expect this complete lack of accountability. (1) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingA Different Point of View....: Action needed to stop ‘climate deniers’ from winning the information war
Note: This appeal is written particularly for the attention of environmental groups and activists throughout Canada and the U.S., suggesting they set up a co-operative system to bring a halt to the huge amount of disinformation about global warming that appears in mainstream media. The global warming deniers are at
Continue readingTrashy's World: Oooooohhhh nooooo….
Harper is unhappy! And upset too! Who will feel his wrath? Who will he throw under the big blue bus? Inquiring minds want to know! (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingLeDaro: Smile!
Since the post on ‘Life’ was popular I thought I should post this too.
Continue readingThings Are Good: Embrace Serendipity With Shuffle My Life
Shuffle My Life is a cute website that encourages you to bring some randomness into your life by giving fun and easy tasks. It’s a play on all those to-do lists people have which tend to be filled with boring activities. To bring a sense of adventure into your life
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 21, 2013: Shopping for a Divorce Lawyer: One Size Doesn’t Fit All – Huffington Post (blog) Avoid the Unintentional Expansion of Retainers Emergency repairs for a broken justice system | therecord Former Prosecutor (Now Judge) Arrested
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Imperiled Canadian Soul
Although it has been many years since I read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, I recall that it was a far more subtle and eerie depiction of vampiric activity than the generations of films that it spawned. The latter almost invariably portrayed Dracula as a charming yet unholy creature who pounced swiftly,
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Democratic Deficit Quantified: Canadians’ Representation in Parliament Declines by 97%
This post is the first of a new series on the history and future of Canadian multi-party democracy. The posts will be based on a spreadsheet of election results which I’ve assembled using Elections Canada data for recent elections, and Wikipedia tables for older ones. The spreadsheet is not yet
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Murray Dobbin contrasts the B.C. NDP’s recent election loss against the type of popular focus which helped Saskatchewan’s CCF to earn a twenty-year stay in office in the face of far more hysterical opposition: You can design a campaign that projects a
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: FP: Wireless stranglehold: How Ottawa failed to break the dominance of the Big Three
As Minister Paradis reviews the proposed Telus-Mobilicity takeover, Ottawa faces an important decision about the future of the wireless industry in Canada. Will it intervene to stop the collapse of independent providers, or walk away from fostering a more open & competitive wireless market? Make your voice heard: http://demandchoice.ca/ Article
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Harper Understood
Here’s Stephen Harper giving a description of the Canadian federal political system. It’s obvious that his blubbering since about not understanding something about how the Prime Minister has unchecked power, is a charade. His “coup” talk during the coalition agreement of 2008, was bogus, he knows Parliament selects the Prime
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Conservatives spamming the email accounts of public servants
The Conservative Party of Canada is accessing contact information from government agencies to use for their PR efforts. Will political parties be able to access citizen data this way too? We are calling on the government to pass strong pro-privacy legislation to protect citizens. Add your name at http://StopSpying.ca/ Article
Continue readingDefending Public Healthcare: Health care spending continues decline
Contrary to the hysteria from conservatives, health care spending continues to decline as a percentage of the provincial budget. Last year, health care accounted for 38.5% of total expenditures, this year the government plans to bring it down to 38.3%. This continues the trend downwards since 2003/4 when health care
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: More than 12,000 Twitter followers!
That means I only have to get 213,000 followers to catch up to Justin Trudeau! Easy peasy!
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Behind the Scenes: Let’s Hear It for the Nursing Staff!
One of the things I’ve been doing for years is volunteer for a three hour shift once a week at a local children’s hospital. I rock babies, play with toddlers, sometimes do a puzzle with someone older and occasionally listen to parents. And I watch. Watch the nurses quietly keep
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