Acting responsibly with your money, saving it perhaps? You sir/madam are an idiot; at least according to the Bank of Canada. “Why are you not out there spending money and making the economy grow?”, asks our benevolent Central Bank. The temerity you have displayed (despicable saver!!), acting responsibly and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Conservatives Hammer the BC Liberals for their ‘Untruthiness’ regarding Foreign Workers
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The following story by Tyee editor David Beers shows the benefit of multiple parties expressing their views on matters of importance. Here the BC Conservatives hammer the BC Liberals for their ‘untruthiness’ regarding investigations regarding foreign workers being brought into BC. The BC Conservative
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5949…Isn’t That Cherry Ronic
I use my fellow Ottawan’s, Alanis Morrisette’s, loose definition of the word ironic so forgive me grammar freaks if I gets this wrong. This is what I find ironic. According to an article in The Kingston Whig-Standard, one of the best dog pee and pooh catchers in the country, Don
Continue readingLeDaro: George W. Bush’s Library
A sample of videos you will find in Bush’s Library. This video is a bit uncoordinated but that is the way Bush is. Mission Accomplished:
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Helene Leblanc argues that we should make sure the Internet is treated as a commons accessible to all, rather than a privilege denied to many (particularly in rural areas): Many Canadians living outside urban centres do not have access to high speed
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Insanity is Not Funny, Until It’s Political
At times having to watch America’s seemingly endless death spiral becomes utterly depressing. These are crazy people who have somehow been allowed to rise to positions of authority – people like Rick Santorum or Michelle Bachmann. And then there’s this guy, Virginia Republican nominee for governor, Ken Cuccinelli. Visit NBCNews.com
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos politics » Christy's Houseful of Chaos: thoughts on life, the provincial budget and WWII stories
It finally feels like summer here. The kids and I are spending hours outside. We’ve been out and about on errands a little more than normal this past few days, so the kids have done some of their schoolwork in the car. I try to grab the little moments when
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Calm Morning – Newspaper and Coffee
Apologies folks, as today is a bit different. There happened to be a paper on the table today, so rather than plunging into blogging, my usual practice, I read newspaper from cover to cover. It was such a nice departure from my usual more directed, news gathering routine. It
Continue readingHalf an Hour: Assessment in MOOCs
I was asked: “I was wondering how they might work with the Humanities, as I teach Seventeenth-Century Literature, Shakespeare and other related subjects, which require research papers and final examinations. I can see using MOOCs for people who simply have a (non-credit) interest in these subjects, but I can’t see
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: May 4: another cranky night with this opening to the May 4 blog….
I’m writing this part of the blog on the night of May 3. I have just been looking over the CBC story that Irving has been awarded 228 million dollars to design a naval patrol ship. 228 million dollars, -just for the design. Ships similar to it have been built in
Continue readingArt Threat: Sadly, Neil Young’s Ohio still relevant 43 years after Kent State massacre
It was 43 years ago today that four students were killed at Kent State University, shot dead by the Ohio National Guard as they protested US military involvement in Cambodia. The bloody tragedy would move Neil Young to write the timeless protest song Ohio, which was recorded and heard on
Continue readingYappa Ding Ding: Troubling news from the Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada, like all central banks, is supposed to be independent from the government. That, as the Globe & Mail put it this morning, is sacrosanct. When a governor resigns, the BoC’s board of directors is supposed to recommend a candidate to the finance minister. However, we learned
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Are Canadians Experiencing Buyers’ Remorse?
Many of us who blog, tweet, or post political views on Facebook cannot, I suspect, avoid the periodic and unsettling notion that we are simply ‘preaching to the converted’ instead of reaching a larger audience with our perspectives and commentaries. Yet we persevere, both as a catharsis for our own
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Smallest Man In Canada
Michael Harris writes that Stephen Harper is the Wizard of Wrath: Just as in the movie, our Wizard is playing the bully with the big stick to the very end. In big things and little ones, the movie Wizard was nothing like the superior being that Dorothy, the Tin Man
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Positive vs. Negative
Being “positive” and not “negative” was an interesting theory. It’s a theory that doesn’t ever really work, however. Justin Trudeau, take note.
Continue readingChadwick's Blog & Commentary: Understanding the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
Another of the Acts that direct municipal governance is the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. While considerably shorter than the previously-discussed Municipal Act – eight pages, 15 sections and less than 3,500 words – it is of perhaps equal importance. While … Continue reading →
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Wizard of Wrath
Well he's been called a lot of names.And I've called him a few myself eh?But I've never heard anyone call Great Ugly Leader the Wizard of Wrath. Just as in the movie, our Wizard is playing the bully with the big stick to the very end. In big things and little ones, the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Can An Anti-Bullying Video Be Too Shocking?
The images are shocking and disturbing.Just like the real thing.But can an anti-bullying video be too shocking?You be the judge…Read more »
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