I think there are still places left in the walk I’ll be leading on Sunday morning as part of the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival. Called How the Portuguese Saved the Plateau, it will lead participants through on of Montreal’s currently trendy neighborhoods which was saved from urban distruction by
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Election Leadership Debate on CKNW 980 AM- 8:30AM-This Morning
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger So now the election is on, really on. Bill Good will conduct a radio debate with BC Liberal leader Christy Clark, BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix, BC Green Leader Jane Sterk and BC Conservative Leader John Cummins. It will be available for streaming as well
Continue readingwmtc: wind mobile: horrible retail customer service but great follow-up after complaint
I sent this email yesterday. To Wind Customer Service: Re: Mobile Phone # xxx.xxx.xxxx Transaction: Tendered On: 24-Apr-2013 01:08 PMTendered At: WCMA01Invoice: xxxxx I am writing to complain about some terrible customer service I received at your Square One kiosk (100 City Centre Drive) on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. The
Continue reading350 or bust: Obama Calls Out Climate Deniers, & Other Good News
It’s always enjoyable (and all too rare!) to share good news, and I’m pleased that there’s some to share on this, the last Friday in April: The Ontario government under newly elected premier Kathleen Wynne announced on Wednesday that it will be partnering with the government of Manitoba and the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Sadly (if perhaps unsurprisingly), the Trudeau Libs’ vote with the Harper Cons against civil rights has received relatively little notice compared to the two parties’ attack ad posturing. But there’s still plenty worth reading on the subject – including another post from pogge,
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, April 26, 2013
Hereare the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, April 26, 2013: Ontario Court of Appeal rules executives may not be covered for workplace injury claims. Law Society to Honour Five as Extraordinary Ontarians Meet the lawyer linking police with Toronto’s Muslim community – globalnews.ca DealBook: New
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Is this A New Crime In Harperland?
While the word commit has several meanings, when it is used without the preposition ‘to’ (as in, He is committed to her cause), it is invariably associated with something heinous (John committed arson; Shelley committed fraud; Lorne committed murder). It is therefore not likely a slip of the tongue when
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: Senior RCMP told not to meet with MP’s without approval
My very 1st Parliamant Hill video. Inspired by this headline. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/04/25/pol-milewski-paulson-rcmp-mp-senator-meetings-approval.html
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: A Dark Future
Stephen Harper — that fountain of sweetness and light — has stepped up his attack on Justin Trudeau. He tries to paint Trudeau as weak because Mr. Trudeau wants to know why young men who have lived in Canada for a long time turn to radical Islam. Harper says: “This
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Christie Blatchford blames Rehtaeh Parsons (updated twice)
Christie Blatchford is a columnist for Postmedia. Postmedia promotes Blatchford all over the place, putting her face on billboards (when they shouldn’t), and letting her write whatever the Hell she wants (when they shouldn’t). On the rare occasions when I am tricked into reading one of Blatchford’s cop-loving, native-hating screeds,
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Avez-Vous Des Bigots? Je Pense, ‘Oui’
The last week or so my view of humanity world over has been severely soured. I’ve often expressed an attitude that Alberta is the ‘Texas of Canada’ when it comes to issues of equality and progressive society. Hidden in that stance is the inference that other places aren’t as backward,
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism, Grand Mal Seizures, Meds: Conor Needs Some Kermit Komfort!
Conor enjoys some Kermit Komfort this morning while sleeping and awaiting a trip to see our family physician. It has been a very difficult week for my Buddy as we work through his seizure and medication issues. Hoping things turn for the better today!
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: My late night chat with Mayor Rob Ford, who tells me how politics works – UPDATED
Last Sunday, on his weekly radio program, Toronto’s mayor offered to generously to sit down with women – over coffee even – and “explain how politics works” to us. A lot of people were astounded and offended by this. I decided to take him up on his offer. I called
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Wind Energy And Property Values In Ontario, Part Whatever…
An interesting decision came down this week re wind energy and property values in Ontario. Before getting to the actual contents of it, though, lets see how the thing is being spun. This piece from Farms.com is fairly typical: An Ontario Superior Court of Justice has determined that landowners living
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Performance art gone horribly right
All of the critics agreed. Hans Feckenbruke’s performance piece, “Transcending Irony: post-post-modern capitalism in the Western World, from the top of the Chrysler Building, as seen from the perspective of consumers on the ground,” was a spectacular — if messy … Continue reading →
Continue readingBlunt Objects Blog: BC Conservatives Lose Third Candidate This Week
Remember the BC Conservatives? I know they’re really only just a sideshow right now, with nary a chance of making huge impact this election despite some good initial numbers back in time, but what an amusing sideshow they are. This week alone has seen three previously nominated candidates for the
Continue readingeaves.ca: The Value of Open Data – Don’t Measure Growth, Measure Destruction
Alexander Howard – who, in my mind, is the best guy covering the Gov 2.0 space – pinged me the other night to ask “What’s the best evidence of open data leading to economic outcomes that you’ve seen?” I’d like to hack the question because – I suspect – for
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Mysterious 2011 review of Alberta Labour Code explained – corporate influence, of course!
Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan, right, speaks to yesterday’s AFL news conference at the Edmonton’s Shaw Conference Centre. Your faithful blogger can be glimpsed at the far right. Beside him, the CBC’s Charles Rusnell. Below: Rusnell, Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason. Back in the summer of 2011, as
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 5914…Barack Obama Makes A Funny
He’s the President of the States and he was with the other living Presidents at the opening of the George W. Bush library deep in the heart of Texas. Photo time!!! Yes he did get a detention for this act. WFDS
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