I’m taking the train to Montréal tomorrow morning (thing leaves at 6:30) to do a day’s worth of training (in french) on how to use our new spiffy content management system (système de gestion de contenu).
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: First Hahn, now Hayes and the rest must go
David Hahn’s lucrative reign as BC Ferries CEO is ending but more substantial change is needed at the company. The Board of Directors failed in its role of oversight and governance and should be flushed as well. These self appointed gatekeepers allow…
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Canadian women, apply your discernment…
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. I hope that the ladies gathering in Calgary later this week for the Women on the Frontlines Christian conference are on guard. For several reasons…but the one that comes most readily … Continue reading →
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Accidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: September 26, 2011
Monday’s session in the House of Commons was dominated by the debate over another military extension in Libya. The Big IssueOnce again, the Cons were able to win a vote for perpetual military action with the support of the Libs and Bloc. But it wasn’t …
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Friends of the Earth Asks Justice Department To Investigate TransCanada lobbyist Paul Elliott
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Friends of the Earth today filed a request with the U.S. Department of Justice [PDF] asking the DOJ to investigate whether Paul Elliott, the notorious TransCanada tar sands lo…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Kevin Goudreau: Male Gigolo
We haven't made fun of Goudreau in a while, at least not since he, quite by accident and through no effort or skill of his own, managed to convince the "National Post" (who likely found his picture after a brief Google search with the wor…
Continue readingAnd Now, Introducing the Witness for The Harpercon Prosecution, Fox News North!
Boys ‘n’ girls, the Harpercons want to hold a parliamentary hearing regarding the future of the CBC, basically. And guess who their star witnesses will be? Yup! You guessed it! Pierre-Karl Peladeau, Ezzy Levant, and of course, king McCarthyist of the CBC watch, Brian Lilley-white. Oh yeah! Like they’re going to reliable, impartial . . . → Read More: And Now, Introducing the Witness for The Harpercon Prosecution, Fox News North!
Continue readingBlunt Objects: The Debate Everyone Could’ve Missed
In disagreement with my fellow blog author Teddy (ridingBYriding), who did a good job covering the debates tonight, I feel that tonight’s debate was all about one thing – how all three leaders came off about the same.Let’s start with the obvious: Tim H…
Continue readingPample the Moose: Camera-test your ties – Ontario Leader’s Debate Edition
So, despite a deep-seated desire not to inflict pain on myself, I tuned in this evening to the Ontario election leader’s debate. To make this a productive hour and a half, I also set up the ironing board and a stack of 12 shirts. If you don’t feel li…
Continue readingBlair Lekstrom, Asshole of the day
I was listening to the radio during my travels today. I had News1130 on, because CBC was not clear in that area.
A bit by Blair Lekstrom (BC’s minister of transportation) caught my ear…..Regarding the massively outrageous salary that our tax dollars…
DeSmogBlog: Top Global Oil and Gas Corporate Executives Head to Conference in Bahrain
Top oil and natural gas corporate executives are attending a conference this week titled, "Shaping the Future: Innovating Beyond Limits" in Bahrain, the tiny island state that has become the tragic dark sore of the famed Arab Spring.&nbs…
Continue readingPeace, order and good government, eh?: Labour costs shifted to the consumer
I often complain, online and in person, about declining wages. Whether it’s a more formal talk about how median wages have flatlined or worse by the numbers, or just an airing of the sense that key things are way more expensive than they used to be and it takes two full-time wage earners to get by where in the sixties or seventies it took only one, it’s something a lot of people are worried or pissed off about. Sometimes an objection is raised: Our apparently lower standard of living is in part because we get things for our money that we never had to pay for before, extra add-ons that we now take for granted. It’s these extras costing more, people suggest, that gives us the feeling our dollars aren’t stretching as far. So for instance, we now pay for cable TV, internet access, cellular phone service, and various combinations of these things….
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: BP Oil Dispersant Corexit Contained Cancer-Causing Agents
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A new report on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster of 2010 is providing adequate cause for concern for residents and clean up workers along the Gulf Coast. The report&nbs…
Continue readingChrissie Bitchford is At it Again!
Man, what a bitter woman she is!! Is there no nasty she’ll stop at to suck up to a man in uniform? This time, she’s after Lori Massicotte. You remember Ms Masicotte, that poor surviving victim of ex-Col. Russell Williams who was left bound and naked for five hours by police? Yep, ol’ . . . → Read More: Chrissie Bitchford is At it Again!
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Ontario Debate Live"Blogging"
Follow along http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/09/23/ontario-leaders-debate548.htmlI will be commenting for all the Live”Blogging” so that you, our readers, can contribute along!
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