I had the pleasure of attending the PIPSC Fat Cats game on Sunday – an exciting affair that the FCs won in the ninth with a sensational walk off steal at home plate by LaDale Hayes, who also made an extraordinary diving catch earlier in the game. Though American, he
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Trashy's World: Friday miscellany…
… shooters and omnibus bill edition… =================================================================================== You might remember a post I scribbled a little while back about a “new” shooter that is perfect for O-Town right now, given all of the lay-offs and transitions… Well, CBC Ottawa got a hold of this and, well, it kind of led
Continue readingTrashy's World: Of COURSE the CPC won’t…
… tear up PS Collective Agreements! Not a chance! “tearing up” is so gauche. So unimaginative, so 19th century! Famous for being a very detail-oriented little party, the ReformCons have assembled a handbook for party operatives outlining what exactly should happen to those pesky Agreements while avoiding that whole tearing-up
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Scientists Attack Harper Ventriloquist Act
A convention of scientists has asked our Furious Leader to be less of an authoritarian, undemocratic asshole. There, I said it. In an open letter to His Majesty, King Steve, the American Association for the Advancement of Science has asked that he stop muzzling federal researchers. “Despite promises that your
Continue readingImpolitical: The coming public service job losses
There’s a new study out by the CCPA on federal public service job cuts. The study suggests between 11,000 to 22,000 jobs could be lost in the Ottawa area and between 60,000 to 70,000 jobs across the country. This would be done in the next few years and up to
Continue readingeaves.ca: The Canadian Government’s New Web 2.0 Guidelines: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Yesterday, the government of Canada released its new Guidelines for external use of Web 2.0. For the 99.99% of you unfamiliar with what this is, it’s the guidelines (rules) that govern how, and when, public servants may use web 2.0 tools such as twitter and facebook. You, of course, likely
Continue readingImpolitical: "I certainly make no allegations"
So, this happened today: “Veteran public servant quits in protest because new AG can’t speak French.” A veteran of the federal public service has quit in protest because the country’s new government watchdog can’t speak French.Former deputy minister Mi…
Continue readingImpolitical: Doing your bit
This video was put together in connection with an award Paul Krugman recently received. I’m posting it for three reasons beyond the fact that it’s well done and is a great overview of Krugman’s work. First and primarily, the content from about the 5:00…
Continue readingImpolitical: Jack Layton
Thoughts and best wishes to all NDP and Canadian political friends today. What a very sad day it has been as we have all been struck by the loss of Jack Layton. There are many eloquent tributes and statements being made. I just want to add a few observ…
Continue readingeaves.ca: Why Social Media behind the Government Firewall Matters
This comment, posted four months ago to my blog by Jesse G. in response to this post on GCPEDIA, remains one of the favorite comments posted to my blog ever. This is a public servant who understands the future and is trying to live it. I’ve literally had this comment sitting in my inbox because […]
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: What Jack Layton Sees In Interim NDP Leader Nycole Turmel
The intensifying scrutiny of Nycole Turmel, NDP leader Jack Layton’s choice to replace him while he’s away for cancer treatment is healthy for Canada’s democracy. But the negativity by the right-wing media misses the point. Self-rig…
Continue readingTrashy's World: Do the banks know something that the rest of us do not?
Seen yesterday at the BMO branch at the corner of Smyth and Russell.
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Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingcmkl: The federal budget: whose fantasyland?
So apparently every year for the next three years the federal government is going to find $4 billion in operating expenses that it just doesn’t need to spend to eliminate the deficit. But they’re not going to fire anyone. Instead, people who retire jus…
Continue readingMadLibMadLib: Harper’s Cabinet and its Contempt for Public Servants
So it seems that we’re on the verge of an election. An election that we’re told is going to be a referendum on the Harper government. A referendum that’s going to decide whether or not Canadians want to live in Harper’s Canada. Harper’s Canada that includes thousands of well paid,
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