Sometimes the government and its contract health providers just don’t know where to draw the line between fiscal responsibility and simply being cheap. Nobody respects a cheapskate except for other cheapskates. Already saving a bundle by whisking patients out of … Continue reading →
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OPSEU Diablogue: Mental Health: Strike looming over province’s failed promise
Hopefully Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen made some phone calls yesterday. Having met with unionized staff members from Frontenac Community Mental Health and Addictions Services, he expressed concern about a potential strike tomorrow (Wednesday) that will impact directly upon the municipality … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian: Ex-Harper advisor slams Canada’s Keystone XL pipeline promotion
WASHINGTON – A former Harper government appointee used a keynote speech at a Washington event Monday to trample Canadian authorities’ message on oil pipelines while describing the country as an environmental “rogue state.” Mark Jaccard became one of the first people nominated by the Conservatives to the environmental file when
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: On the “decline” of Madrid, the state re-appropriation of public space, and strange hope
Reblogged from Contentious Politics in an Age of Austerity: Cristina Flesher Fominaya During the Global Justice Movement the constant refrain in Madrid’s movement network was how to break out of the activist ghetto, how to reach out to the people on the streets. With 15-M it seems those dreams were
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: New Review of "Marxism and Social Movements"
Reblogged from Shadows of Tender Fury: Mark Bergfeld has penned an insightful review of “Marxism and Social Movements” (Brill, 2013) in the latest issue of Oxford Left Review. The text is reproduced below, courtesty of the author. Colin Barker et al – Marxism and Social Movements There has been much
Continue readingBlevkog: Greetings from Winnipeg, you infidel atheists!
Just in case we waver and forget how the base Conservative actually views those of us who have eschewed organised religion: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/seasons-greetings—-even-to-infidel-atheists-pallister-234034381.html Conservative Leader Brian Pallister says he didn’t mean to offend anyone last week when he wished everyone, including “infidel atheists,” the best of the holiday season… “I’m always
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Today’s austerity will be tomorrow’s professional shortage
During the November meeting of the Canadian Health Professional Secretariat, our colleagues in British Columbia let us know that they are seeing increasing numbers of health professionals migrate there from Ontario. It’s not surprising given austerity appears to be biting … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The Debt
Watched most of “The Debt” [8/10] and would watch the rest later if it was convenient to do so. It’s about spies in East Germany attempting to kidnap a Nazi. The plan goes wrong.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: A Good Solution For Leamington (& Ontario & Canada)
Surely there’s a better solution than to just shut down the Heinz plant in Leamington. Some thoughts on the road we should follow.
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Outbreak equals opportunity
It’s the things that go wrong in the health system that often preoccupy us. While we frequently look for big answers, it is often in the everyday efforts that real change is taking place. In the past we have seen … Continue reading →
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: This afternoon’s CTV True North political panel
Had a blast on Todd van der Heyden’s show this afternoon with NDP’er Rebecca Blaikie and one of the nicest Tories around, Michael Taube. We start talking about Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s by-election night comments around the 7 minute mark. I mention Wilfred Laurier shortly thereafter. Clip can be found here.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: #cdnpoli Spying On You
The G20 scandal just got broader. Besides Canadian police massively violating protester’s rights, the NSA appears to have been assisted by CSEC to illegally spy on Canadians in Ontario for the G20. Canada Defence Min declines to answer question from NDP about CBC report on NSA/G20 surveillance— Paul Vieira (@paulvieira)
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Made in Canada Scam Plan #cdnpoli
Conservatives are stalling, as they have been for nearly 8 years on both Senate reform and climate change action. .@mikedesouza Only 7 years ago the Made In Canada plan for CO2 was promised to Canadians. Conservatives only kick the can. #climatechange— Saskboy K. (@saskboy) November 28, 2013 Now: Aglukkaq: Canada
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Harris had to stop hospital cuts after two years – what about Wynne?
When Health Minister Deb Matthews spoke at the closing of this year’s Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) HealthAchieve, the hall was two-thirds empty. Only two days before there was standing room only for Canadian astronaut Chris Hatfield. Attendance at the final morning … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: The Ford Nation, Perils of Populism and Public Choice
Watching Rob Ford in the recent weeks reminds me of what John Ralston Saul once wrote of Benito Mussolini and his contemporary reincarnation in Silvio Berlusconi: “He was the nascent modern Heroic leader. Mussolini combined the interests of corporatism with public relations and sport, while replacing public debate and citizen
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Oil and Tobacco
It’s worth remembering that marketers should not drive scientific research. Cigarettes are dangerous? We’d better make them appear less dangerous so they will still sell. I know, let’s filter the smoke. This fibre seems to do some filtering, or at least we can convince people of that. Wait, what’s the
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Funding “reform” has CEOs chasing hospital mergers
In a perfect world hospitals would be publicly funded to meet the health needs of their communities. That would be it. When the government started talking about funding reform, the thinking was that at last we would be moving closer … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Lights from Space
Tragic fire from space. Check out Mars in great detail. – More link dumping: –Teach your kid how to share. An excellent list of free programs, and ones you cannot trust. Opt out of PRISM. Join your friends in a prism-break. –Send messages encrypted “OTR”. -Journalism’s slide into working for
Continue readingBlevkog: Credulity Strain Level: Expert
Just a quick post on something that’s occurred to me about the Senate/PMO implosion. Does anyone really believe that with RCMP indictments being handed out to everyone around him that a control freak like Darth Prime Minister Harper wasn’t aware of what was happening? Besides which, if his staff
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Protected: Why’s Wally?
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