Some thoughts on why the recent news about the NHL, CBC and Rogers isn’t all that bad.
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LisaKirbie.com: To be poor
It’s been awhile since I’ve been poor but once you’ve used a food bank you never really relax (because you know just how easy it is to find yourself there). But after reading this post the other day I can smell the welfare office like it was yesterday. It wasn’t just
Continue readingBlevkog: Hubert LaCroix continues his mission to destroy the CBC
Well, that’s my explanation for this: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/nhl-broadcast-deal-league-reaches-12-year-5-2b-agreement-with-rogers-1.1560824 While the CBC holds onto “Hockey Night in Canada,” the new deal will limit its control over the broadcast and lead to job losses at the public broadcaster. In an internal memo, CBC president Hubert Lacroix said that “starting next year, Rogers will
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Competition and the Commercial Spirit
I came across this gem while reading Hayek’s discussion of private monopoly and competition in Law, Legislation and Liberty. Hayek is discussing the relationship between competition and economic rationality, disputing those who argue that economic rationality or the ‘commercial spirit’ needs to exist for competition to work. In contrast, Hayek
Continue readingLeft Over: Big US Brother will Contine to Watch You….
Canadian Banks To Be Compelled To Share Clients’ Info With U.S. CBC | Posted: 11/25/2013 5:00 am EST As a happily ex-Yank who gladly and gratefully accepted citizenship in this far superior (in every way) country, Canada, many decades ago, I would personally like to point out to the Yanks that Canada
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: The Lang-Jimbo Reality Show? CBC may be missing its moment
Somebody suggested that the CBC would be a far more interesting place if the Lang-O’Leary Exchange morphed into the Lang-Jimbo Reality Show. Now that’s a CBC we might be inclined to fight a little harder to protect. There are not … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Wingnuterer: Twit Wars – The Damany Skeene Story
Damany Skeene who has more twitter accounts suspended than I have hair on my little hobbit toes. A short list of Damany’s suspended accounts are @DrunkSuperman99 @TheRealDamany @SUSPENDEDamany @SUNAZINEWSKKK @lorriegoldsten @LORRIENAZIJEW @NAZISUNLORRIE @SUNTHUGNEWS @sunlorriienazi @SUNEWSNAZI @SUNREADERNAZI @NAZILORRIE @NAZICPC Damany, never to oppressed by Da Man has now create a whole
Continue readingValerie Burns: When you vote today, remember Chuck Cadman
There is very little satisfaction in saying “I told you so.” Being right is no fun when the consequences are actually dire. There is no bragging when we look back in time and know that we were right all along; however, it can be important to remind everyone of what
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: David Cronin’s book, ‘Corporate Europe’ reviewed in the Irish Examiner
Reblogged from Pluto Press – Independent Progressive Publishing: Ann Cahill, European Correspondent for the Irish Examiner, reviewed David Cronin’s new book, Corporate Europe: How Big Business Sets Policies on Food, Climate and War (Pluto, 2013) this week. In the article she examines the themes and arguments of the book. Cahill’s introduction
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Social Democracy, the Radical Left and the spectre of populism
Reblogged from Greek Left Review: originally posted at Chronos Mag Political scientist Giorgos Katsambekis talks with distinguished professor at UCL, Philippe Marlière, who specializes in European and French politics Giorgos Katsambekis: You have devoted a large part of your research and writing to the European Social Democracy. How would you assess today the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Harper In Regina
Bonus points for someone who manages to compliment the Prime Minister for the nice scandals he’s wearing. He’s downtown for the Grey Cup Party, obviously. After the Grey Cup fanfare wears off, it’s going to be a long week for him in Ottawa, as he adjusts to documents last week
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Why Ms Redford will be Confirmed as PC Leader: The Wikipedia Factor
The pundits say Ms Redford will be confirmed as PC party leader. They’re right, but not for the reasons they think. Here’s why: The party cannot endure another leadership campaign. True, the skirmish between PC leadership candidates (he’s an idiot, no she’s an idiot) would present the Opposition with useful
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: National Post Could Use a Better Headline Writer #cdnpoli #PMO
Andrew Coyne: Stephen Harper’s story — and reputation — still hanging on by a thread Look, it’s still possible for the MSM to cling to the narrative that the PM didn’t know about the illegal activity going on in his office (that he gave the “go ahead” to, according to
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Thinking upstream — new institute invites us to think differently about health and politics
Dr. Ryan Meili has received considerable attention for his short 2012 book A Healthy Society: How a Focus on Health can Revive Canadian Democracy. Little did we know that the book would become a manifesto for a new institute dedicated … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Defending WikiLeaks and Whistleblowers
1:08:38 SFU History grad, Sean Tucker of Business Administration, “I don’t know if we need a Whistleblower policy on campus or something”. An academic has their priorities askew if they don’t protect whistleblowing, even while its result is not directly in the immediate favour of their organization. Protecting the right
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Canadian Uranium Subsidies to Kazakhstan
Here’s an important story for Canadians, and Saskatchewanians in particular, which doesn’t have to do with the Riders or the Senate scandal. The Green Party of Saskatchewan (GPS) wants to know why the Wall Government is still subsidizing Cameco. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) recently reported that Cameco owes $850-million
Continue readingBlevkog: A quote from a former opposition leader:
At worst, he personally ordered it done and chose the people who executed the plan. At the very least, he fostered an attitude within the party […], chose the managers of the people who committed these crimes and completely and utterly failed to exercise any oversight, supervision or leadership. In
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Windsor: Cancer Care Ontario finds out the hard way about community engagement
Score one for the Windsor community. After Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) told the Windsor Regional Hospital that it had to transfer thoracic cancer surgeries to London or else, CCO found out the hard way that engaging the community is really … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: #Duffy Senate Expense Scandal Explained
Take 15 minutes, and listen to the last 5 years of Canadian politics be summed up off the top of my head. What’s the PM’s next lie? Pretend he was on Crack, or in a Drunken Stupor when he gave Nigel Wright the go ahead to bribe Duffy? The perfect
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