Last weekend, the Globe and Mail published two articles on Twitter, both of which were dismissive of the platform and were written by authors who do not actively use it. In short, “What Twitter is, and isn’t,” and “Will Twitter Change Politics?” by Konrad Yakabuski and Tom Flanagan respectively, informed us that Twitter
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: No Robo #RoboCon #cdnpoli
Good news on the RoboCon front: A team of talented, non-political-party-aligned Canadians is working to notify masses of people of the piles of evidence detailing the largest election fraud scheme in Canadian history. There are piles of evidence. I’ve collected some of the most important bits here for you to
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: No Robo One #RoboCon
I found a very worthwhile campaign to fight misinformation and apathy with robocalls and art by non-political-partiers, and hope you’ll assist with its crowdfunding. If you can’t make a PayPal payment, they’ll take Interac email money also if you ask. I’ll be talking more about this in the morning, along
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Rob Anders urges pro-life activists to stack nomination meetings
Awhile ago I wrote here about why I don’t support a completely open nomination process. Here’s one of my points: With what Trudeau is advocating, the party runs the risk of having single issue candidates or groups, such as pro-life efforts, take over a riding association and nominate their candidate
Continue readingLeft Over: And the Drug War Drags On……
Underground grow-op found under fake horse paddock Fake fire pit, dog house and horse paddock all hid underground operation CBC News Posted: May 7, 2013 2:16 PM PT Canada’s Provincial and Federal governments can be said to be implicit partners in this ‘enterprise,’ and so many others around BC and
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos politics » Christy's Houseful of Chaos: talking politics
I went last night to a wonderful event put on by a grassroots media collective. They wanted to encourage local writers and local activists. There was lots of good conversations. It was helpful for me as a younger person to hear the stories of activists who have been involved for multiple
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Lisa’s guide to voting in 10 easy steps
As you may have heard, Christy Clark is the premier of British Columbia. As such, she is alleged to be a politician. If they know anything at all, politicians are expected to know how to vote. Christy Clark doesn’t. The truly sad and amazing tale of Christy Clark’s attempt to
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: Gone Since December #RoboCon
The verdict for the Robocalls Federal Court challenge is still not in, after the judge started deliberating and writing back in December. No rush, I guess. Why hurry when we’ve coped for 2 years already with a probably illegitimate government? They are willing to run a confessed election criminal in
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Chemo drug scandal: Why would Peterborough contract out in the first place?
Craig Woudsma is the reluctant hero of the so-called “chemo drug scandal.” He is the OPSEU pharmacy assistant at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre who stopped to question the differences between oncology medication prepared by the hospital’s old contract supplier and … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Budget counters Hudak’s assertion RTW creates jobs
This chart in the Ontario budget could have very well been directed at PC leader Tim Hudak. Hudak has found a new found love for jobs, and feels the only way to achieve that is for Ontarians to drop their … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Budget counters Hudak’s assertion RTW creates jobs
This chart in the Ontario budget could have very well been directed at PC leader Tim Hudak. Hudak has found a new found love for jobs, and feels the only way to achieve that is for Ontarians to drop their … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: OHA snippy about lack of health care planning
Last week’s provincial budget was accompanied by an uncharacteristic snippy release from the Ontario Hospital Association expressing disappointment. While OHA CEO Pat Campbell says there are a few positive initiatives for hospitals and the health care system, the chief complaint … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Home care reform: how wrong are these incentives?
We probably wouldn’t have believed it had we not received the documents outlining the new plan for specialized home care funding. It’s staggering in its ability to further complicate administration of home care and create so-called “efficiencies” for which the … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Re-reading Hirschman
Since I was a graduate student in the last millennium, I’ve been fascinated by the role of the cotton textile industry in recent economic history, beginning with that momentous event still being heard around the world, the First Industrial Revolution. It just caught fire in Bengladesh. There are books about
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Re-reading Hirschman
Since I was a graduate student in the last millennium, I’ve been fascinated by the role of the cotton textile industry in recent economic history, beginning with that momentous event still being heard around the world, the First Industrial Revolution. It just caught fire in Bengladesh. There are books about
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: What’s Andrea going to do?
If she supports the Liberal budget, she’s not going to have another chance to defeat the government before Christmas, I’d wager. If she supports the Liberal budget, the PC party is going to crucify them. Saying that by supporting the Wynne budget, she’s supporting scandal and waste, etc. (Expect lots
Continue readingChristy's Houseful of Chaos politics » Christy's Houseful of Chaos: thoughts on life, the provincial budget and WWII stories
It finally feels like summer here. The kids and I are spending hours outside. We’ve been out and about on errands a little more than normal this past few days, so the kids have done some of their schoolwork in the car. I try to grab the little moments when
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Video: Kingston is “Voting in the Streets”
It had all the trappings of an election — lawn signs, leaflets, TV commercials, media coverage and an army of volunteers knocking on doors. This vote, however, wasn’t run by any level of government but by a group of citizens opposed … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Little change in course for health care – more restraint ahead
Like the rest of the budget, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa did little to change the course of last year’s austerity budget with regards to health care. One thing is certain – health care is gradually shrinking as a percentage … Continue reading →
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The Audit With a Twist #cdnpoli
$3.1 Billion is missing according to a damning audit of the Harper Government. Let’s see what political pundits recently have said about audit failure: Federal government audit ‘severely critical’ – The Star headline “The independent audit […] speaks for itself, and we accept its conclusions and recommendations,” said Jan O’Driscoll,
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