@saskboy @afixedaddress The people affected by this, the general public, don't make the decisions. These trains are not full of politicians.— Nikki Eaton (@n_eato) December 31, 2012 When Canadians are so far off track, even when they are literally on tracks waiting for a train blockade to clear, we need
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ISS over Regina
I was checking to see the next time the International Space Station would fly over Regina’s skies, and saw it was in two minutes! (There are only a few times a week it is visible for a couple minutes, sometimes none.) I threw on my ski pants and coat, and
Continue readingIn This Corner: My 8:30 a.m. call from ‘Disney’.
So, it’s Saturday morning. Eight-thirty to be precise. The phone rings. Who calls at 8:30 on a Saturday morning? Normally, nobody. But this Saturday, it could have been any number of people. My dad did one of those old person things yesterday — he fell, and broke his femur. So
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Far-right crazies
Seems one of my recent posts has offended a certain racist piece of garbage. I’m entertained by the fact that this pathetic loser – who is shunned by every media organization in the country and is effectively broke as a consequence of various libel actions – sits at her computer
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: A man wouldn’t have been asked this question
But, my question is this: why the hell did she answer?
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Home
I spent the first 32 years of my life in and around Vancouver. I miss it. Not the rain, though.
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Whistleblowing
You may know from visiting my site that I have some experience with this. A bad experience, but an experience nonetheless. I’m happy that Ornge has finally put a formal whistleblowing policy in place, but the principle behind it should have been there from day one. Under the old regime,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Winter in Saskatchewan
When it’s too cold to explain, photos will have to do. I don’t go to church anymore, and didn’t want to long before I stopped going. This year I was invited to two different Christmas church services, and ended up going to neither. When I do go, it’s out of
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: I’ll Be Gone For Christmas
I’ll be around, but justice will be working on its homework, and set to deliver their assignment about 600 days late. Marks may be deducted for lack of punctuality. The criminally guilty get a second Christmas on the wrong side of jail cell bars. Some polls besides Ekos clearly show
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Watch this
And then read about this NRA bullshit. Because, you know, putting guns in schools with little kids is a great idea.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: #IdleNoMore: Regina Round Dance on Albert St. Bridge
Another exciting day of protest in Regina, and across the country, as Canadians rise up against the Harper regime and their undemocratic ominbus bills. This was at least the second march down Regina’s main street, Albert St. in the past weeks, and the second appearance of a crowd of hundreds
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Why The Income Inequality Deniers Are Wrong
This article was published in an abridged form today in the National Post. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/12/21/armine-yalnizyan-sorry-andrew-coyne-but-income-inequality-is-a-real-problem/ I like this opening better so I posted it here. You couldn’t have made it through 2012 without running into a story about income inequality. Chances are, it made you think about how you fit into
Continue readingPressing Politics: Pressing Politics Stars in House of Assembly, Tories Elicit a Warning from Dean MacDonald
Yesterday I had a fair bit of time to kill, so I decided to head to the legislature and take in some of the Muskrat Falls filibusters. As I was sitting in the gallery, with the security people watching me … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: ONA Study on Macroeconomic Side-Effects of Austerity
The Ontario Nurses Association has been publishing some awesome economic analysis over the last couple of years, highlighting the talents of their new economist & PEF member Salimah Valiani. Apart from a strong analytical & quantitative approach, ONA’s recent research has been very refreshing in the emphasis it has placed
Continue readingToo Much Geography: When I do it, it won’t be my fault
Adrian Dix recently said that if he raises taxes on personal income in the event that he becomes Premier, it’s going to be Christy Clark and the BC Liberals’ fault. Dix says B.C. high-income earners can blame Liberals for possible tax increase I honestly don’t know what to say. It’d
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Transparency for Unions and other “Little People”
I had a good old-fashioned knock-em-down drag-em-out debate with Ian Lee from Carleton University on CBC’s Power & Politics yesterday re C377. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Politics/ID/2318279928/ There were a number of “zingers” from Prof. Lee that are worth considering: • He said “hundreds of thousands” of Ontarians have their salaries listed on the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: President Harper of Electoral (Fraud) Democracy
Democracy is eroded in Canada. The media shows glimmers of understanding the threat to democracy, but then let up and treat everything as normal, so Canadians calm down and go about their daily chores pleased to kick a reckoning down the road. If a scandal on F-35 scale – total
Continue readingIn This Corner: Internal NRA memo on how to handle latest ‘situation’ is revealed.
INTERNAL MEMO TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION Urgent: Response to latest ‘incident’ Gentlemen: As you all know, the NRA is facing another situation due to the over enthusiastic application of the right to bear arms by a young man in the Connecticut area. In the
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The Hunger for Justice
Harper and the Governor General don’t offer a spoonful of respect, let alone justice. Attawapiskat Chief Spence reissues call for PM, GG treaty meeting I wish our Prime Minister and Governor General cared enough about the self-imposed suffering of a brave First Nations leader, to meet with her for an
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Looper Movie
I rode the bus, ended up at another mall, decided on a movie, found out it was Tuesday and only $2. Win! “Looper” [8/10] bent my brain a little, but wasn’t a time travelling classic I fear. It was trying to be complex, and although I didn’t predict the ending,
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