@saskboy Will you ever learn that PMSH simply doesnt plan and execute Robocall-kindacrap? #notthatkindaPM @leaderpost— Carol Husband (@CarolHusband) May 11, 2012 “The Conservative Party can say absolutely definitively it has no role in any of this.” – Stephen Harper, PM, in the House of Commons this year (see video at
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: A Quick Bow
Here’s where Zorpheus and I take a quick bow to imaginary applause. Postmedia is confirming our suspicion that Poutine could be royally screwed if he logged in at a place where other campaign culprits could have been conglomerating. I wrote: The hot question on everyones lips should be, “Why would
Continue readingGeoff Campbell: Finished Work at Mount Allison University
My co-workers are pretty awesome. This afternoon I finished up my last day of work at the Marketing and Communications Office at Mount Allison University. I finished the video “Why Consider Mount Allison University” as my last project. If I’m able to end up somewhere with co-workers half as supportive,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: This is What Authoritarianism Sounds Like
IF anyone else wants to hear what open, transparent parliamentary democracy sounds like, the MP4 file is here: is.gd/35VNrS #hw— kady o'malley (@kady) May 10, 2012 If you download the 25MB audio file that is over an hour long, all but the first 4 minutes are relaxing music. Why? The
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Extending Habitability
What does “extending habitability” mean? It explains “sustainability”. I prefer to sometimes call it “survivability”, because without the delicate balance our ecosystem and societies are teetering on, there’s no possible way seven billion people will survive even a short term major disruption. Our environment has one shot to work in
Continue readingLeft Over: Left Over 2012-05-10 11:09:10
Today on the CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corp, to the center of PBS or Knowledge Network) posted an article about the fact that although promised, there is still no Senior`s Advocate position set up, nor has anyone even been considered, much less appointed..Okay, nothing to see here, folks, just the Lieberals
Continue readingCritical Brain Candy: Obama and same-sex marriage
I can’t believe it’s finally happened, but Obama’s declaration of support for same-sex marriage is huge. I read an interesting comment somewhere describing how this is a very good political move. The reasoning was that he won’t lose too many votes over this but will energize his base. I agree
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Dirty Laundry
Is this what Peter Kent P.O.S. M.P. was talking about when he said there was laundering of funds that the Senate was investigating? Somehow, I think it wasn’t.
Continue readingLeft Over: On Irony….
It is more than just a little ironic that the first black president in US history is hesitant about giving support to the concept of legalizing, or legitimizing, the right to universal marriage . I hate the term ‘gay’ used as some sort of blanket coverage for LGBT issues, as
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: Now it Gets Interesting #RoboCon
I’m kidding. RoboCon has been the biggest collective Canadian (Christian-) Conservative cock-up in the history of bonehead crooked cover-up conspiracy scandals. It’s always been interesting, we just didn’t collectively realize it on May 2nd, 2011. And its designers intended it that way, because as long as there is plenty of
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Timeraiser for Fundraiser
Here’s a clever idea to promote volunteerism. == Here’s a little summary of RoboCon, by the links. == Wow. I hadn’t heard about the transfer to MacKay, which is of course how ‘they’ prefer it. Used to have a commissioner to keep things honest; I wonder if that position is
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: What The F-35?
A lawsuit, jets, lies, no accountability? [Canadians] “feel completely manipulated, completely lied to and they are pissed off; they want a corporation like Air Canada to be accountable for misleading them.” Oh, nope, sorry that’s Air Canada, not the F-35 story, my mistake. “In my view, no clear evidence has
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Blog Navel Gazing
Here’s some stuff that will probably not interest you, but I make available anyway for some laughs and potential humility/humour. I saw some very interesting search terms recently finding my blog. The most funny was “biggest cock in america” Which someone found because I wrote about the Biggest Cock-up Ever,
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Temporary Foreign Workers and the Labour Market
Further to recent commentary regarding the Harper government’s dramatic expansion of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TWF) program, consider this shocking factoid: Even before the expansion of the program envisioned in the current omnibus “budget” bill, temporary foreign workers (who do not have the same rights as other Canadian workers, and
Continue readingFalse positive: private profit in Canada's health care: Medical Journal Kills For-Profit Lab Debate
I was surprised when the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) asked me to write an analysis piece on Canada’s medical laboratories. My book, False Positive, clearly lays out my position that for-profit labs have no place in our health care system, which is at odds with the close, and profitable,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Evade Censorship of Pirate Bay Block
Children learn how to use computers and work around restrictions by experimentation and reading. So too must adults when they are confronted with restrictions. It’s a good idea to learn how to evade censorship before the flow of information is shut off, otherwise working around the problem becomes much more
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: Nova Scotia Refuses To Pay Medical Bill For Trans Man
The province of Nova Scotia has refused to pay for a trans man’s hysterectomy, leaving him with a surprise $3,400 bill. After experiencing some abdominal pain, Jessiah MacDonald was told that his uterus had several abnormal polyps and was recommended by a gynecologist that it be removed for preventative measures.
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: Computer Science
Having a background in computers helps someone understand the RoboCon details much faster. The calls were made in large part through computer technology. When the Elections Act was created, it wasn’t possible to do robocalling, and the potential for misuse of it wasn’t considered. Fortunately, other parts of the act
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: After a Long, Unexplained Abscence #cdnpoli
Abscence makes the heart grow fonder. That’s a bogus expression. It creates worry, and doubt. That’s what a lot of people were feeling when Brian-Michel LaRue disappeared from online life he’d been immersed in most waking hours for the first 6 weeks during the RoboCon drama broke wide open in
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: IP Match Confirmed: Poutine Used Prescott’s Computer in #RoboCon
Read lots more by Brandon Laraby who has a roundup of links, Curiosity Cat, and Sixth Estate. When the latest documents from court appear online, I’ll post them with the rest. == RoboCon got a little more interesting and solid today after Glen McGregor made a trip to the courthouse
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