Does Life Get Better Than Fresh Strawberry Pie?
It’s strawberry season in Canada, although here in our corner of the Canadian Shield there are no strawberry farms within 200 kilometres, and no organic ones within 500 kilometres. But,…
July 2011
AMO targets Tim Hudak over ‘eco-fee shell game’
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) issued a press release yesterday afternoon attacking Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak over his – and his caucus’s – confusion regarding eco fees.…
Sanity test three
Anyone who takes Michele Bachmann seriously as a candidate for president of the United States is certifiably nuts.Why do Republicans keep doing this?
The Endless Two-Faced War in Afghanistan Nose Dives
While myopic NewsyDupes like TorStar's Rosie DiManno and that guy whatshisname at NatPo fell over each other gushing that Canada's "mission" to Afghanistan settled the Taliban's hash in Kandahar, events…
With Canada’s rich/poor divide widening, will seniors be forced to rural areas?
As I approach senior age territory, it’s becoming more and more apparent that I’m in deep shit. I’ve spent most of my adult life traveling and working around the world.…
Economics for Dummies: Happy Bastille Day!
Sing the choirs of cacophony: And like the good band says: La Guillotine will claim her bloody prize… A new survey from Insite Security and IBOPE Zogby International of those…
Doh!conomics: How to turn a doughnut economy into a feudal society
There’s a hole in the economy where the middle class used to be. And the Harper Government is making it bigger by busting unions. You’ve heard of Reaganomics? That’s where…
Murdoch a No Show, Defies UK Parliament
Rupert Murdoch is plainly feeling the heat. He closed News of the World and dropped (for now) his bid to buy BSkyB cable but, despite previous assurances by News Corp…
Open Educational Resources: A Definition
The DefinitionOpen educational resources are materials used to support education that may be freely accessed, reused, modified and shared by anyone.Stephen H. Foerster wrote: > Stephen Downes wrote:> > Open…
On surprising standards
I'm sure Terence Corcoran thinks he's making a brilliant sarcastic point of some sort. But ideology aside, is there actually any reason to disagree in the slightest with his portrayal…
Family law/bankruptcy
Schreyer v. Schreyer, 2011 SCC 35 released this morning is a very important family law/bankruptcy decision. A summary follows: The parties married in 1980,…
mla support in the alberta pc leadership contest (july 14, 2011)
Here is a preliminary list and map of MLAs who are supporting candidates in the 2011 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership contest. Please comment below or send me an email at…
How much does poverty cost BC?
We’ve known for a long time that we all pay for poverty. We just didn’t know how much. This is the question I investigate in my latest CCPA report The…
With Canada’s rich/poor divide widening, will seniors be forced to rural areas?
As I approach senior age territory, it's becoming more and more apparent that I'm in deep shit. I've spent most of my adult life traveling and working around the world.…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for July 14, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Girl, 12, sentenced for Facebook cyberstalking - msnbc.com -http://goo.gl/LGUqyRaccoon accused a no-show in court - Toronto Sun -http://goo.gl/tMLIh Shady clinics…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Armine Yalnizyan follows up on the Conference Board of Canada's recognition that growing inequality is a serious problem for Canada by noting the…
Stephen Harper: The Actor
The Role he should be playing – Charlie Chaplin. Instead he plays a dumb cop in an episode of the Victorian-era detective series "Murdoch Mysteries" airing July 20th. Come to…
New column day
Here, on the need for Canadian workers to follow Kai Nagata's example in valuing and insisting on the right to express their opinions.For further reading...- Sandra Thomas' rebuttal to Nagata…
Notes from Missionazn 3
From my daughter Jul 14: Ally’s sick, so I had my first asian hospital experience. All the nurses were wearing pink nun uniforms and shiny sashes. We think she has…