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Claiming you have saved $70 a week because you are making $70 less a week and have borrowed the difference.
2011
TILMA by Stealth
A month ago, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments volunteered to be directly sued by investors under the Agreement on Internal Trade. This quiet announcement from Brudenell, Prince Edward Island,…
Some Thoughts On Bob Rae At The Alberta Roundtable
Back in June, Tim Powers wrote a piece for the Globe and Mail about the power of political symbolism. He began by saying:A winning symbol can champion the day; a…
A Perfect Conor Summer Morning
No autism commentary this morning. Great weather and we headed out for a walk on the trail to the Superstore to pick up a few groceries. More than the weather…
As Rome burns…
The US debt crisis is serious. Yesterday I suggested there might be method but now, on reading the childish insults, I begin to wonder if American lawmakers have collectively lost…
The Ever-Increasing Importance Of Alternative Media
After reading Rick Salutin's column yesterday about the very real limitations of Canadian journalism even when juxtaposed against the scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch's publishing empire, I had the opportunity to…
Sun Media Steps Back From Brink?
Glenn Garnett, Sun Media's VP of editorial, has agreed to meet with Ontario Press Council reps and "discuss" their decision to pull out of the regulatory body.Funny that Sun Media…
Fearing Nothing But Fear
In a short piece for the Canadian International Council, Roland Paris asks the essential question about Prime Minister Harper: What Is Stephen Harper Afraid Of? It's been clear for some…
Saturday Photo: A Tangle of Hosta Flowers, and Shooting Star Daylilies
One of the joys of a garden full of perennials is that the plants and the flowers come back, even in yars of neglect. I took these yesterday, when the…
Sun TV, Ezra Levant and Why the Danish Cartoons Matter
Ezra Levant, long time neocon insider and self-proclaimed stockaholic (one of 3 Stockwell Day fans), is among the bombastic characters on Fox News North (Sun TV).He used to run a…
The State Of Climate Change Denial In Australia
The target is Hans Schellnhuber, advisr to the German government:. My Australian is a bit weak, but a loose translation of the guy in the clip is: "Before you begin,…
Traffic that never flip flops
The weekly top 10 Bond Papers posts for the week of July 11 to 15, 2011, selected by you, the readers. Forecasting the fall All three NL parties back Muskrat…
Hi there, Hot Stuff! Where’s Stephen Duckett when you really need him?
Hello! This is the AHS Health Link line. It had darned well better be, anyway! Below: Another irresistible switchboard shot, Stephen Duckett.Where’s Stephen Duckett when you need him?Don’t you think…
The Liberal Party Cannot Rebuild
The Liberal Party cannot rebuild because the building is still there.In much of the same way that people in Toronto can't rebuild the CN Tower because it still exists like…
SGM Survivor blog receives threats
It is one thing to get hate mail. Most of us who expose bad behavior in evangelical circles have been the receipients of some blistering anger and even rage. It…
Torontonians to Rob Ford: Hands off our libraries!
Poll shows Torontonians oppose closing local libraries and library privatization – councilors take note < Libraries, Privatization, Ontario | CUPEThe Toronto Public Library Workers Union commissioned Forum Research to ask…
You are not a lawmaker
I know this particular speech has been floating around the Internet for a couple of weeks (also available here if the previous link is behind a firewall), but I felt…
Molly’sBlog 2011-07-16 01:50:00
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR GEORGIA:RESPECT WORKER RIGHTS IN GEORGIA:The now independent Caucasus republic of Georgia is (in)famous as the homeland of Soviet dictator Josep Stalin. Sorta like being noted as the homeland…
405 Closure: Thanks Erik Estrada
I live in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, and yet I know that LA's 405 freeway is closed this weekend (aka Carmageddon) between the Santa Monica and Ventura freeways. I first…
Impact factor trends
A few days ago, I received an e-mail message from the Publisher of my favourite physics journal (JLTP), who was pleased to inform me that its Impact Factor (IF) climbed…