Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Illinois Removed from the House for Wearing Hoodie
Rep Bobby Rush was wearing a hoody in the House to show his solidarity with the family of Trayvon Martin. Speaker ruled that the Rep was breaking the etiquettes of…
March 2012
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More Thoughts on the Novel Versus Cable Series: Four Writers and The Hunger Games
The Globe and Mail’s television guy John Doyle, as noted earlier, claims that cable series (he particularly mentions Mad Men, have surpassed novels in story telling excellence and in fidelity…
Lockouts Almost Derail GDP Growth
Statistics Canada reported today that economic growth dropped to a bare 0.1% in January. The New Year began with Rio Tinto locking out former Alcan employees at Alma, Quebec, and…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Yes, there was huge news in Robocon yesterday, with Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand rightly declaring the Cons’ fraudulent vote suppression to be…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, March 30, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 30, 2012: Audio: The US Supreme Court’s Health Care Arguments News Analysis: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy…
OAS, the Budget and the Baby Boomers
The Budget justifies raising the age of eligibility for OAS and GIS on the grounds that the long-term fiscal sustainability of the program is being undermined by rising life expectancy.…
About Those 19,200 Jobs
“Our government,” Jim Flaherty announced yesterday, “has chosen prosperity.” He then announced that the government would be slashing expenses by $5.2 billion and laying off 19,200 civil servants. In an…
MOTHER NATURE AND A MOTHER’S INSTINCTS
Nature is like an open book to me, I find a new page and a new chapter open every day. I learn something new as it unfolds right in front…
Congratulations to The Toronto Star
Since jettisoning my subscription to The Globe and Mail, the self-proclaimed ‘newspaper of record,’ and replacing it with one to The Toronto Star, I have been consistently impressed with both…
Canada’s Autism Epidemic? To Start With We Have to Use American Numbers 1in 88 Children, 1 in 54 Boys
The CDC in the US has released new numbers on the autism epidemic in the US. It now estimates that 1in 88 children (1 in 54 boys) have an autism…
Budget 2012: Pennywise But Pound Foolish
Marc, Andrew and Toby have posted substantial analyses of yesterday’s federal budget, but here are my two cents about its economic forecasts. Table 2.1 envisions a 7.5% unemployment rate this…
Memories of Antietam
child of the corn, a photo by imagecarnival on Flickr. Little Jehoshaphat was born in 1832 to a family of carnival performers and technicians that roamed the Americas. From Georgia…
The Budget And The Environment: The Deniers Liked It
A statement from the ICSC: Canadian federal Budget a step forward on climate change Ottawa, Canada, March 29, 2012: “The International Climate Science Coalition (ICSC) congratulates the Government of Canada…
The cost of Conservative Government Getting Out of Healthcare: An Election
The Quebec Minister of Finance today warned that the Conservative government would lose an election if they didn’t recommit to their fair share of healthcare costs, citing Prime Minister Pearson’s…
Mostly fools
When asked the population of England, Scottish historian and essayist Thomas Carlyle gave as his answer, “Thirty millions, mostly fools.” If asked about British Columbia’s population, Time Colonist writer Les…
Muskrat Three-some #nlpoli
Here are some treats to keep you up with the latest developments on the Muskrat falls front. For starters, CBC’s Anthony Germain interviewed Tom Adams on Thursday about Adams’ contention…
What should a future Liberal budget look like?
Paul Summerville took a shot at answering the question, in this speech that you can read at his site: “A 21st Century Liberal Budget.” So if you’re feeling a little…
Your budget round-up
So, that was the federal budget. What can we say? Some 19000 federal jobs to be cut over three years, two thirds of which will likely be by attrition, while…