Lomborg Makes It Official
Bjørn Lomborg’s assistant emailed me this morning to confirm that Mr. Lomborg no longer wished to have an entry on the Heartland Institute expert list: Dear M.J.Murphy, Thank you for…
May 2012
Health Care Employment in NL #nlpoli
For those getting ready for this afternoon’s announcement by Eastern Health, here are some figures from Statistics Canada on employment in the health care sector in the province from October…
I have but one question…
… will the self-righteous, egotistic, fact-distorting, religiosity-spewing, gay-hating, liberal-bashing, blowhard, CPC toady – aka David Warren – lose his job? If so, I will happily re-subscribe to the 6 day…
The useful side of radiation
The news that Pacific Bluefin tuna caught off the coast of California have been found to have radioactive contamination from the Fukushima nuclear accident has caused quite a stir in…
A Focused Environmental Autism Research Strategy Is Needed
If you have a child who is severely affected by an autism disorder, whose ability to understand the world is limited, who wanders into dangerous traffic, lakes or rivers, is…
ToastMedia News announces cuts, dropped editions: welcome to the world of zombie newspapers
PostMedia CEO Paul Godfrey holds a translation of his memorandum to the chain’s newspaper staff yesterday. Warning, senior Canadian newspaper executives may not appear exactly as illustrated, or as below.…
On The Media, Journalism, And The Willingness To Support it
It has been a tough month for journalism. Reports of mass layoffs and (select) publication suspensions at Postmedia engulfed the twitterverse late Monday afternoon, the second such round of job…
Collective bullying
I don’t know why any unionized, federally-regulated employer would bother to negotiate in good faith with their unions anymore — if anybody goes on strike, the Harper Conservatives just legislate…
In today’s Sun: long hot Summer ahead
The youth of Quebec doth protest too much, some say. The protests have been going on in the streets of la belle province for more than 100 days. Thinkers and…
Radio Topics, May 29
What a show we have for you today! At 8:00, I’ll speak with Jaime Alexanderson about the Cycling For Sight event taking place in Ottawa this weekend. At 8:30, Adam…
May also have set a hockey record for most famous evangelist daughters? :)
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission With the upcoming Stanley Cup finals, it might be time for a lighthearted post. And if I help Faytene Grasseschi in…
Media layoffs: I fear this is going to get worse
Postmedia announced layoffs and reorganization today, as the corporation looks for ways to consolidate its print production processes to stay profitable.
Might Have Been
I am lost and in loss, am losing There beyond my reach the sunlit shore metamorphosis Cold as Odysseus no Circe here no Panacaea just these worn words weary heart…
Photos of Montreal lawyers marching against Law 78,
On Monday evening in Montreal, hundreds of lawyers donned their professional black robes and took to the streets on a silent march to protest Law 78 (also known as the…
Photos of Montreal lawyers marching against Law 78,
On Monday evening in Montreal, hundreds of lawyers donned their professional black robes and took to the streets on a silent march to protest Law 78 (also known as the…
Photos of Montreal lawyers marching against Law 78,
On Monday evening in Montreal, hundreds of lawyers donned their professional black robes and took to the streets on a silent march to protest Law 78 (also known as the…