Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Duncan Cameron discusses how the Cons have already taken Canada and the world in exactly the wrong direction. But Murray Dobbin points…
May 2012
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, May 24, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, May 24, 2012: The Rush For The Exits Doomed Facebook’s Stock – Forbes Contracting for a cloud…
And she believes this crap is brilliant #nlpoli
Arguments are so much more convincing when claims match with the evidence. Otherwise you wind up with a credibility gap. It’s bad enough for ordinary people, but when you are…
New column day
Here, on how we know better in our personal lives than to think money is everything – and how we should expect public policy to follow the same principle. For…
Earthgauge Radio May 24 2012: Special program on Canada’s changing North
Download: earthgaugeradio-podcast-may24-2012-arctic-special.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we’re taking a look at issues facing Canada’s rapidly changing northern regions. I have three interviews for you on today’s special show: Mary…
An Open Letter To English Canadians: Why I Am Talking A Walk In Downtown Montreal
Today I’m posting an open letter that was shared on Facebook, written by Daniel Weinstock, a Quebecer to his “English-Canadian friends”, with permission to circulate it. It appears there were…
Words, Words, Words
As a retired English teacher and a lifelong lover of books, I have always been fascinated by words, both what they actually mean and how they are used to influence…
Shrinking EI
Statistics Canada reported today that 2,500 fewer Canadians received Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in March. In total, only 549,400 out of 1,356,200 officially unemployed workers got benefits. The context for…
No bad jobs, just lazy Canadians
“There is no bad job. The only bad job is not having a job.You do what you have to do to make a living.”–Finance Minister Jim Flaherty (WARNING: As with…
Byline, May 23: on s. 13 and human rights
Lilley and I duke it out on s. 13. I’m right.
Integrated Cross-border Law Enforcement Operations Act
We shall be Canadians first, foremost, and always, and our policies will be decided in Canada and not dictated by any other country. John G. Diefenbaker It is sensible to…
Proof that Fox News Rots Your Brain
Fairleigh Dickenson University conducted a US-wide poll, asking respondents who solely watch/listen to certain media, ranging from Fox News to NPR to The Daily Show, to answer questions about international…
The Sun King And His Chief Courtier
Michael Harris writes that the Sun King is now ensconced on the shores of the Ottawa River. There he sits — amid his munificence, surrounded by sycophants, who are eager…
Canada’s Sad "Democracy"
Conservative MP David Wilks comments have provided fodder for government opponents, but underlying his concerns about the budget bill, a candid confirmation of the lowly existence most our elected representatives…
Canada’s Selective Immigration Strategy: an Evolution (Part 1/6)
Canadians from coast to coast have expressed concern about the pending drastic changes to the rules surrounding immigration buried in the 400-page omnibus bill. As the House of Commons debates…
Zwozdesky’s in, Kowalski’s out and all’s right with the Tory universe
Gene Zwozdesky, Alberta’s new Speaker, with your blogger and a Speech from the Throne … though not today’s. This compliment may come out sounding a little more backhanded than intended,…
Feds calls Dunderdale’s bluff #nlpoli
In an interview with CBC’s David Cochrane, federal intergovernmental affairs minister Peter Penashue called Premier Kathy Dunderdale’s bluff about a public inquiry into the death of Burton Winters. Penashue said:…
Daily Reading for Thursday
News picks for May 24, 2012. // ]]> Backbench MP opposes government — for a couple of hours — The Honourable Member for Kootenay-Columbia, David Wilks, earned his honorific by…