The Weakness of Tyranny. . . .
It is an interesting irony that Margaret Thatcher is one of the great heroes of many of the members of the Conservative Party of Canada. The irony comes in large…
June 2012
Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People (in a nutshell)
Dale Carnegie’s book, “How to Win Friends and Influence People”, was first published in 1936. The key advice, in a nutshell is below. After reading the book, I can say…
June 2012 Bits and Bites
Bernie Farber wrote an excellent article on Richard Warman yesterday regarding his campaign against cyber hate and the resulting vitriol directed at him as a result: Vilified Internet hate crusader…
Important speeches of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi during her tour in Europe
Thanks to Tin at CFOB for putting this together,sharing this for your convenience , a collection of speeches by Daw Suu Kyi during her current tour of Europe. Will update…
Getting a PR job in a changing communications landscape
In about a year I’ll be applying for a full-time job in Communications/Public Relations after completing requirements of my master’s degree in Public Relations at the S.I. Newhouse School of…
4777… Sandusky: From Penn State To State Pen
Found guilty yesterday on 45 of 48 counts of molesting boys. The former Penn State defensive guru was immediately taken into custody. It is probable that he will get a…
For What?
Ex-con, ex-financier, ex-Canadian Conrad Black is at it again, telling Canadians what’s wrong with them and their country. This time he used a podium opportunity to exhort Canada to “seize…
4776…If She Could Have Kept Her Pants On
She would be Prime Minister someday. She is Belinda Stronach and her adulterous affair with Tie Domi ended her shot at the beeg prize. She is still a superstar and…
Ethics committee talks social media without Del Mastro
I had a few committee meetings to choose from while I was in Ottawa last week, and attending the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics meeting on…
Harper learning from the Best????
It emerged the other day that with his fortunes apparently fading, Harper had a secret meeting with Brian Mulroney in the hopes of improving his political future. In related news…
Autism Is Genetic Eh? Really?
Autism, it’s gotta be genetic, even if we can’t see the evidence No one disputes that autism has a genetic link or links somewhere, now if only we can find…
On push mowers and five-pin bowling.
My sons bought me a push mower for Father’s Day this year. Now, some of you dads and moms might roll your eyes at that news. Isn’t getting a push…
Left Over 2012-06-23 10:54:33
WorkSafeBC employees get controversial $1,400 bonus Labour leader defends WorkSafeBC bonus Jim Sinclair – a coronation every time he runs for office..and now advocating against those who pay his very…
Saturday Photo: Fleur de lys for Quebec’s Fête Nationale
June 24 is the feast day of St. John the Baptiste. It also has the same relation to a solstice that Christmas does. In other words, Christians appropriated pagan holidays…
On covering the dead elephant in the busiest intersection in town
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission I can’t add much to Bene D’s excellent coverage of what has been happening at the Prairie Bible Institute, but I…
Saskatchewan New Democrats Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Medicare At Annual Convention
Saskatchewan New Democrats are meeting in Saskatoon for their annual convention with special time set aside to recognize the implementation of publicly funded healthcare in the province in 1962. Federal…
June 23: Why is it called a newspaper?
The Moncton Times and Transcript for today must be well over half advertising. Then there are more, damned grad photos. Then there are pages of comics, advice columns, horoscopes. And…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Chantal Hebert theorizes that Canada’s political scene has taken every turn Jack Layton might have hoped for since his passing last summer, while…
Punching above our weight
Canada ranked 51st in access to information list OTTAWA–As the 30th anniversary of the federal Access to Information Act approaches, Canada finds itself tied for 51st in the world on…
Making James Holmes innocent: The lengths we go to to explain White killers
(Written Jun 23, 2012 and reposted on this blog). This graphic has been circulating around the internet about how James Holmes, the killer in the recent Aurora, Colorado shooting, benefits…