LIBOR, the shoes are dropping from the sky.
Anyone else following the LIBOR scandal that started in the UK and is spreading like a wildfire across the global banking industry? If not, this could be a good popcorn…
July 2012
Co-ordination of Communications and Policy Functions in B.C.’s NDP Government 1996-1999
{This paper, written way back in 2000, discusses both the formal and informal co-ordination of communications and policy functions in the B.C. NDP governments, focusing on how this co-ordination changed…
The Loaded Dice of Climate Change
Trying to attribute specific weather events to global warming is impossible. Long before man got the notion to industrialize there were hurricanes and tornadoes, droughts and floods. They happened before,…
Another Salvo Against Teachers
Just came back from a rather tiring two-hour plus bike ride against a head wind. Because I am too tired to write a lengthy post, and as a follow-up to…
wmtc7 is awesome, or, 10 reasons i love hosting a summer potluck
Wmtc7 was last night, and I think it might have been the best wmtc party yet. It was certainly the our biggest turnout, with more than 40 people – and…
Amazingly good sentencing tool
rangefindr is a tool to help lawyers and judges find criminal sentencing ranges in seconds instead of hours. I have no interest direct or indirect in the website but it’s…
Irie from Jamaica, mon
If the plane back to TeeDot goes down in a fiery ball of flame this afternoon, here’s a pic you can put up on your fridge door. You’re welcome.
Safety Deposit Boxes
Cases about safety deposit boxes are so rare. Banks and trust companies are usually careful and do not allow boxes to be mis-assigned or improperly opened. That said, cases on…
Don’t Get Uppity. Remember Your Place.
These are hard times for the honest man and they may get a lot harder yet. There’s a societal sort of continental drift underway. Our once cohesive, strong society is…
Bilious bloat
Filed under: art, digital, drawing, painting Tagged: 100 cats
4852…PETA And Bob Barker Not Stampede Fans
From the PETA Files, the official blog of PETA, People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals, comes this timely piece “…Bob Barker has sent urgent letters to the major sponsors…
Trudeau who?
This is a Rick Bell story. In the Calgary Sun. In Alberta. Good thing nobody is interested in this Trudeau guy.
Refugee Health Cutbacks: Canadian Jewish Groups Respond (Or Not)
Since the negative consequences of Bill C-31 have become apparent over the last month or so–for example, many refugee claimants will lose access to life-saving drugs such as insulin, and…
4851…Stephen Harper Goes Home
To the Calgary Stampede which, I presume, is in his riding of Calgary Something Or Other.Good news is to be had for all Canuckistanians from our beloved leader. The Globe…
Rockin’ at Murphy’s Point!
What a great weekend to be camping! (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Liberals claim early lead
At least the Liberals are doing ok somewhere....Globe and Mail
Liberals claim early lead
At least the Liberals are doing ok somewhere…. Globe and Mail
From trainee to top job at the BBC
A man who started at the BBC as a journalism trainee has been appointed to the British broadcaster’s top job.
From trainee to top job at the BBC
A man who started at the BBC as a journalism trainee has been appointed to the British broadcaster’s top job.
Is Cooperation Necessary or Possible?
There has been much talk of late about cooperationbetween the left leaning political partys with a view to stopping the dismantling of Canada by the Harper regime beyond 2015 by…