Concussion
Cool air on my head. It felt good. Gliding along on the wheels. The bike path ends at the bridge. I always ride up the last driveway to cross the…
August 2012
Let’s Hear It for Montreal: Two Article Laud My Favourite City
Montrealers have been beating up the city for the last little while: crumbling infrastructure, too much road repairs/reconstruction, doubtful influences in contract awards etc. So it is refeshing to come…
Dunderdale: Hydro-Quebec equity in Lower Churchill and no ‘69 redress part of ‘win-win’ for HQ #nlpoli
For five years, the provincial Conservatives secretly tried to interest Quebec in part ownership of the Lower Churchill, according to Premier Kathy Dunderdale. Dunderdale: September 2009 In September 2009, she…
An employee may employed by more than one employer
Stanley v. Advertising Directory Solutions Inc., 2012 BCCA 350 is a helpful source for the well established view that an employee may employed by more than one employer: The notion…
Dying for your country in anonymity
According to Wikipedia, 158 Canadian Forces personnel have been killed in the Afghan war since 2002. Their ultimate sacrifice has been widely recognized, honoured and commemorated—individually and collectively—and will continue…
Hot air
My husband says it will be interesting to see who blows more hot air in Tampa, Hurricane Issac or the Republican Convention.
Homemade pottery
Here’s the rest of the pottery we made at Chandler Swain’s Pottery Camp. Mostly I see these pieces as funny little wobbly things that we made with our very own…
Sad news
Bao Bao passed away. He was the male giant panda in Berlin. He died at age 34
Where are you now, Joe Sullivan?
Yesterday, during our morning run, the little guy and I went way, way out near the point at Kennebunk Beach. The tide was out, so we could get pretty far.…
Stephen Harper: Is he a cannibal?
“It seems the rumours that Stephen Harper is part of the cannibal club are spreading.” Tory MP Ryan Leef introduced the PM in Carcross as “PM of Cannibals”, Yukon.For the…
Madame Marois and the PQ…
… are quickly losing credibility. Contradictions and confusion in the Parti Québécois’ referendum strategy have come back to haunt Pauline Marois’s campaign, fueling attacks against the sovereigntist leader’s evolving plan…
Thar She Blos…Again!
Another Alberta pipeline springs a leak: The clean-up is underway south of Edmonton after a pipeline leak on Tuesday afternoon. It happened about 10 kilometres east of Red Deer on…
LHIN boss: We are going to take money out of hospitals
“We are going to have to take money out of the hospitals. It’s not a small amount. We’re talking about millions,” Debbie Hammond, CEO of the government’s Central East Local…
National Energy Strategy a Deception of EPIC Proportions, Designed to Fleece Canadians
In this piece, the first of a series of three, we explore why a National Energy Program is political suicide, yet something called a National Energy Strategy is all the…
Remembering Layton by Looking Forward
Jack Layton was not about looking back, he was a forward thinker. "I am running to be the next Prime Minister of Canada" ~ Jack Layton , 2008 In 2008,…
Remembering Layton by Looking Forward
Jack Layton was not about looking back, he was a forward thinker. “I am running to be the next Prime Minister of Canada” ~ Jack Layton , 2008In 2008, when…
Remembering Layton by Looking Forward
Jack Layton was not about looking back, he was a forward thinker. "I am running to be the next Prime Minister of Canada" ~ Jack Layton , 2008In 2008, when…
Remembering Layton by Looking Forward
Jack Layton was not about looking back, he was a forward thinker. “I am running to be the next Prime Minister of Canada” ~ Jack Layton , 2008 In 2008,…
A Fossil Fuel Free Freighter
Cargo ships make the global economy work as goods need to be transported around the globe. These large ships have a large impact on the environment due to their fuel…