Sept. 19: credit where credit is due
The Moncton Times and Transcript has carried a story that I did not think it would. Mother Jones Magazine took a secret video of Romney giving a speech at a…
September 2012
Mitt Romney’s Presidential Death Rattle
There are two lines that rolled off Mitt Romney’s lips that he can neither escape nor survive. “All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent…
Teachers and extracurricular activities
Teachers in many of Ontario’s School Boards have heeded their union’s advice to take a “pause” from coaching or otherwise being involved in extracurricular activities, such as sports team, in…
Bad week for private companies mining for profits in health care
This hasn’t been a good week for private companies mining big profits in Canada’s health system. Quebec police are probing a hospital private-public partnership deal awarded to SNC Lavalin Group…
Progressive Insurance Lawsuit Scandal Case Study
Tweets from Flo, Progressive Insurance’s Spokesperson Today in PRL 604: Advanced Public Relations Writing for Digital Platforms at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications I’m presenting a case study…
They’re Like Junkies, They Really Are
We know that existing, known fossil fuel reserves already on the books of global energy companies are five times greater than the maximum amount of fossil fuel we can consume…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Tim Harper weighs in on the Cons’ latest campaign of coordinated lies, and notes that the NDP looks to have learned one important…
I am between hits at Sun News Network
…which means I am walking around King Street East in make up. I wouldn’t get away with this in Bancroft.
Enter the Twitter War
Ah, time for some personal opining, as opposed to direct reporting and coverage of what has developed thus far. Now, back in the day, I was one of those people…
Off With Their Heads!!!
In HuffPost Canada today: Mask Ban Bill Nears Final Stage In House Of Commons LOL…what a joke this government is..what about face paint, or glasses, noses and moustaches..? Or, let’s…
A Look at Unemployment
Source: Star Phoenix, Labour Market Getting Tighter First post for today, though there is another one coming shortly that will be a critique post rather than an information post; but…
Credibility
Clarke v R, 2012 CMAC 3 has a useful review of the law regarding credibility: Several basic principles inform my decision on this ground of appeal. First, witnesses are not…
The only sector where you can’t have a union is the only one with no health and safety rules? Explain, please…
Alabama farm workers in 1935 – not so different from Alabamberta farmworkers in 2012. Below: Premier Alison Redford. LETHBRIDGE, Alberta Literally everybody – and that includes Alberta Premier Alison Redford…
Reality checks in – austerity plan based on exaggerated deficits
In February we attended a forum hosted by the Centre for Policy Alternatives looking at the manufactured crisis the Liberals are using to bring in a far-reaching austerity agenda. At…
Care is Care. Let’s Stand Together for Political and Social Change
I remember a long time ago, sitting in a room full of disability activists who were much older and more experienced than me. One man, Gary McPherson, sat in his…
Stock Day, come home
All is forgiven. And during a friendly chat with Chicago residents, ended up mistakenly saying Manitoba was across from Detroit — rather than Windsor.
Certain Days Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar 2013
Here it is again, a beautiful political calendar created by a Canadian collective working under the guidance and inspiration of u.s. PP/POWs David Gilbert, Robert Seth Hayes and Herman Bell.…
Now that is what you call interesting #nlpoli
Labradore infuriates Connies both provincially and federally because the guy just knows his stuff and needles the little darlings at every chance. On Tuesday, he posted a chart showing the…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, September 19, 2012: Groups that run election ads may keep donors secret, US Appeal court rules Robert…
Santa Should Straighten Up And Fly Right
He should dump the pipe. Kids staying up late Xmas night, hiding behind the couch to catch a glimpse, will see him with the thing and take up the habit…