Ontario Shores manager shows DeNiro-Stiller movie clip to intimidate staff
WHITBY – Dietary staff failed to get the joke when their Ontario Shores manager showed them a clip from the 2000 film “Meet The Parents” during a staff meeting earlier…
September 2012
Ask me anything
I would blog today if I could think of something to blog about, and I would have blogged yesterday too if I could have thought of something to blog about.…
Natural Sunblock: Beards
Above is an excellent example of beautiful facial hair that does a good job of blocking the sun. That’s right, for those of you who can grow beards – you…
The sum of all fears #nlpoli
Kathy Dunderdale says that it is gratifying to have the support of the majority of the people of the province, as recent polls show, according to the Premier. In another…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, September 11, 2012
First and foremost a big Happy Birthday to our favorite blogger, Garry J. Wise! Now, on to the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Legal sector loses 1400…
Regina’s Unlikely Sights
An unexpected appearance by Beaker in the 3rd floor RIC window A wasp drinking some pop Red Sun at One in the Afternoon: I couldn’t figure out what the unnatural…
Acquisition d’Astral – Duel de titans devant le CRTC by François Desjardins
CRTC considers BCE’s application to acquire Astral.
Acquisition d’Astral – Duel de titans devant le CRTC by François Desjardins
CRTC considers BCE’s application to acquire Astral.
“Adorable! Cute as a button. A good left hook, you really gotta love him”
The most Twitter followers AND a theme song? John Ivison is right – this race is over. It’s no “Ted Morton is the Man“, but The Justin Trudeau Song is…
NHL Lockout 2012: Cancellation Of Season Would Shave $1.8 Billion Off GDP, Economist Says by Daniel Tencer
BMO economist says the performing arts, heritage and sports sector of Canada’s economy saw a decline of roughly 0.1 per cent of GDP during the 2004-05 lockout, which resulted in…
Photo Tells Us Why Canada Severed Diplomatic Ties With Iran
Last Friday, the right-wing Conservative government of Stephen Harper closed the Canadian embassy in Tehran, and kicked Iranian diplomats out of Canada. Since than, Canadians have struggled to figure out…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Don Lenihan responds to Allan Gregg’s recent critique of Canadian politics, featuring this on the connection that ought to exist between ideology…
Trudeau Isn’t A Lock
Will Justin be incredibly formidable and the immediate front runner? Does Trudeau have the capacity to suck up all the oxygen in the room? Will the media fixate on every…
where i’ve been
I was planning on spending the final few weeks of my summer reading, and blogging the remainder of my notes from Marxism 2012. That all changed when the Rivera family…
5150…Down The Hill From Parliament
Trouble be brewing for the Stephen Harper’s. This morning’s Metro, the fish wrap that is handed out free at bus stops in your capital, reports that “The Ottawa-Vanier Conservative Riding…
The Price of Plualism
There is a price for the privilege of living in a pluralistic society, and that cost, which the majority of people willing pay, is tolerance for the views and beliefs…
PCs swear they’ll get restructuring right this time
The new Progressive Conservative policy paper, Paths to Prosperity: Patient-Centred Healthcare, isn’t just another far right rant like we’ve heard from Tim Hudak in recent weeks. It does make a…
Kinsella’s Coffee Table Book
Book. Meet table. Not just for bathrooms ya know.
Politicians and Poverty
Two weeks ago, Ann Romney told Republicans that she and Mitt had known lean times: “We were very young. Both still in college. There were many reasons to delay marriage,…
Is the Internet bringing us together or is it tearing us apart?
The other day the Vancouver Sun – via Simon Fraser University’s Public Square program – asked me to pen a piece answering the questions: Is the Internet bringing us together…