Jian on Bullying for Amanda
Jian’s essay: Amanda Todd, and bullying | Q with Jian Ghomeshi | CBC Radio From the House of Commons Readers are advised not to switch to full youtube view and…
October 2012
Megan Landry’s "Stronger"
Teenage Youtube sensation Megan Landry penned her anti-bullying anthem "Stronger" after suffering at the hands of high school tormentors. "I was not going to let them break me," Landry, an…
Inequality is Monkey Business
Even monkeys know inequality is just plain wrong
Is It Time For The NDP In PEI?
The times are a changing on Prince Edward Island. The two old line partys may have had their day … let’s hope! “You don’t have to support the NDP to…
The best column you’ll read today about Dalton McGuinty
(Including mine!) And from a possibly unlikely source, here. Wonderfully written, and very astute, too.
Another Wente Column. Another Sixth Estate Investigation.
Margaret Wente has published another column, sans apology for specific “careless mistakes” (as she calls them) in the past and also complete with her unique pre-moderated comments section (since she…
Joe Biden and Paul Ryan Debate
SNL’s take on the Vice-Presidential debate.
Justin Trudeau’s Speech
22 Minutes of CBC tunes it up. 22 Minutes have done an commendable job. Watch and enjoy.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Crawford Kilian talks to Ed Broadbent about the effect of increasing inequality and the prospect of changing course: On how quickly things…
On end goals
Since the Regina Chamber of Commerce apparently isn’t too fond of having its own words pointed out publicly, I’ll offer a quick refresher as to how its statements about its…
Report identifies cost of Ontario P3s: 16 per cent more
Ontario has moved much faster than other provinces in establishing private contracts to design, build, finance, maintain and sometimes operate public infrastructure projects. Despite many warnings, the province appears to…
Dalton McGuinty, My Premier
You can tell I took this photo because its blurry Though I was born during Bob Rae’s reign as Ontario Premier in the early 90’s, and thus also spent my…
Old fashioned cat with soup for brains
Filed under: art Tagged: bowl, Cat, cup, hatching, old fashioned, soup
Dalton McGuinty and the legacy of inequility. . . .
The prorogation of of the Ontario parliament yesterday by Dalton McGuinty was probably not unconstitutional the way Stephen Harper’s was. Harper’s act of prorogation violated the British parliamentary traditions because…
Heading For The Exit
Very few politicians have the good sense to quit while they’re ahead. And so it was with Dalton McGunity. Perhaps he figured he would go down to defeat in the…
Broken Government: A Case Study in Penny Wise but Pound Foolish Management
Often I write about the opportunities of government 2.0, but it is important for readers to be reminded of just how challenging the world of government 1.0 can be, and…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, October 16, 2012: Always play nice in the sandbox – Lawyers Weekly Make the Most of Trial…
Farewell Dalton (and no he was not born in Kenya!)
It is remarkable just how vicious are some of the blogosphere comments about the Premier. I myself think the Premier has done a pretty good job and, on a personal…
The morning after the night before
I was with a ton of Dalton McGuinty folks at a pub near Queen’s Park last night. There was much laughter – and no tears that I could see. That’s…