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…
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…
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…
Even monkeys know inequality is just plain wrong
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…
(Including mine!) And from a possibly unlikely source, here. Wonderfully written, and very astute, too.
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…
SNL’s take on the Vice-Presidential debate.
22 Minutes of CBC tunes it up. 22 Minutes have done an commendable job. Watch and enjoy.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Filed under: art Tagged: bowl, Cat, cup, hatching, old fashioned, soup
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…