The debate: Was Obama afraid?
Ben Brafman – Obama’s ‘flopsweat’ Charlie Rose had a session entiled Analysis of Last Night’s Debate – you can find it here. One of his guests was Benjamin Brafman, the…
October 2012
Can you name the president of the Conservative Party of Canada?
…or six of Stephen Harper’s most senior aides? Can’t, can you? Exactly.
Good ‘Fracking’ News From New York!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger As citizens learn more about the downsides of hydraulic fracking the inevitable protests follow. In Pennslylvannia, Nova Scotia, Quebec and now the state of…
Tips for Barack Obama on How to NOT Suck in the Next Debate
Fight Night! (GIF from GifWich) So, ummmm, the Obama VS. Romney rumble in the mountains (it was in Colorado…get it?) was less a debate than it was two Economics professors…
PRL 614 Assignment
A recent Pew Research Center study argued that social media and traditional press reacted to the Democratic and Republican conventions differently. However, the fine print showed that humans decided the…
The First Shot Across the Bow
Yesterday, the Weir Campaign introduced their plan to reform the Saskatchewan Small Business Tax loophole that currently allows larger companies to take advantage of a lower tax rate in Saskatchewan.…
Is the attack on public sector workers justified?
Dwight Duncan has justified the government’s proposal to remove collective bargaining rights in the broader public sector by suggesting that the private sector has had it much worse. Earlier, I…
Selective Amnesia at the Bank of Canada
A guest blog from Marc Lavoie and Mario Seccareccia, Department of Economics, University of Ottawa In a speech delivered on October 4th to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce (see: http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2012/10/speeches/a-measure-of-work/),…
Who will win the Big Bird framing battle: Obama or Romney?
The Obama camp clearly understimated Mitt Romney going into the first presidential debate. No doubt seeing him as a bit of a bumbler, not too quick on his feet, Obama…
Non-political post – 3D printing for everyone
A slight break from politics today. I thought I’d point you to a very interesting article at the Financial Post, which features an article on Panda Robotics and 3D Printing…
Catarina Migliorini: Virginity on auction to raise money for charity?
Catarina Migliorini, 20, claims she is auctioning off her virginity for charity, but experts are skeptical. Even the man behind the auction is surprised she made the claim because until…
Solving Alberta’s Labour Shortage
China's CNOOC Ltd.'s $15.1 billion bid for Calgary basedNexen Inc. reflects a growing interest among state-owned Asian energy companies in Alberta's oil sands. In addition to China, three state-run Indian…
Solving Alberta’s Labour Shortage
China’s CNOOC Ltd.’s $15.1 billion bid for Calgary basedNexen Inc. reflects a growing interest among state-owned Asian energy companies in Alberta’s oil sands. In addition to China, three state-run Indian…
Solving Alberta’s Labour Shortage
China's CNOOC Ltd.'s $15.1 billion bid for Calgary basedNexen Inc. reflects a growing interest among state-owned Asian energy companies in Alberta's oil sands. In addition to China, three state-run Indian…
Solving Alberta’s Labour Shortage
China’s CNOOC Ltd.’s $15.1 billion bid for Calgary basedNexen Inc. reflects a growing interest among state-owned Asian energy companies in Alberta’s oil sands. In addition to China, three state-run Indian…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, October 5, 2012
A happy and safe Canadian Thanksgiving weekend to all! Here are our leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday October 5, 2012: Lawyer Charles Roach dies with…
VON Hamilton nurses subject to demeaning cyber-tracking
Nurses at VON Hamilton may be wary of construction detours en route to seeing their home care patients. The VON branch is taking employee tracking to an extreme by issuing…