The Lean Debate – A “Wicked Disease”
John Seddon, a British occupational psychologist, has been a lightning rod for Lean promoters (which he refers to as “tool-heads) over his criticism of Lean. Seddon bases his own work…
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Do grassroots archives have a future? – Exhibition from archive of activist histories
About 30 people gathered in Toronto last night to discuss what many hope will grow into a movement for archiving grassroots histories. The public meeting was organized by Ulli Diemer…
And the winner is … no one: everybody missed Monday’s biggest story
Alberta families like this one just stayed home Monday and watched TV. Below: Pollster Janet Brown. So who stayed home? While poll analysts and pundits pontificated yesterday about what the…
Save yourself a bundle #nlpoli
A couple of decades ago, Greg Malone made a living lampooning an actor who decided to get into politics. Now the actor and comedian has decided to try his hand…
New affiliate: changes to how one gets accepted here
First off, please welcome the newest affiliate to Progressive Bloggers: Centre and Left Secondly, I’m going to detail how I’ve decided to modify how one gets accepted as an affiliate…
5382…Porn Star Update
Shippensburg University, Texas Woman’s University and the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation have done a study involving 177 female porn actresses, reported in The Ottawa Sun, that has found out…
Review: Orienting Canada
I have noted before on this site that when I go for a stretch of time without reading much history — by which I mean academic or lay writing that…
News Alert: Rob Ford did not apologize
We’ve heard it a million times, the non-apology apology from politicians. It’s when that tiny little word “if” follows “I’m sorry.” (You know, “I’m sorry if I offended you.”) And…
Mayors Under Siege: Why Laws Must Change
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is planning to appeal the recent judicial decision that ousted him from office for failing to obey one of the basic rules of municipal governance. In…
Make Them Stay
The Doha climate change summit now underway appears likely to end inconclusively as have all the international climate change summits that preceded it over the past 18-years. About the only…
Mary Walsh ( alter ego Marg Delahunty) Running To Replace Rob Ford
Mary Walsh (Marg Delahunty) has declared her candidacy for the mayor of Toronto.CBC: This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
The folks at this morning’s event
Talked about comms, politics, you name it. Now that I’ve put their picture up, they all need to go buy Fight The Right!
Political Deception and the Ford/Harper Nation. . .
The fundamental thrust of the contemporary rightwing ideology in our country, whether found in the form of the Ford Brothers or the Harper cabal, is multifold. While the overarching narrative…
More privatization via Liberal "community care"
Health care privatization continues to come to Ontario via the Liberal government's version of "community care." Most obviously this comes by moving services from public hospitals to poorly regulated and…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Sexiest Man Alive!
U.S. satirical website The Onion wrote a piece that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is the sexiest man alive. This story was picked up by a Chinese paper as…
Nov. 28: well, not as bad as it could have been…
To understand the first part of the blog, you will need to read the blog for Nov. 27 in which I talked about how I expected the TandT to handle…
The Steve Kent Rule #nlpoli
The MFers seem to be testy these days. They like to challenge people who aren’t keen on Muskrat Falls about something called facts. Facts, as you will quickly discover, are…