Three Happy Lessons for Progressives
In Toronto, Mayor Rob Ford sees his reckless budget derailed. Who says you can’t fight City Hall? Torontonians who successfully pushed back against Mayor Rob Ford’s reckless cuts are the…
2012
JoeyO on… Hard Spending Decisions
(As posted at JoeyO.ca) On June 24th, 2010, the provincial government released a fiscal update. The long and short of it was, “the 2010 budget said the deficit would be…
Effect of restrictive bail conditions on sentencing
An accused is released on bail — but under very restrictive conditions. In the event of a conviction and sentencing how does the restrictive bail impact on sentence? R. v.…
Conservatives Unveil New Jobs Plan For Quebec
You too could embark on a new lucrative career in the Canadian civil service! With little fanfare, the Conservatives announced that they are back in the race in Quebec provincial…
Rick Perry’s misguided ‘Islamic terrorist’ spin re Turkey
As though we need any more proof that American politics on the right risks a descent into unhinged nuttiness, up steps Rick Perry with his wisdom on Turkey. Perry, who…
Cleaning Up Links
Speaking of the end of posting at Nurse XY, I was looking over my blogroll the other day and was surprised by the number of blogs moribund or otherwise defunct.…
And…we’re back.
Blackout ended. Regular posting (and venting) to resume shortly. Thanks for your understanding, folks. (And for those who also stood up against SOPA, big hugs and major good karma to…
Not With A Bang, But A Shilling.
AllTheSellingOutThatFits TheCorpIsNoLongerOurMotherVille The CBC in BC is running its student intern program (or a sort) again. Which is laudable, I reckon. What is not so laudable, by my reckoning anyway,…
Regulators throwing loaded dice
Propaganda is a tool favoured by leaders who suppose unthinking citizens can’t determine the common interest. Noam Chomsky says it is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a…
If This Is The Best They’ve Got…
My daughter just sent me this link. After reading a few of the comments, I couldn’t help but remember Charlton Heston’s famous line from the original Planet of the Apes:…
Romney pays 15% tax on $200m personal fortune
Mitt Romney: the gaffes in full, Josh Marshall, The Guardian “As a fabulously wealthy man running to be the president of a country that prides itself on its middle class…
Fish Creek Thinks Big on Health
(originally posted on JoeyO.ca) One of the issues that comes up most frequently at the doors and on the phones as we work through this process is the topic of…
Rumour: Quebecor To Cut Management Staff
I heard yesterday there was finally going to be some trimming at the management level due to creation of one sales force. Less advertising managers was the story going around.…
Without Facts on Their Side, Oil Shills Try to Buy Keystone Support on Twitter
As the internet reacts to the State Department's bold decision to deny the Keystone XL pipeline proposal, you're likely to come across the moans and cries of the stumbling Goliaths…
Thoughts on the GOP South Carolina Debate
Despite the GOP nomination contest being all but over, there is still some entertainment value to the sports team contests that are the seemingly never ending debates. What follows is…
Taxis In Lotuslandian Bus Lanes.
AllTheSwervingThatFits HybridsGoneWild(er)Ville Now, I can understand the rationale for this, from Mr. Mayor and Councillor Meggs: Vancouver taxi customers should experience quicker, cheaper trips on congested routes, says the Vancouver…
Don’t Understand SOPA? Listen to This
A few people don’t understand exactly what the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and “Protect IP” Act (PIPA) is, and why Wikipedia is unusable because of their opposition to it.…
1 month left to register #ndpldr
There’s less than one month left until the deadline to register as a member of the NDP so that you can vote for the next leader of the NDP and…
A modest proposal
A week or so ago I finished a trial. The matter took two years to come to trial. Why? There were many reasons but one of them was a lack…