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Interesting and timely observation from EnviroCan climatologist David Phillips. He says it’s time for the public to ensure their government authorities are planning for climate change. “The insurance industry is…
2012
Oct. 17:
A reader requested that I publish a copy of a sample post I sent to government for information.If you do it on an access to information form ( which would…
Best birthday EVER
I had the best birthday EVER. It involved three whole days of getting spoiled. There was an excess of gluttony. GC made me french toast with a mountain of fruit,…
Blissful on proroguing, free of charge
Last night, I did something I don’t do often, which was watch TV. The presidential debate was coming on, so there I was, trying to remember how to use the…
On parity
Jason, Scott and Joe Couture have all discussed the first month’s financial reports from Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership campaign. But I’ll add a couple of other points that jump out at…
Bike Lanes Help Local Economies
As a cyclist the fact that bicycle infrastructure helps business makes senses to me. Bike lanes encourage more cyclists which can bring more people to an area, drivers on the…
Virtual Mothering from the UK: A Tradiition Continues
Spending time first with Jeanne and now with Thomas, I’m much more aware of the ways that the virtual world affects life. Among them is the ease with which you…
Changes At The National Post
Dear Reader: You will notice a some changes to your print edition of the National Post beginning today. The paper, already a three-section product in most of the country from…
Sask NDP leadership candidate Erin Weir responds to Premier Wall’s “Plan for Growth”
“But economist and NDP leadership candidate Erin Weir noted that of the eight provinces where manufacturing sales rose from July to August, Saskatchewan had the second-lowest percentage increase. He added…
The Dangers of Being a Mythbuster – More Thermal than Thermal #nlpoli
The issue of Holyrood and the future cost of thermal generation is a big part of the argument for Muskrat Falls. What’s so amazing about it is that people can…
Hispanic Isn’t Spanish For Stupid
Tim Harper reminds his readers this morning that, south of the border, the Hispanic population has exploded. The community: has grown 43 per cent over the past decade, and will…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 17, 2012: Lawyer Reprimanded for Continued Use of Westlaw After Leaving Prosecutor Job Outsourcing company pays…
Canadians invited to tell their cell phone horror stories, as CRTC considers new protections
HorrorStory_100x100-2_121016.jpg Public interest group asks citizens to show the human side of a broken cell phone market October 17, 2012 – In response to the CRTC’s recent call for citizen…
The book of transformation
He had no idea how long he’d been there. It seemed like an age. All around him was the sound of the other body parts. Two pages over the heart…
Clean Coal?
Romney said during the first debate there is an “Economy Tax”, and the US “can continue to burn clean coal”. Neither exists. The former was his attempt to coin a…
A new, improved Barack Obama shows up for the second debate but fails to halt Mitt Romney’s momentum
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An All-Sports Radio Station in Canada! The time has come. Or gone. Or was here but went. Or is never going to happen. Pity.
Still, it would be a nice idea, sometime. Precis/Abstract: Sports radio in Canada had a unique, unfulfilled opportunity to cover the spectrum of sports. With media concentration, the unfulfilled opportunity…
Playing with Budget Cutbacks: On a Government 2.0 Response, Wikileaks & Analog Denial of Service Attacks
Reflecting on yesterday’s case study in broken government I had a couple of addition thoughts that I thought fun to explore and that simply did not make sense including in…