5231…Dean Del Mastro Update
Nothing since September. Um this seems to be the Dips and the Liberals problem, eh? The dreaded media finds a horrendous problem, El Roundo, delivers it on a bloody platter,…
2012
More Erin Weir Releases
As promised, this post will look a little closer at the newest release from the Weir Campaign; when I made that vow, there was only one to talk about, but…
Picasa Album – My Paintings
In light of recent social links to Behance and ArtStack, I had been poking about in my Picasa albums and have uploaded, sorted and rearranged some images. This is all…
Hold it Folks! This Mural Debacle Is Staged and Manufactured!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Generally speaking I am almost by default on the side of those who dare to challenge City Hall. I have done my share of trying to…
US Elections: What about the House? And the Senate? The news is not good
House of Representatives – No change In 2012 the control of all three of the political bodies is up for grabs: the Presidency, the House of Representatives, and the Senate.…
Amanda Todd
Her sad story has now attracted international attention: this is the top news item on CNN’s web site. Not the U.S. election. I hope that means that a lot of…
Lessons from a fish farm defamation lawsuit
Friday, October 12, 2012 Congratulations to Don Staniford – and his lawyer, David Sutherland – who, last month, defeated a lawsuit brought against him by fish farm giant, Mainstream Canada…
In the age of Lean, why are health care providers telling their workers to shut up?
As a public sector union we are often left to speak for those who can’t. Members often face reprisals and discipline from their employer if they speak publicly about problems…
For NHL sponsors, puck does not stop here by Susan Krashinsky
As the hockey season is scaled back, sponsors are scrambling to shift marketing dollars and maintain brand presence.
Oct. 12: Read Alec Bruce…
…take it seriously,very seriously, especially the last sentence. For all his gentle tone, Mr. Bruce is reminding us of the central fact of our time. The American empire is collapsing…
PM Julia Gillard Strikes A Blow For Women Everywhere!!!
Richard Hughes – Political Blogger I love a rainy morning and it has been a long time as we face down the drought on what is often referred to as…
If you intend to claim delay is prejudicial you MUST object to trial delay
R. v. Findlater, 2012 ONCA 685 notes that accepting a trial date without comment may be taken as accepting the date is not problematic or at least not significantly problematic:…
The Ethics of Fairness for Family Caregiver Policy, Part 1
With the United States election dominating the news, I thought it was a good time to talk about fairness in policy-making for family caregivers. In my book, The Four Walls…
Christmas will arrive early this year
Word from the hobby shop Thursday is that the USS Skipjack is on the way. In 1/72 scale, this is going to be one big submarine: -srbp-
Apple Time: Caillou, Jeanne and Me
One of the great times of the year is when local apples start arriving at the markets. My favourite is the Cortland, which doesn’t arrive usually until mid-October. They were…
Event: P3 Privatization of St. Mary’s and the Kingston Psychiatric Hospitals
Economist David MacDonald and Ontario Health Coalition director Natalie Mehra will be among panelists speaking at a public meeting in Kingston October 26 on the privatization of proposed replacement for…
Jihadists join rebels to seize Syrian air defence near Aleppo
If Al-Jazeera says it is a jihadist group then it probably is: Story BEIRUT—A shadowy jihadi group believed to be linked to Al Qaeda fought alongside rebels who seized a…
A Women’s Look At The Alberta Oil Sands: It Ain’t Pretty
From October 9 – 16, the Nobel Women’s Initiative is visiting Canada’s oil sands to get women’s perspectives on the impacts of this huge oil extraction project to the local…