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…
2012
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…
Embedded with a West London Eco-village – Friday Film Pick: Grasp the Nettle
Filmmaker Dean Puckett is following up from his fantastic documentary The Crisis of Civilization with another doc from the front lines of the war on want. This time Puckett’s lens…
Bravo 811: Free, 24/7 Health Advice, Courtesy of Québec
What do you do in the middle of the night when your toddler starts vomiting and won’t stop? Probably it’s just a messy nothing, but you never know. A lot…
Jeffrey Simpson Pronounces Northern Gateway D.O.A.
Globe & Mail columnist Jeffrey Simpson writes that the Enbridge/Harper/China Northern Gateway pipeline proposal is dead – stone cold dead. To survive, the Gateway pipeline would have to push past…
An unpaid political announcement from darkdaughta…
Remember when… Obama signed a bill into law that allowed his administration to indefinitely detain anyone without just cause… Continued to keep Guantanamo Bay open… Ordered a mafioso like hit…
An unpaid political announcement from darkdaughta…
Remember when...Obama signed a bill into law that allowed his administration to indefinitely detain anyone without just cause... Continued to keep Guantanamo Bay open... Ordered a mafioso like hit on…
An unpaid political announcement from darkdaughta…
Remember when… Obama signed a bill into law that allowed his administration to indefinitely detain anyone without just cause… Continued to keep Guantanamo Bay open… Ordered a mafioso like hit…
New York Farmers Sound Off On Cuomo’s Decision To Delay Fracking
That gush of wind some New York residents felt earlier this week presumably came from thousands of simultaneous “finger sparkles” as anti-fracking activists rejoiced while industry executives collectively grunted and…
Deregulation And Greed Likely Responsible For Tainted Meat Threat
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger The Brooks Alberta’s XL’s Meat Processor’s handling of meat processing is likely the product of corporate greed and a compromised Canadian Food Inspection Agency.…