Weekend watch: Ottawa Rhythm Fest
From the sunny shores of the Caribbean to a field adjacent to Kanata and Barrhaven; the first Ottawa Rhythm Fest will take place on Sep 1. The inagural event aims…
2012
Unionization and Labour Market Performance
Further to my earlier post on the “own goal” scored by the Fraser Institute report on North American labour markets, the Table below shows the rankings of the Canadian provinces…
What Romney-Ryan Might Mean to Canada
What would a Romney/Ryan win mean for the U.S. and for Canada? No one can tell for sure, of course, but we can probably get a rough idea of what…
Mitt Romney Speech at GOP Convention – Excerpt
Mitt Romney melodically summarizes his philosophy and views. Enjoy!
If You Are An Intoxicated Police Officer … Please Feel Free To Drive On Saskatchewan Roadways
An off-duty Edmonton police officer who was caught driving with alcohol in her blood in Saskatchewan was able to walk out of court without a criminal record. Sgt. Cheryl Wallin…
Momentum shifts in push towards Internet freedom: StopTheTrap.net update
Get ready to raise some ruckus: the next round of TPP negotiations is only a week away. From Thursday, September 6th to Saturday the 15th, in Leesburg, Virginia, U.S.A, negotiators…
Carleton makes amends … sort of
Carleton University has finally attempted to atone for accepting what was little better than a bribe and then trying to cover it up. In 2010, the university made a secret…
Movement History Update
As regular readers of my blog know, a long-term project of mine that is about to bear fruit is one based on doing oral history interviews with long-time Canadian activists…
An Update On Lynden Dorval, A Teacher With Integrity
A few months ago I wrote a post about Lynden Dorval, the Edmonton physics teacher who was been suspended for giving zeroes on uncompleted assignments or exams in contravention of…
Right to consult counsel arises only if consultation requested
R. v. Fuller, 2012 ONCA 565 holds that an accused has to be told of the right to counsel but unless the accused asks for counsel no counsel need be…
PRL 614: Advanced Public Relations Writing for Digital Platforms Introductory Post
Hi, This post is the first in a series of required posts for PRL 614: Advanced Public Relations Writing for Digital Platforms course I’m taking as part of the M.S.…
Experienced Clinical Child Psychologist On Increases in Autism Diagnoses, Importance of ABA Treatment
From the Medicare for Autism Now! web site: Dr. Glen Davies is a clinical child psychologist who has practiced in the Vancouver area for over 25 years. Today, over two-thirds…
Saskatchewan New Democrats Prepare To Launch Leadership Campaign
MEDIA ADVISORY REGINA- On Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 at 10:00 am, Deb Higgins, chair of the NDP Leadership Contest Committee and Saskatchewan NDP President Cory Oxelgren, will be holding a…
More Dead Money
The sector and financial-flow accounts released with today’s GDP figures indicate an expansion of the pool of dead money flagged by this blog and by Mark Carney. The National Balance…
Fact-Checkers Be Damned
It would be comforting to think that the disdain for facts apparent in the current U.S. Presidential campaign ads were confined to that country. Unfortunately, experience with the Harper propaganda…
the saddest part of krista ford’s tweet: women believe it
A few days ago, Krista Ford, daughter and niece, respectively, of Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford and Mayor Rob Ford, ignited a firestorm of anger and protest. Moments after Toronto…
August 31: Wow! A whole page of pictures, story…
…about a house being moved. I really needed to know that. It gives me a much clearer idea of what the issues are in New Brunswick, and in the world.…
Campaign Capers: Not feeling particularly confident
The Council of Canadians and the seven ridings Last Friday afternoon I ended up doing a quick update to the weekly post. To return to that for anyone who may…
What-ever
Says the guy who gives paid speeches to the Manning Institute. When will the clichéd MSM understand that no one thinks they don’t have an agenda? NO ONE. That’s why…