To avoid sex assault, don’t dress “like a whore”: Krista Ford
As Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s niece Krista advises women to avoid sexual assault – by not dressing like “whores” – a recent victim offers a personal response.
2012
McGuinty’s Craven Manipulations Continue
There is no evidence of a slow-down in the craven practices of Ontario’s slickster premier, Dalton McGuinty. With some uncertainty over whether his gambit to buy his way to a…
Kate Lambert parodies gay marriage
Lesbian comedian Kate Lambert has produced a hilarious video parodying cash for gold commericals. The faux ad exists in an alternate universe US where queers can trade in their unattainable…
Broadcasting Information Bulletin CRTC 2012-471
Description of how the CRTC will enforce the broadcasting industry’s compliance with the regulatory requirements regarding the loudness of television commercial messages.
Labour Market Regulation and Labour Market Performance
A release by the Fraser Institute – Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States, 2012 Edition – registers as a spectacular own goal. The Fraser Institute believes –…
California High Speed Rail is Green
Trains are way more efficient than cars and trucks when it comes to transporting people and goods, yet in North America, trains are often shunned for more wasteful transportation systems.…
Harper Regime May See Quebec EI Demands as Opportunity, Not Problem
When the Parti Quebecois announced that one of their strategies as a new government — if they ever form one — would be to provoke a fight with the federal…
tory strategy leaves wildrose looking rookie green and bruised pink.
TweetLearning how to be an effective opposition MLA in Alberta includes a very steep learning curve and the constant challenge of facing a governing party that despises opposition. As any…
Picket outside Oshawa Health Centre clinic brings partial answers
Picketing OPSEU members got a partial result for their efforts outside the Oshawa Health Centre on August 27. Medical office assistants at the Oshawa Health Centre were calling for the…
August 30: mostly about what isn’t in the TandT and won’t be.
On Tuesday, September 4, from 7 to 8 pm, the Current Events group will meet at Moncton Library. This time, I have decided to enter the lions’ den. I will…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – While Thomas Walkom’s latest has faced some justified criticism from a couple of angles, this part at least looks to be right…
Harper had pizza with someone who calls Muslim children “parasites”? (updated)
Really? UPDATE: Other things Harper’s house guest has said, here: Muslims are “ungrateful beligerent foreign savages,” Indians are “parasites” who “extorted tax dollars booze, smokes and junk food,” blacks are…
New boundaries could turn a safe Liberal seat into one apiece for the NDP and Conservatives
Toronto Centre’s poll-by-poll results from the 41st General Election. The current riding leans right in the north, left in the south, and is surrounded by strong NDP ridings to the…
Goth alert
My youngest – blonde-haired, freckled, skateboarder – is into (wait for it) Bauhaus. And not just the dark British band’s well-known stuff: he’s into B-sides, like ‘Crowds.’ Wow. From seeing…
New column day
Here, expanding on my previous post as to why we should be wary of Brad Wall’s plans for potash royalties. For further reading, I’ll again recommend Mitchell Anderson’s Tyee series…
P3 deals are "millstones" says Health Minister
The growing crisis of public private partnership (P3) hospitals in Britain has now forced the health minister to announce that he will be sending in “hit squads” to make savings…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, August 30, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, August 30, 2012: Juror skips trial, takes vacation ‘If I lose the court case, I guess I…
A Retired Administrator Sets The Record Straight
As he tries to appear tough for the upcoming byelections, Ontario’s self-proclaimed Education Premier, Dalton McGuinty, has been indulging in the kind of demagoguery that is an affront to critical…