Long-term care beds falling well short of need
The Auditor General reports that the stock of long-term care beds in Ontario has grown only 3% since 2004-5. Over seven years (until 2011-12) that means an annual average growth…
2012
Mostly competent government
First Nations funds mishandled by Ottawa, audits show Two government audits show Ottawa is earmarking about a billion dollars a year to build and repair First Nations infrastructure, but its…
Marc’s Letter from 2040
The following comes from a short talk on a vision for a zero-carbon BC that I gave at a couple events this Fall. Many have asked for the text so…
Sport Hunting Banned in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has become the first Latin American country to ban hunting for sport. The country has seen a lot of ecotourism and will continue to be a destination for…
NASA: World won’t end on December 21, 2012
So take a long breath, exhale and relax and keep shopping for Christmas and look forward to 2013.
post your slow-cooker recipes and tips here
I just bought a slow-cooker, the first one I’ve owned. Do you use one? If so, what are your favourite things to make with it? Any tips or suggestions? I…
Fox News reporter dances during commercial break
Do you blame the poor lady? It must be terribly boring to read the news from the teleprompter – news that make no sense.
Santa: Secret revealed
Santa no longer uses reindeers and chariot to fly. He uses commercial planes like rest of us. 🙂 Here is the proof.
5439…F 35s Not Working Out
Here is a great idea. Let’s not buy any planes. I know they are cute and macho at the same time but we could use those billions to, I dunno,…
Seumus Milne interview with Jean-Luc Mélenchon: ‘Socialism does not need to be utopian’
Recently The Guardian’s Seumus Milne did an interview with Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France’s Left Front. At the beginning of the interview Mélenchon made a point of saying that the…
workers rising: global day of action against walmart
In the US, on the biggest shopping day of the year, Walmart workers in 47 states took action against the abusive, illegal retaliatory practices of their behemoth employer. Today, workers…
5438…The House Has Adjourned
Amazing. Made it through the fall session without truly dealing with Dean Del Mastro’s alleged malfeasance. Oh yeah, forgot about the Honourable Peter Penashue. Plus the mess that Stephen Harper,…
Terrorism Offences
R. v. Khawaja 2012 SCC 69 upholds the terrorist sections of the Criminal Code. The Court holds that Section 83.18 does not violate s. 7 of the Charter. A purposive…
$#*! Jerome says, in living colour version #nlpoli
With a hat tip to IP Freely. -srbp-
fighting for democracy in the courts and in the street: #idlenomore, democracy 24/7
I no longer see TV news, but I have it on good authority that if your primary news source is CBC’s The National, you haven’t been hearing about two important…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Friday reading. – Paul Dechene interviews Marc Spooner about Saskatchewan residents left behind in the province’s boom: One way that our growing income gap can be…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, December 14, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, December 14, 2012: Avigdor Lieberman of Israel Charged With Breach of Trust Google Maps returns to iPhone…
The Truth? What’s That?
For those who wonder why Peter MacKay is stiill in cabinet, Michael Harris has a straightforward answer: Very simple; Peter MacKay has done no worse on this file than Stephen…
The MacKay Mission
I really have nothing new to add to the sad spectacle of ministerial incompetence epitomized by Defense Minister Peter MacKay, whose ongoing mission and primary responsibilibilty seems to be never…