Here there be old fogies…
… and I shall be one of them. This weekend, my 8-year-old Princess and I are making the westward trek back to my old home town of Parry Sound, Ontario…
2012
On definition
Others have weighed in on the NDP’s latest set of ads in English… …and in French: But it’s worth highlighting what most sets the latest ads apart from what we’ve…
4865…Coke Or Pepsi?
Ronaldinho, the big soccer star, is the face of Coke in Brazil Whoopsie, he was the face of Coke in Brazil. From Sports Business Daily: In the last month, Ronaldinho…
Simon’s first real conversation
“Wow!” says Simon. “Wow!” I say. “Wow!” says Simon. “Wow!” I say. “Wow!” says Simon. “Wow!” I say. “Wow!” says Simon. “You’re talking!” I say. “Wow!” says Simon. “You’re amazing!”…
Youth employment trends
As a follow-up to my last post, where I showed R7 – the unemployment rate that includes involuntary part-time, I was curious what the longer term trend was regarding youth…
July 11: Something good….
Today’s editorial is good. It’s well-written. It’s logical. There’s no rant in it. This is what an editorial should look like. The subject is the great plan to allow parking…
Mulcair Makes Play For B.C. Vote
A damning report on Enbridge Inc.’s inept handling of the 2010 crude oil spill in Michigan should kill the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair said Tuesday in…
The Death of Wisdom Comes When You Refuse to Look for the Truth: More Harper
Yesterday Canadian scientists protested the cuts to scientific research included in the recently passed omnibus budget. Facebook was full of “shares” of this photo and others similar showing scientists and…
How One Scandal Can Destroy a Legend
As many of you are probably aware by now (well you should all be aware unless you live under a rock), Jerry Sandusky was arrested and charged with multiple counts…
To Calgary, with love
It’s my true home, it’s where I grew up, it’s where my family spent the most years: Calgary. But can anyone explain to me why Stephen Harper would, ever state…
Canadians OK with office romance: Survey
A survey by the Randstad’s Global Workmonitor found that seven out of ten employees (59%) indicate a romantic relationships between co-worker are common in Canada. And two thirds (66%) approve.…
Canada’s First Failed War
The generals who conned our political leaders into signing on to an unwinnable war talk of “success” in Afghanistan but they’re blowing smoke, trying to cover the stench of the…
Getting by with a little help from their friends
Sixth Estate is doing its usual outstanding job tracking Harper’s patronage appointments which now total more than 1100 people. And for a government which once said it wasn’t going to…
Summer Style Guide: Pocket square anthology
Pocket squares are very overlooked by most men nowadays, in particular when it comes to Khaki suits. Their importance is diminished by a myriad of reasons, like: Oh, this suit…
Cat on colour field 2
Filed under: art, digital, drawing, painting Tagged: 100 cats
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sid Ryan rightly criticizes Tim Hudak’s anti-labour plans as a push toward poverty rather than prosperity. – Via Climate Progress, Steven Mufson reports…
What’s missing? #nlpoli
While the case before the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday was about the federal Elections Act, two provincial chief elections officers have intervener status in the case. Neither of…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, July 11, 2012: Mr. Justice Paul R. Bélanger to lead investigation into Elliot Lake mall collapse –…
Covenant puts Postmedia’s back against the wall by Steve Ladurantaye
CEO Paul Godfrey says that Postmedia won’t likely be saved by rising revenue, but by changes that would see the company make a profit on a much smaller revenue base.
The art of roadkill – A conversation with artist Kate Puxley
Kate Puxley is a visual artist whose work has drawn attention to the Harper government’s damaging policies toward art and culture as well as our relationship with animals and the…