June 2: Being D and D…
Back in the 50s, Marlon Brando starred in On the Waterfront, a film about gangsters who dominated a neighbourhood in which everyone was terrified into silence about what was going…
2012
Is "no zeros" just gaming the stats?
An Edmonton teacher was suspended indefinitely for refusing to follow a Principal’s “no zero” policy. The policy requires that teachers do not assign zeros to incomplete work. Instead, teachers are…
Why Is Harper Inc. Targeting Only Environmental Charities?
Thanks to Dr. Dawg for the link to this petition to stop Harper attacks on charities who challenge his agenda. Recommend this Post
Globe and Mail: Competition Breaks Up Big Telecom Monopoly in Canada’s North
People in rural areas in Canada sometimes face some of the worst telecom service in the world. But as this article illustrates we’re beginning to break the stranglehold of big…
4704…Danes Are Prudes Sexually
Hey, I already knew that and now you will too.Graduation last week at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium and The Copenhagen Post reports that Principal Jorgen Rasmussen got all bent out of…
The word on Afshin Javid starts to spread
By Rick Hiebert. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. Brenda Klemke, the former adminsitrator for Afshin Javid’s ministry, is not letting the grass grow under her feet. You’ll remember Bene…
The dumb words of Rev. John Yake and other Catholic leaders
I have been following the ongoing debate in Ontario over the McGuinty government’s attempts to address rampant bullying in Ontario’s public schools. I support the recent amendment to Bill 13…
4703…Paging Stephen Harper
Jim Flaherty. Somebody. Help. This SOS is coming from Oshawa, Sam McLauglin’s hometown, that just got kicked in the teeth again.The Globe and Mail reports that”…The Canadian Auto Workers union…
Luka Magnotta and Vince Li — not the same
Comparisons are being made between Vince Li and Luka Magnotta. Since Mr. Li was found not criminally responsible could Mr. Magnotta be also so found? Readers may recall Mr. Li…
Why losing "my" MP leaves me indifferent
The MP for Calgary Centre, Lee Richardson, has announced he is resigning his seat to take a job as Alberta Premier Alison Redford’s principal secretary. Considering that Calgary Centre is…
Is Ezra Levant Getting Fat?
Compare that with this. He’s definitely getting puffy about the cheeks. Weird, too, in that this is the least make-up I’ve ever seen him wear. Cuts to the lipstick budget?
DSM5 Autism Change Threatens Funding for Intellectually Disabled Who Meet DSM-IV Autism Criteria
Many children with intellectual disability and autism will be specifically targeted for exclusion under the DSM-5 new Autism Spectrum Disorder. The express wording of mandatory criterion A of the DSM-5…
Predator Nation: Charles Ferguson rips financial industry
Charles Ferguson’s new book “Predator Nation: Corporate Criminals, Political Corruption, and the Hijacking of America” is a well written, scathing critique that exposes the crooked underside of corporate America. Ferguson…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Paul Krugman highlights the anti-social austerity agenda at work in the U.K. and U.S.: (T)he austerity drive in Britain isn’t really about debt…
Jan Veizer Didn’t Even Know He Was On Heartland List–Also, He Deplores My Actions
This morning I recieved an email from Jan Veizer, a geologist at the University of Ottawa. He too is on the Heartland Institute expert list:From: REDACTEDTo: bigcitylib@hotmail.comSubject: RE: Jan Veizer…
Mordor found in Northern Alberta
Following up on an article I wrote last week for Huffington Post Canada, a commenter suggested that the Alberta tar sands looked like a real-life version of Mordor, the home…
Minorities and the Student Strike
The following text was written by Will Prosper, a community organizer in Montreal North has been posted on CMAQ. He brings up some important points for people to consider, so…
Abstract Thinking
This week, the Harper government legislated Canadian Pacific workers back to their jobs, claiming it was “protecting the economy.” It used the same argument to justify its back to work…
After Hockney
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