New CRTC chair said to be appointed any day now
There has been some buzz on an imminent CRTC chair appointment in the past week. The Globe had a report that the Harper government was leaning toward a relative unknown,…
2012
Flaherty is so full of shit.
Hey Diamond Jim thinks that people are just too "picky" and are refusing to take ANY job, because….They are picky. Would you work for minimum wage at a shit job…
A moment of parochialism
For decades now the right wing in Alberta, which has been in control of the province for that whole time, has made no bones about not giving a damn about…
Can Paralegals sit before the Bar in Court?
Historically being called 'to the Bar' means you can sit before the Bar in a Courtroom. Queen's Counsel — those remaining — sit within the Bar, slightly closer to the…
The Opposite of Rational Decision Making
It’s rare that a government accused of undervaluing science and making policy decisions based on predetermined outcomes rather than rational analysis comes straight out and admits that how they function.…
The Opposite of Rational Decision Making
It’s rare that a government accused of undervaluing science and making policy decisions based on predetermined outcomes rather than rational analysis comes straight out and admits that how they function.…
Michael Rafferty gets the book
Three words: Big. Fucking. Riddance.
A Brief Encounter with Meaning
Today I walked to the post office to mail a copy of my book to my dear friend J who is currently living in China. I’ve meant to do it…
Ornge and Cons: latest update
Can’t wait to hear tomorrow from the anti-gay Ontario PC campaign manager with, er, a pharmaceutical interest! Also coming up in coming days: this session by Messrs. Giorno and Martin,…
Byron Sonne acquitted
Toronto G20 protester Byron Sonne walked out of a downtown courthouse a free man Tuesday, tearing up his bail papers after he was cleared of possessing explosives and counselling mischief…
4641…Ron Paul Sorta Out Of The Race For Prez
But not really. The lifelong politician who doesn’t favour professional politicians and is all for freedom as long as it is conditional is sort of stopping his campaign for the…
Parenting, North Carolina style
North Carolina Pastor Encourages Parents to Use Violence on Effeminate Children “Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist.…
Yesterday
Yesterday I graduated with a B.A. Honours in International Relations at Mount Allison University. Today, I travelled from there back home to Boston. It’s tough leaving a place I’ve called…
The “Flip Flop” Smear
When a politician changes a position on an issue, it is demonized. It is called a “flip flop”, and the politician is smeared as a “flip flopper”. Ever changed your…
Mulcair’s Dutch Disease Comments: A More Rational Assessment
Despite the near-hysterical reaction of certain CBC broadcasters to the comments made last week by Thomas Mulcair about how tarsands developments are inflating the value of the Canadian dollar, thereby…
4640…Leonard Cohen Is A Mensch
My Berliner friend Brent Kerrigan tells me that that Leonard Cohen won the Glenn Gould Prize. The prize, for being especially artsy and fartsy, comes with a 50,000 dollar howdy…
FreedomWorks Creates Error-Filled Site To Accuse EPA Of "Killing Jobs"
EPA Kills Jobs Facebook Ad.jpg FreedomWorks, the sister organization to the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity (AFP), has launched a new website and advertising campaign to convince American voters that the…
Why Can’t We Afford What We Used to Have?
In this age of austerity, we are constantly told by governments that we have to tighten our belts. Tuition fees have to go up; public pensions, Unemployment Insurance and social…
A Better Approach Than Zero Tolerance in Schools
A school in Walla Walla was essentially a dumping ground for all the students deemed to have behavioural problems and their explosion rate was through the roof. This all changed…
Minority groups should be united, not divided
Yesterday I posted an article title “Hypocrisy 101: The Black Church vs The Decision on Same-sex Marriage.” Now many people were upset that the article might start a backlash against…