Matt Damon Wants You to Give a Shit About Toilets
Best if he explains in his own words in this video: It is the first in a series of YouTube videos put together by an unusual alliance of Google, Hollywood,…
February 2013
Asphalt That Fixes Its Own Potholes
Asphalt covers a lot of world and is worth billions of dollars and the entire industries rely on this material to make roads to transport goods. The catch is, this…
Stephen Harper’s War on Working Class Canadians
She should be leading the opposition in Parliament. The Toronto Star’s Carol Goar shreds Steve Harper’s fiscal war on blue and white collar working class Canadians. Employment insurance, which once…
Politicians, social media and Stanley the Cat
Political strategist and Liberal pundit Warren Kinsella told The Hill Times last week however that if competing against Mr. Trudeau’s social media presence was the objective, it could potentially backfire.…
Positive Self Talk = Powerful Medicine
I learned about the power of positive self-talk when my children were small. I would cross the street with Nicholas in his wheelchair, my daughter Natalie in her stroller and…
Lousy Economists
As a response to the Great Depression, western governments put in place several “economic shock absorbers” — unemployment insurance, welfare and baby bonus cheques — to cushion the negative effects…
More Power Blows
There are recent solar electricity records set in Germany, and Spain has recently seen a huge increase in wind power production. Meanwhile, SaskPower has solar power research from 13 years…
140Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, February 13, 2013: Non-compete / non-solicit covenants: Ontario Court of Appeal provides guidance on enforceability It’s 2013.…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Carol Goar discusses Canada’s broken fiscal stabilizers – as unemployment insurance and social programs intended to assure citizens of at least a reasonable…
A Dire Warning!
Could this emergency broadcast really have been about unusual activity in our Senate? Recommend this Post
No community involvement, details needed when cutting or transferring services to balance a budget
The Local Health Integration Networks were initially set up to involve communities in the decision-making process around delivery of regional health care. We have witnessed health care providers, such as…
ObamAnt’s State of the Union Address
Inspired by the U.S.A.’s State of the Union Address last night.
Political Bits and Bites
– It was a historic event for Kathleen Wynne being sworn in as the first female Premier. A pity that a lot of the MP’s decided not to attend. The…
Truth Won’t A Defense In Any Arthur Topham Hate Speech Trial?
The hate-speech case against Arthur Topham, which I have written about on occasion, moves slowly forward. Topham has been discussing it at length on his website. His website’s cuckoo land,…
Christian Crossroads Communications: A Bash From The Past
From the CBC archives:Crossroads Christian Communications founder David Mainse speaking at an anti-gay rights rally in 1979. Ken Campbell also shows up, suggesting that gays are prone to child molestation.…
Water, water, everywhere…#nlpoli
Before they took office in 2003 – an election year - the province’s Conservatives pounded the incumbent Liberals for the poor quality of drinking water across the province. Danny Williams…
Diamond Jubilee Medal Recipient
…innocent until found guilty. Jesus. Pretty soon they’ll be giving me one. PS. If anyone is considering, they go for about $30 on E-Bay. I’d be just as happy with…
A More Democratic Senate Is Less So
Canadians certainly are no Nero, but they do have at least one thing in common with the late Roman emperor. In 64 AD it is said that while Rome burned…
Outreach
First such ceremony I haven’t been invited to in a decade. I wonder why?