Thinking Is Not Hard
Thinking is not hard to do, but some people treat it like others should do it for them. Clicking that link may be painful, as it has details of a…
March 2013
5692…It’s In The Bag For JT
This is what everyone is saying. I know it is a modern world but I kinda miss the suspense of old fashioned conventions like the one the Ontario Liberals had…
The ‘Ethnic Outreach’ Memo
In case you’ve been wondering what everyone’s all a-twitter about, here’s a link to the ethnic outreach memo: http://inci.pe/eomemo, courtesy the BCNDP. People who read this page, also read: Questions…
The Senate = A Ball Of Shit .. er .. I mean Abolish It.
The New Democrats have long advocated abolishing the corrupt, unelected, undemocratic Canadian Senate. It’s at the top of their agenda everyday in Question Period and, on Wednesday, leader Thomas Mulcair…
“None of my staff were involved in this, aside from creating it.”
From the Legislature today: On the ethnic outreach memo controversy: The Premier has made a categorical assertion, not weeks ago, days ago, that this was not the case. Now, I…
The Vatican and the Unholy Conclave
Well I see they have been filing into the Vatican getting ready to choose a new Pope.Dozens of old men in red beanies. And one in a fedora.But before they…
NDP: Abolish the “unelected and unaccountable Senate of Canada”
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Mar 4, 2013: The New Democrats today repeated their call for the abolition of Canada’s scandal-ridden “useless, expensive, undemocratic appendage of government”, the…
The Real Problem For BC Liberals
It’s not the low poll numbers or the ethnic voter outreach controversy, the real problem for the BC Liberals is that there are BC Liberals who want a problem. Considering…
Harper Conservatives must back track on Employment Insurance changes
By: Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union | (Press Release) | Mar 2, 2013: OTTAWA – Changes to Employment Insurance (EI) affecting thousands of seasonal workers and their communities must be…
WEB Founder Tyler Sturrup Pleads Guilty to Murder
Back in October 2012 Tyler Sturrup was reported to be drafting a charter challenge, the basis of which remains unknown. As such this comes as a bit of a surprise:…
Fun with literacy
So there’s this incredible story on CBC right now that deserves attention and what-on-earth-were-they-thinking treatment: “Literacy guide uses partisan example to conjugate ‘elect’.” Here’s a screen shot of one of…
Premier Christy Clark Must Step Down-Martyn Brown Says.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Martyn Brown, Former Chief of Staff for Premier Gordon Campbell, has told Jon McComb, on ‘The World Today’ CKNW 980, that Premier Clark must step down. Premier…
Armory Square Photos
Armory Square, a set on Flickr. These photos were taken on February 23, 2012 as part of a multimedia workshop at The Warehouse in Armory Square (Syracuse, NY). Filed under:…
Free choice in communications? (Competition Tribunal says no)
To my surprise and dismay, the Competition Tribunal has approved Bell Canada’s takeover of most of Astral Media’s assets. This comes some time after a similar buyout attempt was rejected.…
I’d like to be under the sea
Here’s my new favourite dress I always wanted. The photograph doesn’t do it justice. It’s a kind of frosted strawberry pink with lighter pink ruffs on the bottom which gradually…
Feel Want Willing
Another response to a Joanne Jacobs blog post, this one called ‘To fix college, ban ‘I feel’‘ When I was working for Texas Instruments I took a number of courses…
in which my library career moves forward
Page no more! I’m not a librarian yet, but I’ve managed to get out of the page level. I’ve landed a part-time position as a circulation clerk, doing circ and…
Spin Alert: John Yap out of Cabinet and Under the Bus, What about Bloy? (Updated)
Spin alert! In the quiet part of the legislative day before question period called Statements by Members, normally reserved for constituency updates, Premier Christy Clark rose and announced that Minister…
The NDP, poised for power but to what effect?
Fifty years after its founding, the New Democratic Party swept to Official Opposition status in Ottawa on May 2, 2011, propelled by the “Orange wave” in Québec where it captured…
$22,000 in roaming fees? We don’t deserve this.
Remember when David Fuller, the Chief Marketing Officer for Telus, said Canadians don’t want caps on their bills? Matt Buie, a B.C. man was hit with $22,000 in roaming fees…