Some Say, When the Wind is Blowing Right, It Still Does
1,900-million years ago, Ontario smelled like rotten eggs. Some say, if the wind is blowing just right…
April 2013
Some Say, When the Wind is Blowing Right, It Still Does
1,900-million years ago, Ontario smelled like rotten eggs. Some say, if the wind is blowing just right…
So Called ‘Fiscal Conservative’ Gov’t Won’t (or) Can’t Explain Where Missing $3.1 Billion Tax Dollars Are!
“Federal departments and agencies spent about $3.1-billion less on public safety and anti-terrorism activities than they were allocated, and no there was no explanation for the gap. In a report…
DISGUSTING: Casting Call For CBC Job Says Whites Need Not Apply
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: An independent casting company is looking to recruit a CBC Kids Host of “any race except Caucasian”. The company, Larissa Mair Casting &…
Preston Manning Centre Grabs the Sleaze, not the Steak
Preston Manning Centre Taking Money from Ultimate Sleazebag Cal Wenzel, as Revealed on Tape http://globalnews.ca/news/505627/exclusive-watch-the-entire-18-minute-secretly-taped-video-of-cal-wenzel-talking-to-a-meeting-of-developers/ Cal Wenzel of Shane Homes, Sleaziest Man in Calgary, dilates on friends and enemies at…
All stocked up on popcorn and no reason to pop it
Back in November I noted my surprise at how low Chuck Strahl’s profile had been since he’d been named to chair the Security Intelligence Review Committee the previous June. I…
A Voice from Guantanamo
When we think of the men held captive by the Americans at Guantanamo we probably conjure up images of men in orange jump suits with long beards but that’s about…
“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.”
― Marcel Proust
A Moment to Ponder Time
If you want to beat your intellect to a pulp, ponder time. What is it? Does it exist? Is it really what we perceive it to be or is it…
Temporary Foreign Worker Program: Jason Kenney’s 15% Rule Selective Amnesia
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: In the House of Commons Monday, Jason Kenney denied that the Harper Conservatives implemented the 15% wage rule, the cornerstone of the scandal-ridden…
Animation of Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Volume 1979-2012
If your roof is leaking, do you ignore it and hope it will fix itself? This new animation created by Andy Lee Robinson depicts Arctic Sea Ice minimum volumes reached…
Can an assessment officer conduct an assessment where there is an underlying dispute between the solicitor and the client about the nature and validity of the retainer agreement?
Cookish v. Paul Lee Associates Professional Corporation 2013 ONCA 278 holds: Ms. Pagliaroli submits on behalf of the appellant that an assessment officer does not have the authority in any…
The Keystone XL pipeline: Harper will have to wait
Environmentalists are quite unhappy with the The Keystone pipeline project. Too much pollution. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “While the possible construction of…
Dave Colburn: How to save inner-city schools from suburban sprawl.
TweetBy Dave Colburn When the Edmonton Public School Board ended its two year moratorium on school closures in Nov. 2012 it generated a good deal of public discussion. Parents and…
Bangladesh tragedy — factory manager’s words come back to haunt us
In hindsight the words sound eerie. In February we were in Nicaragua on a rare tour of a Maquila factory that manufactures Levis Dockers pants for the U.S. and Argentina.…
You’re Not the Chamber of Commerce, You’re the Government.
Canada’s business community has the understandable view that the Harper government is the handmaiden of commerce. And so, when the conservative government was caught out over abuses of the temporary…
Upgrading Europe’s cell phone market: If they can do it, why can’t we?
In a recent flurry of activity across Europe, we’ve seen cell phone service costs slashed – even in markets that have traditionally lacked choice and have been known for their…
April 30: General…
I am writing this on April 29 because on April 30 in the morning, I shall be busy exercising my right of free speech to express my views on shale…