Joyce Carol Oates on 1st Draft
Getting the first draft finished is like pushing a peanut with your nose across a very dirty floor. Filed under: Fun, Literary Tagged: Writing Life
May 2013
Abused institutional survivors to Kathleen Wynne: a year later, nothing
Full disclosure: I work with the abused survivors of a number of Ontario institutions. A year ago this week, they met with Kathleen Wynne, who promised to help them. A…
Nationalisation puts wealth in hands of the Bolivian people
Bolivia is demonstrating to the world why nationalising natural resources is a crucial first step for any government seeking to put people and the environment before profits. On May 1,…
Nationalisation puts wealth in hands of the Bolivian people
Bolivia is demonstrating to the world why nationalising natural resources is a crucial first step for any government seeking to put people and the environment before profits. On May 1,…
patrick stewart on the link between combat stress and violence against women
More amazing stuff from Patrick Stewart. Here, he links PTSD among veterans to violence against women and children. To be anti-violence, we must also be anti-war. If you haven’t seen…
Google Goes Solar, Harper Government Faltering, And Other Good News
Anybody else need some good news on this Friday, the last one in May? There certainly enough bad news out there, but here’s a few bright spots: * As a…
May 31: Some good news….
When, a week ago, I saw Michael Sullivan’s first op ed column, I thought – and said – it was a disaster. It tried to define him as a conservative…
GDP: Resource Exports Cover for Domestic Weakness
Statistics Canada reported today that GDP grew by 0.6% in the first quarter. The volume of energy and mining exports expanded by more than 5%, offsetting lower exports of many…
Money Doesn’t Buy Top Performance in Provincial Health Systems
A new study by the Conference Board of Canada ranked Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia highest among Canadian provinces for their performance in delivering health care services. P.E.I. and…
Guest Commentary On The Temporary Foreign Workers Program
We just returned from a visit to our son out West, where the use of temporary foreign workers appears to be ubiquitous. It seemed that every Tim Hortons, every Subway…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – A new Ipsos-Reid poll shows that nearly 90% of Canadians support higher taxes on the rich generally, and million-dollar incomes in particular. And…
Strength in Numbers, or Just Numb?
Unifor: CAW, CEP Merger Creates Largest Private-Sector Union In Canada Posted: 05/30/2013 11:59 am EDT | Updated: 05/30/2013 5:12 pm EDT Considering that CUPE, the largest public sector union, seems…
6081…Mike Duffy Cabinet Minister
That is what the great Senator Mike Duffy, Kanata-PEI, wanted. Big time.Why for you ask? Coz you get a car and a driver. Canna be driving when you are pinned…
Rob Ford blank verse
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A Song For Toronto
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Blackberry sucks: an update
Downloaded that Blackberrry 10 update yesterday, before leaving for Ottawa. Device has not worked since. Dead as a doornail. In case you’re wondering, did this wee post on my iPhone.…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, May 31, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, May 31, 2013: Are Male Lawyers Fashion-Impaired? 2013 Law Society Awards ceremony Georgina innkeeper’s libel suit against…
The Problem With The HST
…is, as I once suggested, that a province has to get federal approval to change the rate. They have, in essence, handed over a piece of their autonomy to the…
Broadcasting Despair
It is tempting to enjoy the downfall of the Ford Brothers — most particularly, perhaps, because their troubles are of their own making. But, Paul Saurette warns in today’s Toronto…
election fraud ruling: demand to know the truth
While everyone’s been glued to Rob Ford’s crack and Mike Duffy’s featherbedding, something even more important happened: the Federal Court confirmed that there was election fraud in the 2011 federal…