A Reason To Hope?
Canadians want a vision for the future. Canadians know we’re not going in the right direction. A lot of Canadians are dismayed at the calamity that has befallen our democracy…
May 2013
Is This Our Civilization’s Obituary?
From the New Yorker. Nicholas Thompson, on the crossing of the 400 ppm marker, tries to put our civilization’s future in perspective, to show the moral collapse that we work…
On private policy
Last month, I wrote about the Sask Party’s choice to redefine “privacy” to apply to corporations under Saskatchewan’s securities legislation: Until now, privacy has been recognized under Canadian law as…
5991…Tim Hudak’s Childhood Idol Wants Outta Jail
That would be O. J. Simpson. If you are a certain age you may recall that the former Buffalo Bills running back was wrongfully accused of killing his wife, Nicole…
May 14: The story you won’t see in the Times and Transcript.
I am beginning this blog on the evening of May 13 because I’m confident the big story will not appear (ever) in the Times and Transcript. The President of Guatemala…
5990…Tim Hudak Loves Sun Front Page
My understanding is he sent his executive assistant to the frame shop the second the paper hit the front stoop. He’s all for Ontario. Except when he is not. WFDS
A right wing defence of pure science funding by governments
Recently the Canadian National Research Council has, unfortunately, drastically changed course and abandoned pure science research unless it has clear economic benefits. Many people have written eloquent criticisms of this…
5989…Beaten Like A Rented Mule
That would be former Tory cabinet minister Peter Penashue. Yahoo! News Canada reports that “Liberal Yvonne Jones won the seat in convincing fashion on Monday, earning approximately 48 per cent…
The Universe is full of stars
Filed under: art Tagged: stars, Startling revelations, universe
Business journalists go on the attack; demonize Atlantic seasonal workers
The following is a guest post by Nick Fillmore. National business journalists and columnists have bought into Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s demeaning view that folks in the Atlantic region are…
Arab Sheikhs and the West
The oil is sweet and the Sheikhs provide a good ride. The picture is self-explanatory.
When words turn bad
The other day I was on a conference call and we were discussing which tags and keywords should be included in a collaborative online database. The terms “substance use” and…
Nailed it
I really do love it when a cartoonist can nail the truth so perfectly in just three frames. Alltop loves to nail funny.
It’s Time For Change In BC ….
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Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Karl Nerenberg reports on the House Finance Committee’s hearings into income inequality in Canada, featuring a few familiar themes which we should…
Mind the Gap: Taking action on income inequality in Canada
From Liberal.ca: Please join us for a lively and enlightening evening with guest speaker Warren Kinsella who will explore the social and economic implications of the disturbing trend toward income…
Steep Curves and Third Place #nlpoli
Liberal leader Dwight Ball told CBC’s David Cochrane this past weekend that his job as Opposition Leader came with a steep learning curve. Indeed it does and on Monday, Ball…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, May 14, 2013: Employee vs. Independent Contractor: The Test Refined – Mondaq News Alerts (registration) The Census…
Worldviews Conference Looks at Media and Education
Universities and colleges do a lot of research and sometimes their findings can make a large difference on the world around us. Unfortunately, it can be hard to get the…