Stats Canada NHS Survey: The First Big OOPS
I spent months arguing that the changes to Canada’s long form census would degrade the data from it. Today we are starting to see proof. Although most of the damage…
May 2013
5965…Prince Chuck Gets A Promotion
Mommy canna make the trip to Sri Lanka this fall coz she is 87 and Sri Lanka is far so her first born Prince Charles is going to go in…
May 8: Break out our best, vintage beer….
For the first time in my experience, The Moncton Times and Transcript has a front page story that really is a front page story. It’s about a big bush fire…
The Best Music for Summer Weather: Sketches of Spain with Signs of
One of my few claims to cool is that I’ve been a Miles Davis fan since infancy, or thereabouts. I remember buying this on vinyl one glorious summer Saturday in…
‘Run of the River IPP’s’ Flaunt Environmental Safeguards
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Independent Power Producers(IPP) have largely ignored regulations designed to protect river flows and the many fish that require that adequate flows are maintained for their survival. They…
Ontario politics, explained
Just watched NDP leader Andrea Horwath’s presser. Here’s what I think is going on: 1. Andrea Horwath is playing the role of a Liberal; 2. Kathleen Wynne is playing the…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Linda McQuaig discusses Stephen Harper’s class war: Canadians don’t like Harper’s anti-worker agenda — when they notice it. That’s why there’s been such…
Labrador Byelection: May says Harper violated Conflict Of Interest Act
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May suggests that PM Stephen Harper’s handling of the Panashue affair violated the Conflict of Interest Act. The Saanich-Gulf…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, May 8, 2013: Self-Representation In Court A Daunting Challenge: Study by Windsor law prof Law Is Code…
Stephen Harper – He’s Not Here For You
But of course I state the obvious here, don’t I? Nonetheless, for those who like regular and ongoing illustrations of the fact that the Prime Minister and his acolytes are…
Crowdsourcing a Sun News hit
I’m on Sun News a couple times today, and the producers (who are among the best I have ever dealt with, by the by) have asked me to talk about…
Science Denialism and the Future of Humanity, Part 1
Recently, answering questions about the future of scientific research in Canada and the ongoing transformation of the National Research Council from a basic science research organization into a facilitator of…
"We Don’t Make Mistakes. Bureaucrats Do."
When Marc Garneau — Canada’s first astronaut — was not invited to a ceremony celebrating the Canadarm’s contribution to space exploration, the Harper government blamed that oversight on the officials…
Why Internet make you dumb
Much of this video’s content is covered in Nicholas Carr’s book, The Shallows, What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, in detail. Here’s my review of the book: The…
Ezra Levant’s Freedom Cruise Update: Tips For Travelers
As you know, last year Ezra Levant and the Sun News Network arranged a “Freedom Weekend” up in Muskoka for big-C Conservative zealots. Since nobody who signed up for that…
Tom Marshall’s Dead Muskrat Sketch #nlpoli
Tom Marshall used to be the finance minister. He’s the guy who consistently, year after year, spent more than the people of the province could afford. Tom didn’t do it…
Stephen Harper and the Porky Action Plan Scam
Well after being missing in action for days, Stephen Harper finally dared show his face in the House of Commons today. But it wasn't exactly a triumphal return, as you…
london, day one
It’s wonderful to be here! Wonderful to see R again, to meet her partner, to spend time with her family, to be in their home. And to see London again!…
Ironies abound in Alberta’s agitated politics as Alison Redford cranks up the postage meter
How Albertans should see Progressive Conservative and Wildrose policies and procedures. Below: The clever Wildrose Facebook attack on PC Premier Alison Redford’s faintly unsavoury taxpayer-funded mail out, which makes it…
5964…No Fat Chicks Allowed
Elitedaily.com wrote earlier this week about the fact that “Anyone who’s been to Abercrombie & Fitch in the last few years has probably noticed that they don’t carry XL or…