Apple and the exploitation of Chinese labour
I have been an Apple fan since I got my first computer—Mac all the way. I cringe, therefore, when I encounter articles about the company and its exploitation of Chinese…
September 2013
Judicial Compensation Commissions
Judges of the Provincial Court (Man.) v. Manitoba et al., 2013 MBCA 74 considers judicial compensation commissions. Judicial officers do not negotiate with the Government regarding compensation; rather compensation commissions…
A Fine Balance: GDP Growth by Sector and the Impact of Austerity
The second-quarter GDP numbers confirm that Canada’s continuing “recovery,” such as it is, is still balancing very precariously on a knife-edge between expansion and contraction. The various sources of growth…
Quebec’s Purity Values Charter
The following is reported in today’s Vancouver Sun about Quebec’s impending purity values charter: The Quebec government has released plans for a “values charter” that would impose unique-in-North America restrictions…
Daily News Links for Tuesday 10 September 2013
And here’s your news… Big 3 Telecoms ‘Stifle Innovation And Economic Development’, Entrepreneurs Tell James Moore (Huffington Post) Despite Verizon not coming to Canada, debate over wireless industry rages on…
Syrian War: Casualities of War
Wars do bring tragedies and we humans will never learn. It is about time that Russia intervenes to end this ongoing carnage of people in Syria. If Russia makes genuine…
If you see this man in Quebec, arrest him
Also lawbreakers like this guy, or this one, or this one. Under Quebec law, they’re effectively criminals, you know.
Nos Valeurs
It’s unclear if Habs jerseys count as religious symbols or not. This is going to be a hot topic for the foreseable future in Quebec, and since hot topics in…
Untangling the Temporary Foreign Worker Knot
Banks as predators? Surely, no! Temporary foreign workers have become a lightning-rod topic in Canadian labour in recent months with the high-profile news of the Royal Bank of Canada replacing…
Colour everywhere
I think of David often, and I find myself missing him at the strangest times. Although he knew he was ill, my uncle took his own life with a shotgun.…
Looking back on Vernazza 2
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Stephen Harper’s Pipedreams
Poor Steve! He wants black-gold to flow through these pipes all over North America.
Mme Premier, do you know where you’re going?
The Ontario Legislature met yesterday. Premier Wynne was in the white of a bride to launch the fall session. She had already told the opposition that they will need to…
Playing Into His Hands
A lot can happen before the next election. But, Andrew Coyne writes, public perceptions of the opposition leaders are beginning to solidify. Justin Trudeau has had a good summer: The…
Regrowing a Coral Reef
Coral reefs are under threat. Recreational boating and increased shipping have increased the risk to coral reefs from humanity, and increased temperatures have caused coral acidification. There are scientists and…
Damn!
The poll, by Innovative Research Group, has Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Grits at 37 per cent among decided voters, seven points ahead of the official opposition, Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives. The…
The end of Peter Shurman
I also suspect he won’t run again after this. Big question: Who in his party leaked the expense claim?