Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday October 2, 2013
Here are your daily news links: Canada must build routing infrastructure to skirt US snooping, CIRA says (IT Business) Anti-TPP lawmakers call on the TPP member governments to disclose information…
October 2013
October….
Well, it is that time again. All the Pumpkins, the rain. The Blech. But, Halloween is only 28 short days away! (There is a countdown on the sidebar. The ladies…
Restore the whole anthem
RestoreOurAnthem.ca launched recently to quite a bit of media exposure, particularly because several notable Canadians including author Margaret Atwood and former Prime Minister Kim Campbell are behind the push to…
House of Turds
I’m a little late to this but the Daily News cover has to be seen to be believed. Can you imagine any Canadian paper performing such sacrilege with Harper, the…
Why democracy is still in danger in Greece
Reblogged from Greek Left Review: by VASSILIS K. FOUSKAS 30 September 2013 Ten days after the murder of Pavlos Fyssas, the ND-PASOK pro-austerity government arrested most of the Golden Dawn…
Oct. 2:
Yesterday’s blog was so long, I had no room even for a brief word about out federal Conservative MP, Mr. Goguen, and the very expensive news sheet he delivered to…
The meaning of Merkel’s victory
Reblogged from thecurrentmoment: Originally published in the October issue of Le Monde Diplomatique Angela Merkel and her Christian Democrat party (CDU/CSU) have won a resounding victory in Germany’s general election.…
Highly textured cat
Filed under: art, digital, drawing Tagged: Cat, chalk, texture
I Didn’t Know That…
One of the great delights of learning is to be able to read or hear something new, something unknown, something that challenges the mind or your previously formed ideas and…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Andrew Jackson discusses why attacks on Old Age Security – including the Fraser Institute’s calls for increased clawbacks – serve no useful purpose:…
My view
Walking through SoHo. We are Group Six. Or, I call us, Group Six Six Six. Fits.
Candidate’s comments about sexual orientation and gender policy concerns education advocates
TweetThe Board is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe, inclusive, equitable, and welcoming learning and teaching environment for all members of the school community. This includes those students, staff,…
Short takes: “Scrouge Hospital,” Ontario Shores WSIB surcharge and more
The proposed merger between The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) and the Rouge Valley Health System has been unprecedented in its overall transparency. If anything, we have been inundated with information. But…
If You Haven’t Noticed Yet
…the economy is under-performing: The Bank of Canada signalled Tuesday that it’s lowering its forecasts for economic growth in the second half of 2013 and possibly for next year, citing…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, October 2, 2013: Couple sues indicted West Virginia judge in state and federal court Federal judges urged…
Photos from Hebron Academy
I’ve been working at Hebron Academy for just over a month now and it’s been an adventure. Being responsible for documenting and sharing what happens at a school (even at…
The Elizabeth Towers Fire Inquiry #nlpoli
Enough of you have found the introduction to the Elizabeth Towers fire investigation report to drive it into the Top 10 list. To make it easier to find, here is…
He’ll Huff And He’ll Puff
Lawrence Martin wondered yesterday what could have possessed Stephen Harper to tell Barack Obama that Canada would not accept a “no” on the Keystone Pipeline: One possibility is that it…
Druggie convenience
If you are a regular user of hard drugs, I can’t imagine what could be more convenient than having your personal driver moonlighting as a drug dealer! How convenient!