April 15: Never start a story in the middle….
That title is for a little later on. First, the oustanding features of today’s paper…….uh…well….oustanding…uh… Page A 7 has a happy story, “Opportunity exists to trim civil service even more:statistics”…
April 2014
Your Daily Digital Digest for Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Your news links for today: Canadians’ mental-health info routinely shared with FBI, U.S. customs – CBC News FBI Plans to Have 52 Million Photos in its NGI Face Recognition Database…
Nanaimo council rejects incinerator: “We won’t be Vancouver’s garbage dump”
Council chambers were overflowing with incinerator opponents last night (Photo: Trish Kuziek/Facebook) Read this April 15 story from the Nanaimo Daily News on city council’s unanimous rejection of a proposed…
Stealing Our Democracy: Linda Frum, Talking Points and the Dumbf
*Dumbf = dumbfuckery – a condition that appears to be unique to the creation of Harper Government talking points regarding Bill C-23. On Huffington Post this morning, I read Michael…
The Foul Odour Of Corruption That Comes From The Office Of The Prime Minister Of Canada ..
The Canadian Progressive hits the nail on the head with this article….. New documents released by the RCMP suggest that the Senate expenses scandal is closing in on Prime Minister…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Timothy Shenk discusses Thomas Piketty’s contribution to a critique of unfettered capitalism and gratuitous inequality: Seen from Piketty’s vantage point, thousands of…
Wingnut Education In Alberta
I have a problem with these “Lifestyle Covenants” that Christian Schools seem to be in love with. It is not that these schools are publicly funded, although I do consider…
Rainy Day, But At Least Our Winters Are Sunny, Or What To Do Where the Sun Doesn’t Shine
Came across this in The New York Times today: a town in Norway which now has mirrors beaming sun down into the town square. It’s not a first: the BBC…
Worshipping Ignorance And Greed
Michael Harris writes that Stephen Harper has a future — in Arizona and several other Republican states: In that state, voters must now present proof of citizenship before they can…
Ecosia: A Search Engine That Plants Trees
Ecosia is a search engine that is trying to make the world better. Every time you search the net on their site a good percentage of ad revenue is used…
Stealing Our Democracy: The Senate Takes A Swing
Okay, now the Senate is talking about wanting to see some amendments to the Harper Government’s bill to undermine Canada’s democracy. The interim report recommends: — Removing a provision which…
A Tale of Intimidation At TransCanada Corporation
Despite the best efforts of the Harper government to make its own addiction to the fossil fuel agenda the Canadian people’s as well, increasing numbers are voicing their concern and…
Good God
This mass-killing in Calgary took place a block from my law school and where I used to live. This is insane. .
Democracy Blooming at the Margins: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ukraine and Taiwan
From OpenDemocracy.net, yesterday. Jasmin Mujanović 14 April 2014 The terrifying spectre in these countries is not of ravenous foreign capital, though there is plenty of experience with this too, but…
Seeking Solutions: June mental health meeting to take 360 degree look at violence and workplace safety
OPSEU’s Mental Health Division is bringing together experts from across the province to take a 360 degree look at the issue of violence and workplace safety. Scheduled for June 17-18…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, April 15, 2014: Cash Store seeks bankruptcy protection after Ontario suspends payday loan … – Financial Post…
Sketchy cat on chair
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You should take up gambling Sousa.
Occasionally this commentator gives advice to Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa. It is because we actually like him. He is a nice guy. He is kind of like a slow…
Trudeau will lose
…and so will the other defendants named in this big defamation action. Barring a speedy discretion-before-dishonour top-secret settlement, this thing will drag on for quite some time. But whenever it…