International Youth Day: Youth and Mental Illness
by: Public Service Alliance of Canada | Posted Thu. Aug 13, 2014 August 12 is International Youth Day, a day endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999 in…
August 2014
Low pressure visual field headache
via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1uuhJAs Trying out an IFTTT post mechanism. I love being able to post directly to a number of services all at the same time directly from the apps…
Concerns Linger After Drinking Water Ban Rescinded for Area Affected by Mount Polley Tailings Pond Breach
There were audible scoffs from the crowd Tuesday as Cariboo MLAs told residents in Likely, B.C. that the drinking water ban has been lifted for areas near the Mount Polley…
For The Naive, This Sounds Impressive
For the seasoned political observer, it is Harper propaganda of the the worst kind. Recommend this Post
When the Cons Make the Poor Pay for Their Mistakes
It really couldn't be more disgusting or more Kafkaesque. Or more of a horror show.The Cons gut Statistic Canada. The battered agency screws up its job numbers.And now Jason Kenney…
This Conservative MP thought he could pull the wool over the eyes of Canadians about government spying. It’s definitely not work
Sometimes it’s not hard to understand why so few Canadians trust their politicians. Case in point: Kevin Sorenson, government MP and Minister of State for Finance. Earlier this year, a…
Fuse to the Carbon Bomb: Keystone XL Much Worse for Climate Than Obama Admin Estimated
Last week, supporters of the Keystone XL pipeline got all worked up about a study that purported to find that the delay in approving the project has actually increased greenhouse…
August 14, part two: (actually posted on July 15 and catching up with the Tand T of August 12))
Readers who check other sites I mention might have been trying to get Information Clearing House a few days ago – to find it closed. This has been a regular…
The Blog Days of Summer
Yes, I’m still here.. or the blog is. I’m waiting on a couple of interview submissions to some LPC nominees/candidates that have gotten delayed… and I’m waiting on writing another…
Bill Dumont Blows the Whistle On CVRD Directors Failure Over Salary Review
Bill Dumont is a professional forester with a keen eye for local government expenditures. The issue of excessive CVRD management salaries has particularly riled him and in this commentary piece…
The Soviet Machiavelli
I’ve written a new piece for my Municipal Machiavelli blog about the late (1982) Mikhail Suslov, the “Soviet Machiavelli.” You can read it here: www.ianchadwick.com/machiavelli/the-soviet-machiavelli/ Suslov was the power behind…
When you buy yourself a government, you expect results
From RossK, The Gazetteer, Mines Are Sparkle Ponies Too?….Who Knew? But here’s something that even we, the purveyors of all that is neither established nor credible, missed from Ms. Clark’s…
Rail CEOs to Investors: "Bomb Trains" Safe At Almost Any Speed
Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) recently said it would proceed with plans to increase speeds for oil-by-rail unit trains in Devil’s Lake, N.D. to 60 MPH from 30 MPH, despite…
How An Algorithim Caught The Ebola Outbreak
Science: this is why we keep you around: Nine days before the World Health Organization announced the African Ebola outbreak now making headlines, an algorithm had already spotted it. HealthMap,…
Environmental regulation: better than a pound of cure
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 This post was originally posted on envirolawsmatter.ca. ‘Streamlining environmental regulatory review’ and ‘reducing the regulatory burden on industry’ are among the hottest buzzwords from the federal…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Your news links for today: The Ghost of iCraveTV?: The CRTC Asks Bell For Answers About Its Mobile TV Service in Net Neutrality Case – Michael Geist The Most Wanted…
Beware: 1-2-3 Attack of the Cons
Leaders tend to think in threes. The Finance Minister / Fraser Institute / Media frenzy is no different and is designed to overwhelm Canadians and push them to think we’re…