Tough week for Canada’s already poor climate change reputation
Canada’s dismal record on fighting climate change was brought into the spotlight twice this week — first with a crucial UN report spelling out the tough task ahead for the…
2014
Misconduct charges cannot be anonymous
In my previous job, I was involved in dealing with accusations of misconduct. One of the basic principles of procedural fairness is that accusations cannot be taken seriously if they…
First decision to come out of CRTC’s Let’s Talk TV consultation is a win for Canadians
DemandChoice_button.jpg November 6, 2014 – In response to this morning’s announcement by the CRTC regarding new rules that will allow Canadians to cancel or change their Internet, television, or telephone…
My #TOpoli Influence
I found my modest dot on this data visualization of 2014 #TOpoli tweeters by Vox Pop Labs. It’s just about exactly where/how big you’d expect it to be: Pretty neat!…
Some Days, It Is Very Hard To Resist The Demon Of Despair
Gordon Klingenschmitt, a.k.a. Dr. Chaps, as unhinged a ‘reverend’ as you are ever likely to encounter, has been elected to the Colorado House of Representatives. A man who brags of…
Nov. 6: The big push is on…
I was a little surprised that the Irving press published the story of the UN report on climate change and fossil fuels. But they’re making up for that single and…
Wow! Those Trudeau Gaffes Are Just KILLING The LPoC
And Mulcair is kickin’ LPoC ass! And…and…
It’s Our Future
Over 300,000 Internet users contributed to our crowdsourced vision for free expression online in the 21st century. What matters most to the Internet community? Watch this animated video to find…
Another BC Liberal Lie Gets Shattered – In Record Time
One of the greatest whoppers the British Columbia Liberals have told is that B.C. Ferries is an independent operator. This has been the story since the Liberal government “privatized” the…
The F-35’s Very Huge and Obvious Achilles’ Heel
We know that a lot of top US military types have lost their passion for the F-35 light attack bomber. A recent report from the Pentagon’s Center for Strategic and…
Possibly a poor dress rehearsal forced Harper to change his travel plans
Filed under: Cartoons (Single Panel), Making fun of Conservatives, Making fun of Harper
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, November 6, 2014
Your news links for today: CRTC issues its first decision on Let’s Talk TV – Canada News Centre Bell Posts Strong Q3 Results with Wireless Revenue up 7% – iPhone…
First West Credit Union-’Salary Budget Reductions’– Unfair Labour Practices
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The following information was waiting in my inbox this morning. It is of significance to all Island Savings Credit Union members and staff who value job security…
Hoskins unveils Health Plan v. 2.0 at OHA HealthAchieve
Ontario’s health minister has what he calls Health Plan version 2.0. Speaking at the closing of the Ontario Hospital Association’s annual HealthAchieve conference, Dr. Eric Hoskins revealed his top four…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Heather Mallick and Linda McQuaig both weigh in on the connection between income splitting and the Cons’ plans for social engineering. And…
All the Government Money Can (legally) Buy
Apropos of my post yesterday about how the public are being methodically conditioned, “tuned up”, to be compliant to neoliberalism, the US Center for Public Integrity spent the mid-term elections…
New column day
Here, arguing that while Stephen Poloz is indeed thoroughly out of touch in suggesting that people entering the workforce should take on unpaid internships as matters stand now, we should…
When My Enemy’s Enemies Are Still My Enemies
One of the greatest mistakes we make in the conduct of modern warfare is to make our conflicts suit a politically palatable narrative. It can seem as though the spin…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Thursday, November 6, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 6, 2014: Anti-abortion laws blocked by Oklahoma’s top court Food-safety lawyer won’t eat these things My…
The crisis in the Manitoba NDP: the politics of taxes
The current crisis in the Manitoba NDP has its roots in the decision of the Greg Selinger government to raise Manitoba’s 7% provincial sales tax to 8% in its 2013…