Ric McIver Stumbles…the PC Party Falls
“Closed-mindedness or intolerance have no place in the PC .” —The PC party’s response to Ric McIver’s participation in the March for Jesus led by anti-gay pastor Artur Pawlowski. Instead…
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Work and Family – Finding the right balance….for Lawyers
By: Tamir Salomon Finding the right balance between work and family is a tough hill to climb, but it is very much attainable. With the right amount of preparation and…
Oakland Opposes Fossil Fuel Transport By Rail As Sacramento Imposes New Fees To Help Fund Spill Response
The City Council of Oakland, California has passed a resolution opposing the transport of coal, oil, petcoke (a byproduct of the oil refining process) and other hazardous materials by railways…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Bryce Covert rightly challenges the claim that poverty bears any relationship to an unwillingness to work – along with other attempts to…
Dignity Marches In Spain Surround Parliaments
Dignity Marches In Spain Surround Parliaments. Collective Marches with integrated platforms today under the banner of ‘Dignity’ have surrounded the headquarters of several regional parliaments to protest against cuts in…
Tens of thousands march in London against coalition’s austerity measures | Politics | theguardian.com
Tens of thousands march in London against coalition’s austerity measures | Politics | theguardian.com. Russell Brand told the marchers there will be a ‘peaceful, effortless, joyful revolution’ against austerity in…
Is Work-Life Balance Attainable?
By: Shannon O’Connor Maintaining a work-life balance has been difficult for numerous legal professionals. The question still remains: can a balance between work and life be attainable within contemporary society?…
Dear John: June 22, up North
Things are better. Exercise, healthy diet, started the new book. Here’s the view as I did so. Sincerely, W .
Don’t burnout—break out and dance!
By Hermione Shou Like many of us, you are tired, but you keep pushing through life. As a legal professional or a student with long work hours, you may already…
Justin Trudeau: Saint, saviour or sap?
Liberal Leader Justin has two by-elections coming up in Toronto on June 30 and if he does not win both easily, he is going to be in deep weeds. Mind…
Life Work Balance: Attainable, “Yes” or “No”
By A. Small There seems to be a lot of controversy whether a life work balance can exist, as I have found out by reading various articles posted on the…
Following The Weather Vane
Charles Pascal writes that there were several low points in the Ontario election campaign. However, When Horwath said in defence of her non-platform that she “walks in the footsteps of…
Here is Dan Murphy’s ‘Enbridge Video’ that the Province yanked
Many of you will remember Dan Murphy’s brilliant video satires that ran in the Vancouver Province. Well that is until Enbridge, who buy a zillion dollars worth of misinformation advertising,…
Happy [REDACTED] Day!
Building on Nickie’s idea, I figured we’ll all feel a bit more festive this Canada Day using a Canadian flag as approved and redacted by the Cons and their Public…
Gay Pride: A Proviso
Yesterday I wrote about the considerable pride that we should all take in the progress we are making as a society, World Pride in Toronto being a sterling example. However,…
Letter of the week: I’ll vote based on my dream for a far better Vancouver
The Province June 22, 2014. • Section: Opinion Imagine a better city. Imagine a civic government that engaged citizens as partners rather than adversaries. Imagine a city where the civil…
Electoral Reform Needed!
In the recent Ontario Election out of every 100 (eligible) citizens approximately 52 voted and one or two of those either declined or (deliberately?) spoiled their ballots We have no…
Stephen Harper and the Great Pipeline Gambit
Well it's the talk of the town. The pundits are perplexed. Shock and confusion reigns. Everybody is trying to figure out why Stephen Harper is disowning his tarry baby. After…
NB’ers with Severe Autism Disorders Are Not Included in New Brunswick’s "Inclusive Community"
New Brunswick’s “inclusive” “community living” model is not a bridge to a better life for adults with autism disorders. There are huge gaps in the model. Group home staff are…