The Down Side of Good Vision: Seeing All the Grime
Too busy to say much because I realize just how dirty everything is around here, now that my eyes are working as they should. People had warned me that I…
2014
I don’t believe it
I don’t doubt for a minute that some Ontario Dippers told my friend Susanna what she’s reported here – she’s one of the most honest and terrific reporters around –…
Victory Of Valhalla!
Is The NDP set to force a provincial election? Maybe. The evidence cited is: An e-mail has gone out to riding associations offering them insurance for their campaign offices –…
Democracy in the Pits: How Canada Uses Foreign Aid as PR for Mining Companies
Democracy in the Pits is a two-part series outlining the tarnished reputation of Canada’s mining sector and the Harper government’s role in supporting it. Read Part 1: The Corrosive Effect…
Mulroney and Trudeau need to stop lying about prosperity that never happened
Recently, both Brian Mulroney and Justin Trudeau claimed free-market reforms brought great prosperity to Canada. Mulroney said, his tax reforms (that primarily benefited the wealthy) and trade initiatives were the…
April 21: Spreading ignorance – deliberately
(In advance, I have an apology. I have printed all comments that were sent to me but, for some reason, several from yesterday disappeared. I discovered that when I tried…
Environment Ministry staff warn BC govt about LNG emissions
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Environment Ministry staff have warned their minister that the province’s dreamed-of liquefied natural gas industry poses some big challenges with greenhouse gas emissions. Internal briefing notes…
Connectivism as Learning Theory
I think the students in the Building Online Collaborative Environments Course has an almost impossible task. Here is their effort to prove that connectivism is a learning theory. “Connectivism has…
The Temporary Foreign Workers Program: Yet More Abuse And Heartbreak
Although the Temporary Foreign Workers Program predates the ascension to power of the Harper regime, there is mounting evidence that the abuses occurring under the program, none of which I…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Michael Harris writes that the Cons’ primary purpose while in power has been to hand further power and wealth to those who already…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, April 21, 2014
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, April 21, 2014: Does Quebec Charter of French language prevent use of trade-marks in languages other than…
Looking After Tom And Daisy’s Interests
Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page have concluded in a recent study that democracy has been successfully subverted in the United States. That country, they write, is now an oligarchy. The…
Two Sentiments That Will Resonate With Many
Today’s Star brings two letters, one on despotic rule and the other on electoral reform, that many would find hard to argue against: Harper’s on a lonely road to political…
But what if Tom Walkom is wrong?
Toronto Star writer Thomas Walkom has been an icon for progressives in Canada for many years. If there is a left-of-centre stance possible on an issue, Tom will most often…
DSM or ICD, Either Way Autism is a DISORDER, or Group of Disorders, Not "Just a Difference"
There are a number of very high functioning persons claiming to be autistic or claiming to have a “syndrome” or “different way of thinking”. Autism is a difference not a…
Budget basics: Dealing with the Debt #nlpoli
Public sector pensions in Newfoundland and Labrador are underfunded. There’s not enough money in the fund account to cover all the likely money they’d have to pay out to people…