What Needs To Be Said About The CBC Scandals
Ever since the CBC was hit by the Ghomeishi scandal, and now the Amanda Lang Affair, the CBC haters in this country have been having a ball.Trying to use the…
January 2015
Sunday night candidate nomination updates in Alberta
Edmonton Public School Board Trustee Sarah Hoffman is expected to make an announcement on Monday, January 19 that could signal a jump into provincial politics. Speculation is rampant that Ms.…
Duncan OCP Ignored By Mayor Phil Kent
Don Maroc While late Christmas shoppers slipped into panic mode on December 22, a development-at-any-cost foursome on the Duncan City council ramrodded through fourth reading of a motion to permit…
French hold most favourable views of Jews and Muslims
How the French view their minority populations after the violent events earlier this month will probably take a while to sort out. But a poll conducted last year suggested they…
two random observations arising from watching a tv show from my childhood
In September, I blogged about watching “Bewitched” on Netflix as my “comedy before sleep” show. I’m still watching it, sometimes taking as many as three nights to get through one…
Anatomy of a Homicide Investigation
Just as Ms Soapbox was fretting over Prime Minister Harper’s decision to appoint former CSIS director Richard Fadden to the newly created post of National Security Advisor she received an…
Greek Election preview
I’ve broken this post down into sub-sections to help organize it. Why now? As mentioned in an earlier post, this was triggered by instability. Greece attempted to elect a President,…
Fox Apologizes?
Surely the end is nigh. In case you have the interest and the stomach, this is what the apologies were all about: Recommend this Post
dreaming of a good government…
I am withdrawing from an organization I have been very involved in for about three years. There is some sadness to leaving and some relief. This whole last half a…
In general costs below follow costs on appeal
Bell (Re), 2015 ONCA 19: The appellant has succeeded in this court and accordingly should be entitled to its costs throughout. The settlement offer referenced by the respondent in its…
2015: The Year for Acting Politically
Here is a draft of a piece I did emerging from my guest spot at the Summer Conference for the Alberta Teachers Association. I am often invited to attend ATA…
2015: The Year for Acting Politically
Here is a draft of a piece I did emerging from my guest spot at the Summer Conference for the Alberta Teachers Association. I am often invited to attend ATA…
Why are Americans so frightened?
If you were asked what the American people’s top policy priority was, what would you answer? The economy perhaps? Immigration? Global warming? You would be wrong. According to the Pew…
Jumpin’ Jehovah
“Gott Mit Uns“, the motto that was stamped on the belt buckle of every soldier in the Nazi Wehrmacht in WWII as they did their decidedly ungodly work. Now it…
2015: The Year for Acting Politically
Here is a draft of a piece I did emerging from my guest spot at the Summer Conference for the Alberta Teachers Association. I am often invited to attend ATA…
John Baird Pelted With Eggs: The Video
…is here. And it is good. Baird ‘egged’ in West Bank from Sasa Petricic on Vimeo. I might poach a few tonight in celebration. Or no: in sadness at a…
And Speaking Of Ethics
Or, more accurately, the lack of them at the CBC, letter-writer John Page of Toronto offers this thought: Re: Minimal mindset of CBC managers, Jan. 16 As a faithful listener…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Tasini at Daily Kos discusses the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy’s finding that every single U.S. state has a regressive tax…
Stuff Happens, Week 2. Target misses the mark, Roxy razed.
The big story of the week in Canada was the departure, with its tail between its legs, of U.S. retail giant Target. The purveyor of so-called ‘cheap chic’ clothing is…
The Ampersand, Etc.
Among my many iPad apps is a simple one called ‘Ampersands.’ All it does is display, in large format, numerous ampersands from different typefaces. A brief introduction tells the viewer…