Watching a moment of the police watching people
Earlier today, I was out in downtown Sudbury running some errands. Before I came home, I stopped to have some fast food. I was sitting, munching on my pizza, and…
June 2015
Can You Trust Justin Trudeau?
Cartoon by Greg Perry Here we go again – the Red Book 3.0. Yet another build-up of Liberal election promises just like the ones we’ve seen before (though I admit…
John McCallum visits #Brantford #Brant again, Danielle Takacs Community Office officially open!
There was a lot of activity happening this past Friday and Saturday in Brantford-Brant where my friend Danielle Takacs is running. On Friday, the…
Seniors! Sweet Serfdom Awaits!
Seniors going bankrupt in soaring numbers More Canadians are outliving their savings and spending their golden years in debt By Sophia Harris, CBC News Posted: Jun 29, 2015 5:00 AM…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Monday, June 29, 2015
Your news links for today: Latest Conservative ad could violate government’s own anti-terror law – CTV News Video: Conservative campaign spokesman Kory Teneycke defends use of ISIS video in recent…
Podcast: Laudato Si and carbon trading
http://rozworski.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/podcast150629-laudato-and-carbon.mp3 Last week, Pope Francis released his encyclical on climate change, Laudato Si. The document speaks out strongly against environmental degradation in all forms and even calls for climate justice…
Podcast: Laudato Si and carbon trading
https://politicalehconomy.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/podcast150629-laudato-and-carbon.mp3 Last week, Pope Francis released his encyclical on climate change, Laudato Si. The document speaks out strongly against environmental degradation in all forms and even calls for climate justice…
The growing role of Practical Nurses
New Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) data paints a picture of rapid change in nursing in Ontario, especially for Practical Nurses (called “RPNs” in Ontario) . Here is a…
Reprobate Redux
For your Monday discernment, I offer this volley of wise observations about that unrepentant felon, Dean Del Mastro, from the usual suspects – Toronto Star readers: Re: Ex-Tory MP Del…
140Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of June 29, 2015
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Missouri jail moves to video-only visits; fee will be charged to visitors Next Fight for Gay Rights: Bias in…
NDP spots political landmine, decides to dance on it
So: If you’ve got the dough, and the NDP does; If you have achieved historic levels of popularity due to the other parties’ spending scandals, and the NDP has; and…
Quebec’s edge of the wedge.
You have got to watch those guys! There is nobody slipperier than a Quebec provincial politician. If they cannot get you coming, they get you going. They have the God…
A Futuristic Conclusion to HIGHRISE
HIGHRISE is back with another look into how we humans live in our built environments. We’ve looked at HIGHRISE before (Out My Window and One Millionth Tower) and this last…
Better Than The News
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/ HarperPAC had a lifespan of one week. Given Mr. Harper’s use of American political consultants and tactics, it’s passing strange that an idea which has so much currency south…
How Stephen Harper Changed the Face of Canada
It still looks like the Canada I first saw on a glorious fall day long ago, through the window of a plane coming into land at Montreal airport.As I bounced…
Excuse Me Mr. Mulcair, But What in the Hell are Middle Class Values?
I grew up in a family of the working poor, spending a good portion of my childhood in public housing. My dad did his best to provide for his seven…
Green Cities and Smart Cities: The potential and pitfalls of digitally-enabled green urbanism
Since its early days, the discourse around “smart cities” has included environmental sustainability as one of its core principles. The application of new digital technologies to urban spaces and processes…
Green Cities and Smart Cities: The potential and pitfalls of digitally-enabled green urbanism
Since its early days, the discourse around “smart cities” has included environmental sustainability as one of its core principles. The application of new digital technologies to urban spaces and processes…
Green Cities and Smart Cities: The potential and pitfalls of digitally-enabled green urbanism
Since its early days, the discourse around “smart cities” has included environmental sustainability as one of its core principles. The application of new digital technologies to urban spaces and processes…