July 2015
Bias as opposed to disagreement
Sirdi Sai Sweets Inc. v. Indian Spice & Curry Ltd., 2015 ONCA 502: “On the bias argument, we reject as without merit the claim that the trial judge was biased.…
Dear Crusty. LNG is Volatile. It Could Even Blow Up in Your Face.
BC premier Christy Clark is in love – with British Columbia’s natural gas reserves. She sees it as a magical solution to pay off all of the province’s debts and…
Hospital worker sick leave: too much or too little?
Ontario hospital workers are much less absent due to illness or disability than hospital workers Canada-wide. In 2014, Ontario hospital workers were absent 10.2 days due to illness or disability,…
Increase Your Happiness by Going on Vacation
Everybody loves going on vacation and here’s why: it makes for good conversations. Really. The short term gain of increased happiness from a vacation is very short indeed, just a…
Harper will win
Quote: One of the ads mocked Trudeau for having been a camp counselor, rafting instructor, drama teacher and boasting one of the worst attendance records in the House of Commons.…
Pasta Books Reviewed, Part 2
This follows from part one of my book reviews, posted on this blog. Please see that post for the introduction. These, with either the Pasta Bible or Pasta Cookbook (preferred)…
Why does the NDP regard Greece as a democratic success? Why?
Because – as frightened Greeks line up, right now, for basics like food – it isn’t a success. It is an abject failure. It is, as they say, a failed…
Another Fox Guarding The Hen House
It is hardly news to suggest that the National Energy Board (NEB) is rife with bias favouring the energy sector. Half of its members are professionals from the gas and…
The Green Coalition
http://sfgov2.org/ In Canada, we think of a coalition as an arrangement between two political parties. But, Tasha Kheiriddin writes, there is a more fundamental coalition — a coalition of voters.…
The Candidate: To communicate and motivate.
Part 6 of our series for Canada’s federal candidates. Do you want a guarantee of how to lose an election? It is so terribly easy. It is to fail to…
Which Advanced Country Has the Most Climate Sceptics? Hint: It’s Not the United States
It’s not necessarily a competition you should be particularly keen to win, but which country in the world has the most climate change “sceptics”? Most people would probably hazard a…
Stephen Harper and the Mean Streak of the Con Regime
There are so many reasons to despise Stephen Harper and his monstrous Con regime.For what they have done to Canada, and what they might do to it if they are…
Canadian Forces recruiting centres and demographics #nlpoli
The Canadian Forces is planning to move its three full-time recruiting staff out of the office in Corner and move them elsewhere. From now on, recruiting on the west coast…
Where Are Our Leaders?
Vancouver is all but obscured in this satellite image It’s fire time in BC. Real leadership means speaking the words, recognizing facts and realities for people, and saying leader-y kinds…
Greek Referendum Map
Filed under: Austerity, Europe, Southern Europe Tagged: Austerity, Eurozone Crisis, Greece, Greek Referendum
Spain’s politicians distance themselves from euro crisis: ‘This isn’t Greece’ | World news | The Guardian
Spain’s politicians distance themselves from euro crisis: ‘This isn’t Greece’ | World news | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Eurozone Crisis, Podemos, Spain
Why Germany Has No Right to Inflict Pain On Greece
Ever since the Greek debt crisis began no country has been more aggressive in demanding its pound of flesh than Germany, and its flinty chancellor Angela Merkel.Merkel has made it…
Calgary Stampede an important marker of political change in Alberta
Billed as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, the Calgary Stampede is a must-stop destination for political leaders of all stripes and all levels of government. The event also provides…
Murky and contradictory poll results, weird timing, unlikely to divert media from its dubious narrative about Alberta’s NDP
PHOTOS: “Press 1 if you support the Wildrose Party …” With the right digital equipment, the whole family can have fun with demon-dialler public opinion polls, even down on the…