Melanie Mark and Jodie Wickens Drum In At Swearing In Ceremony
Now this is a special swearing in ceremony. BC NDP leader John Horgan ushers in newly elected MLA’s Melanie Mark and Jodie Wickens. Ms Wickens, the first aboriginal woman elected…
February 2016
The Whole Neighbourhood is Getting Spruced Up for Our Arrival
Libya's neighbours are getting prepared for a Western invasion of their failed state next door. A few days ago Canada's defmin, Harjit Sajjan, let slip that Canada has been in…
I Think This is What Made the Guillotine So Popular
San Francisco has changed. The once beautiful, laid back people place has been overrun with the wealthy of Silicon Valley who even have their own armada of commuter buses that…
In the sunny spot.
We changed the sheet covering the futon couch to brighten up the nap spot. This rather succesfully is copied over from a photo grabbed because this one won’t stay in…
Will Sanders’ rise be felt in Canada?
Co-written with Derrick O’Keefe and originally published at Ricochet. Even if he’s really only offering a pragmatic form of social democracy, Sanders has created a political space in the mainstream…
New column day
Here, pointing out that the Global Transportation Hub land flipping scandal highlights Brad Wall's consistent willingness to hand out free money to business cronies - contrasted against his fight to…
Why are we risking Canada’s blood supply – again?
The tainted blood scandal was the worst public health disaster in Canadian history. In the 1980s and 1990s, more than 30,000 Canadians became infected with HIV and Hepatitis C. This…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and Nick Powdthavee discuss how the rise of an exclusive class of the rich increases stress and decreases well-being for…
On threshold questions
Althia Raj is predictably dispensing Lib talking points about the potential outcomes of the NDP's leadership review. So to set the record straight, let's examine what the numbers actually mean.There's…
Ignorance Is Not Bliss
As a retired person with no financial pressures, I realize that I am probably part of a comfortable minority. Many across a wide demographic range struggle with daily life, leaving…
Be Conscious How Social Media Impacts Your Mental Health
Last year a study was released that identified Facebook as a contributor to people’s depression, it’s likely that other forms of social media do the same. Researchers are finding that…
China Defends Its Woody Which Could Kick Off WW3
It takes 3 continents at war to declare another global war, and with recent developments over the past week it looks as though we may be heading in that direction.…
Is Ottawa thinking outside the box?
We should send an ‘Attaboy’ to the Trudeau Liberals in Ottawa. It seems they are trying to stretch the thinking in the Finance Department to find new ways to fund…
Why Playing Nice With the Cons Won’t Work
I learned long ago that if you want to help build a more equal, kinder, gentler society, you have to be as tough and as ruthless as the Con zombies…
Friedman’s Ghost
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Evidence-based decision-making #nlpoli
James McLeod had a tidy piece in Wednesday’s Telegram on the government’s effort to find a way of out of the financial mess. it's well worth your time.The document McLeod…
Athabasca U report on moving IT staff to Edmonton area helps explain motivation for space discussions with City of St. Albert
PHOTOS: The road to Athabasca, well back in the day. Too far for Information Technology professionals to consider travelling nowadays? Below: The Athabasca University headquarters, which if I’ve got this…
Two in race for NDP nomination in Calgary-Greenway by-election
Two candidates are seeking the New Democratic Party nomination to run in the Calgary-Greenway provincial by-election, which will need to be called before the end of May 2016. The NDP…
Process and Legitimacy: Why Following the Rules Matters
Shortly after former Acting CAO Bob Johnston abruptly left his post in the fall of 2015, he went public with a number of complaints about what’s been going on behind…
Process and Legitimacy: Why Following the Rules Matters
Shortly after former Acting CAO Bob Johnston abruptly left his post in the fall of 2015, he went public with a number of complaints about what’s been going on behind…