Savages – Adore
Boring video, genius of a song: “I understand the urgency of life.” No kidding. There’s Sleater Kinney in here, Siouxsie, Pauline Murray’s Penetration, Bikini Kill. All good, good things. Brit…
February 2016
The Future of Hospitals Will be Robotic
We like to think that people who work at hospitals do everything they can to save patients – and they do. The problem is that humans make mistakes. In fact,…
Eating up the Hill: A valourous steak sandwich
Last Wednesday was my birthday and, while I had plans for a few root beers that evening, I didn't have time for a luxurious lunch. So I ducked into the…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Danny Dorling comments on the dangers posed by inequality, while pointing out that it's simple enough to ensure a more equal society as…
140Law – Legal Headlines for the Week of February 15, 2016
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:Retired Canadian jurists respectfully dissent from #Scalia’s approach, style There is no tradition of leaving a Supreme Court seat vacant…
Friends In High Places: The NEB Continues Its Bromance With Enbridge
Last week I posted a story about the National Energy Board taking pity on Enbridge, reducing a fine levied against the energy delivery giant for the damage it caused to…
Health care declining as share of economy and program spending
Federal Health Cash Transfers to the Ontario government will rise 5.94% in 2016/17, or by $778 million. This, in itself should amount to a 1.5% increase in Ontario even without…
Honourable Members All!
A reader brought up what he considers a serious weakness in first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting yesterday. It is the assumption that we elect “honourable members’ to our legislatures and the House…
Rona Ambrose and the Foul Con Assault On Our Values
It was Family Day in Ontario, and and a slow news day at CBC Ottawa, so they invited Rona Ambrose to appear on Power and Politics.So she could talk about…
Eating up the Hill: A valourous steak sandwich
Last Wednesday was my birthday and, while I had plans for a few root beers that evening, I didn't have time for a luxurious lunch. So I ducked into the…
Difference between placement and other ad targeting
If you clicked on this link you probably either have a steady understanding of the basics of PPC (AdWords) digital advertising. You’re probably hoping this post has some specific information…
Fraser Institute, National Newswatch, and other fools #nlpoli
If the issue wasn't so serious, it would be funny.Newfoundland and Labrador is up the financial creek, according to Charles Lammam, an analyst with the Fraser Institute, in a new…
Fraser Institute, National Post, and other fools #nlpoli
If the issue wasn't so serious, it would be funny.Newfoundland and Labrador is up the financial creek, according to Charles Lammam, an analyst with the Fraser Institute, in a new…
Party City’s PR problem illustrates the need to be anticipatory about promoting tolerance
PHOTOS: The ugly message as relayed by mainstream media, in this case the CBC. Below: Shelley Bramhoff Sikorski’s original Facebook post. Party City is a huge chain of party supply…
In this week’s Hill Times: the first casualty of war
Not that it’s anyone’s business, but I voted Liberal in the last election. The Liberal candidate in our riding, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, made it easy. Serious, impressive young guy, great C.V.…
2016 will mark the end of Senate Elections in Alberta
The Senatorial Selection Act, the law that governs Alberta’s unique Senate nominee elections, expires on Dec. 31, 2016. The longstanding policy of the Alberta New Democratic Party which supports the…
Report Back on Refugee Motions
On December 14, 2015, the Vancouver Park Board debated 2 motions concerning refugees. My motion (Mackinnon/Wiebe) carried unanimously, while Commissioner Evans' (Evans/Mackinnon) motion was referred to staff. Here is the…
In Alberta, First Nations engage in a complex dance of resistance to and cooperation with Big Oil
In this illuminating piece, Seattle journalist Erika Lundahl examines how, in Alberta, First Nations are forced to "engage in a complex dance of resistance to and cooperation with" Big Oil…
Significant Update to "History of Violence" Timeline
When, "The History of Violence" timeline was created more than 4 years ago, our researcher began at 1989 and ended at 2011. It was always intended to be a living…