Meanwhile, In Other Parts Of The World
.... things are hardly going swimmingly:Torrential monsoon rains along a stalled frontal boundary near the Yangtze River in China have killed 186 people, left 45 people missing, and caused at…
July 2016
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- John Milloy discusses the difference between trade and corporate control - while noting that recent "trade agreements" have tended to favour the latter without…
He Knew. Tony Blair Knew.
It's going to take days to digest the 2-million word Chilcot Report into the British government's decision to partner up with the Bush-Cheney regime to invade Iraq.For years Tony Blair…
The Day the Iraq War Came Back to Condemn Tony Blair
It's taken seven years for a British inquiry to render its verdict on Tony Blair, and his role in the Iraq War.But at last the verdict is in.It couldn't be…
Counting My Blessings
No matter what our problems as a country may be, I couldn't help but feel blessed to be a Canadian as I watched this horrifying story:Recommend this Post
LawFact of the Day: Family Law
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law for Wednesday July 6, 2016. Today we are talking about Family Law.A video posted by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Jul 6,…
The killing of Alton Sterling
Warning: it’s bad. So, the Baton Rouge police killed a man selling CDs. That much is clear. Also clear – in the absence of a mitigating factor, like Stirling somehow…
All parades need elephants.
It was great wrap to the Pride month the other day when Toronto’s Pride Parade made its way down Yonge Street. It was also good to see Canada’s Prime Minister…
Jason Kenney’s Desperate Plan to Defeat Justin Trudeau
As you know I am delighted that today is the day Jason Kenney is going to announce that he is leaving Ottawa to ride back back to Alberta.After twenty miserable…
Wandering In The Desert
Jason Kenny is going home to Alberta. What's that mean? Michael den Tandt writes:One possible answer is that Kenney has already been there, done that, having effectively put Harper over…
Northern Gateway and the Latest Humiliation of Stephen Harper
Graphic:Press ProgressOnce upon a time Stephen Harper must have thought it would be so simple. He'd fly his oily Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta to beautiful British Columbia.He'd soar over…
More Newfoundland books you should read #nlpoli
Yesterday you got Jerry Bannister's five books on Newfoundland.Today you get an eclectic list from your humble e-scribbler:1. Jeff Webb, The Voice of Newfoundland: A Social History of the Broadcasting…
Cue the crickets: Where are the media warnings Canada Post bosses are ‘holding the country to ransom’?
PHOTOS: Locked out postal workers in a past dispute in Halifax (HalifaxMediaCoop.ca photo). Below: St. Albert resident’s illegal “Restore door to door” sign (CBC photo), Controversial Canada Post CEO Deepak…
Dear Canada Post, settle. Don’t be as stupid as I know you can be
Wherein I plead with Canada Post to do the sensible thing and settle. As if corporations are guided by rational thought.Read more
French PM bypasses parliament to force through labour laws | World news | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/05/french-pm-bypasses-parliament-to-force-through-labour-lawsFiled under: Uncategorized
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Inclined cats.
from the front lines, day two
We had another great turnout on Tuesday. When I arrived at 8:30 AM, there were already 100 people making noise at our favourite corner, and another 40-50 waiting to sign…