Misconduct charges cannot be anonymous
In my previous job, I was involved in dealing with accusations of misconduct. One of the basic principles of procedural fairness is that accusations cannot be taken seriously if they…
Cathie from Canada
Follow-up
Just to follow up on my previous post, Annie Laurie provides links to discuss the Terrorist or Head Case? question.She notes this article from The New Yorker The Line Between…
It isn’t "terrorism", its mental illness
What Canada should always remember about Wednesday was the courage of our politicians — hearing a fusillade of gunfire right outside their meeting room, they armed themselves with flagpoles and…
Saskatoon snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
So you might think that the reluctant LRB ruling both the transit lockout and the pension bylaw illegal would have provided the Saskatoon civic administration with a great opportunity to…
Oh, the humanity
Happy thanksgiving everyone, though somewhat belated. The greatest line in television history: As god is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
Playing with the big boys
I haven’t written anything about the Harper Cons enthusiastic support for Canada’s participation in Son Of Iraqi Freedom Part Deux because I haven’t really known where I stand on this.I…
Yes, it is astonishing
The US Supreme Court basically ruled today that all those lower court decisions authorizing gay marriage in a number of states are constitutional.In celebration, Andrew Sullivan has written The Astonishing…
Field of dreams
Loved watching tonight’s ball game. There is no game but baseball where the team that wants it more can come back to win, even against a better opponent. KC may…
Our parliamentary secretary for short pants
The Harper Cons went just a little too far this week in demonstrating their disrespect for Parliament, and finally they got called on it by the Globe and Mail and…
Sad news
Such sad news today — the Canadian blogosphere has been informed that Skdadl and Pogge have both died.. Susan Kent Davidson (Skdadl) died yesterday, and Rob Hills (Pogge) in July…
Covering the Impact of the transit lockout
CBC Saskatoon is doing a good job covering the impact of the transit lockout. Today there are two stories — this one: Saskatoon transit lockout affects high school attendance: Of…
What’s the rush, Saskatoon?
I guess the idea is because the city administration has failed to negotiate a contract, then City Council should just implement the pension changes by fiat.Yeah, that’ll calm things down.Saskatoon’s…
Checking out the People’s Climate Marches
Some memorable photos —New York city People’s Climate on Twitter: RT @JennaBPope @LeoDiCaprio ~ GO LEO! THX for hitting the street! #PeoplesClimateMarch #PeoplesClimate #NYC 9/21/14 pic.twitter.com/u4rrhxxRtz — Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema)…
Saskatoon’s Press Release War has begun!
I see the first shot in the press release war between the city of Saskatoon and its bus union was fired by the city tonight when they locked out the…
Defending our right to choose
The days when old men get to decide what a woman does with her body are long gone. Times have changed for the better. #LPC defends rights. — Justin Trudeau,…