Some Recent MOOCs (March-April, 2013)
These are based on emails sent to me announcing recen MOOCs. It’s a bit hard to keep up, but I’ve posted what I can here (mostly copied and pasted from…
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Thomas Mulcair’s Keystone tap dance.
I’m taking some perverse pleasure in watching NDP leader Thomas Mulcair try to finesse the Keystone XL pipeline issue. Not too long ago — in fact, anytime before the 2011…
A 516.7 billion increase in personal debt and 140 billion in federal debt since Flaherty took over
#cdnecon An Appalling Performance from a Finance Minister. » Whatever economic movement we’ve had has been fuelled by essentially personal debt, an astonishing 516.7 billion increase since 2006, at a…
Horrific Abuse of California Man With Severe Autism
CBSLA photo as Shown on the NY Daily News Shows Horrifying Abuse of Man with Severe Autism KCBS-TV Los Angeles “Mom Sickened” and the New York Daily News “Tantamount to…
4 Tips on Avoiding Conflict With an Aging Parent (or anyone who needs care!)
Caring.com is a great resource for family caregivers of seniors in the US. I am so pleased to share a very wise blog post from Paula Spencer Scott, their senior…
For Asian-Canadians, the Year of the Snake didn’t Start in 2013
On February 8th, PM Stephen Harper issued a statement on the occasion of Chinese New Year. “As Chinese Canadians usher in the New Year, they can rest assured that our…
Autism Parent Advocacy and the ASNB AGM March 23 – Our Voices Must Be Heard!
Parents and others affected by autism disorders in New Brunswick are invited, and asked, to attend the ASNB 2013 AGM this Saturday March 2013 at MacLaggan Hall UNB Fredericton formally…
Doug Christie: The Truth Will Out (Part I)
When deciding where to start our discussion of the late Doug Christie's views on race, we decided that we would start with the political sphere. Christie was a long-time Western…
Will Dix Flip-Flop on the Northern Gateway Pipeline?
Regardless of who wins the next provincial election, the subject of the Gateway pipeline will not go away. 1. Dix Will Need the Money. Current budget balance not assured of…
Meme-y Monday: Prisoners treated better than the elderly?
There is a meme going around the internet that says: “Here is some food for thought…We should place the elderly in prisons. They will get a shower a day, video…
‘Vatican Inc’ on the Vatican Bank scandal: new Pope – old cover-ups
Beneath: old stone tower in Vatican City where the Vatican Bank is located As the throngs in St Peter’s Square waited for puffs of “fumo bianco” to drift skyward from…
Justin Trudeau on Proportional Representation
I am afraid that this may be the most significant result of the Liberal leadership contest: a leader who is not committed to changing the electoral system. As a young…
EG Radio March 14: food glorious food!
Download: earthgauge-podcast-march14-2013.mp3 On Earthgauge this week, we discuss food security from the global to the local level, and what we can do to help build a more equitable and sustainable…
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World Autism Awareness Day 2013 Should Include Some Autism Reality
April 2, 2013 will feature another World Autism Awareness Day around the world. Many blue lights will shine, politicians will pose and take credit for helping advance the cause of…
Early morning, April 25, 2007
A prompt this week to write about something in a health-care context brought out this story which, despite having been told over and over in my head, had heretofore not…
Weiwei-isms: the Coles Notes of an infamous Chinese dissident
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake shook through Wenchuan County in Sichuan province of the People’s Republic of China on May 12, 2008. Official figures listed 69,197 dead, including 5,335 children, mostly…
Coming Down the Pipeline
*This post has been amended from it’s original content, due to SK NDP Leader Cam Broten coming out in favour of Keystone; the ** denotes the area where the editing…
CBC Changes Name
In a surprising move, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has announced that they will be temporarily rebranding themselves as the Catholic Broadcasting Corporation. CBC spokesperson Rebecca Khadr told reporters “this move…
Here comes the pain train: previewing Justin Trudeau negative ads.
The news that Marc Garneau is quitting the federal Liberal leadership race is bad news for the Grits, and good news for the Conservatives. How’s that, you say? Well, the…