Fun Facts About the Census
I must confess, one of the reasons why I am so engrossed in the issue of the long-form census is that I am a genealogist. And not just as a…
Fun Facts About the Census
I must confess, one of the reasons why I am so engrossed in the issue of the long-form census is that I am a genealogist. And not just as a…
Fun Facts About the Census
I must confess, one of the reasons why I am so engrossed in the issue of the long-form census is that I am a genealogist. And not just as a…
Fun Facts About the Census
I must confess, one of the reasons why I am so engrossed in the issue of the long-form census is that I am a genealogist. And not just as a…
Fighter Jets
A few years ago the company I worked for decided to explore extending one of its brands into the healthy snack market. We got together with a couple of partners,…
KILL THE CENSUS, KILL SOCIAL PROGRAMS
Stephen Harper is dead-set on killing the census for the same reason he is dead-set on undermining the tax base and spending us into oblivion on his own special interests.…
On proportional representation (1): the case for
This week and next I'll be writing a two-part series I've been intending to write for a while on proportional representation. This first part presents the case in favour of…
Census is too intrusive, says Idiot.
Oh my God, I can’t believe Warren Kinsella is such an idiot. I’m sorry, did I say that out loud? I didn’t mean to read this story, it just happened,…
words
Some guy hit my fender, and I told him, 'Be fruitful and multiply,' but not in those words.Wood AllenA string of words can be powerful. The amount of words can…
CCLA Files Five G20 Policing Complaints with OIPRD
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has filed five complaints with the Office of the Independent Police Review Director for - illegal mass arrests of 1105 persons; - illegal detentions; -…
The Bechdel Test
The Bechdel Test, sometimes called the Mo Movie Measure or Bechdel Rule is a simple test which names the following three criteria to evaluate films: (1) It has to have…
Your Alberta Health Act: Opening Doors for Private Healthcare.
"We'd be a lot better off if we had funding follow the patient" The comment hung in the air, a pinata, colorful, attention seeking, begging for a reaction. I figured…
When Facebook becomes Hatebook
I was a reluctant FB joiner at first. I have known it to cause weird, unintended social faux-pas between people innocently updating their friends' pages with manoevres that turn into…
Ten Ways Not to Break Up With Someone
I thought that NO ONE could top my tales of bad dating experiences. Megan Carpentier has done it! She shares her worst dumping experiences over at BitchMedia. Breaking up almost…
What the hell do I know?
“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”Galileo Galilei You know sometimes I just have to stop and think and think hard…
C’est dommage…
So, I had promised myself that I would finally get around to writing a new blog post today since I've been on a bit of a hiatus lately working on…
C’est dommage…
So, I had promised myself that I would finally get around to writing a new blog post today since I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus lately working on…
C’est dommage…
So, I had promised myself that I would finally get around to writing a new blog post today since I've been on a bit of a hiatus lately working on…
C’est dommage…
So, I had promised myself that I would finally get around to writing a new blog post today since I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus lately working on…