Restructuring AHS – The Wrong Way
I was never particularly impressed with the AHS “Superboard” concept that was instituted in 2009 – it got some thing right (like centralizing procurement), but it also had the effect…
Corporate State
Canada’s Economy: Not Exactly Healthy
If you are a worker, you already know that Canada’s economy is a mess. The only people who don’t seem to know it are at the top. Press Progress published…
Canada’s Economy: Not Exactly Healthy
If you are a worker, you already know that Canada's economy is a mess. The only people who don't seem to know it are at the top. Press Progress published…
TFW: The Dark Side Of Corporate Feudalism
The Temporary Foreign Worker program has become a symbol of the worst predations of corporate thinking. As more revelations come out, the depths that corporate groupthink can sink to are…
On Russell Brand’s Interview
I heard Brand’s interview late last week, and I’ve been stewing on it ever since. On a lot of topics, I have to say that I agree with Brand’s frustration.…
The Problem Of Corporate Personhood
Over the last several years, we have seen a steady escalation of businesses asserting rights and privileges which are normally reserved for individuals. A number of years ago, that extended…
Corcoran Misses The Point On Income Disparity
On CBC’s “The House” this weekend, I heard an interview with the Financial Post’s Terrance Corcoran, in which he was basically poo-pooing the very real issue of the growing disparity…