by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | November 27, 2012 A new CCPA-NS report released today makes projections for federal public sector job loss in Atlantic Canada and discusses the…
This will be a record year fort changes in the senior ranks of the provincial public service. On Friday, Premier Kathy Dunderdale announced change number 38 for 2012. That puts…
As it appears, all the talk last week in the Telegram editorial about the unusually large churn in the senior ranks of the provincial public service caused a bit of…
The Telegram editorial on Wednesday noted the most recent changes to the senior executive at the natural resources department and put it in the wider context of changes during the…
Last summer, the provincial government proudly announced the appointment of a new deputy minister of natural resources. The release included Diana Dalton’s biography. She’s a lawyer who graduated from Dalhousie…
I had the pleasure of attending the PIPSC Fat Cats game on Sunday – an exciting affair that the FCs won in the ninth with a sensational walk off steal…
… shooters and omnibus bill edition… =================================================================================== You might remember a post I scribbled a little while back about a “new” shooter that is perfect for O-Town right now, given…
… tear up PS Collective Agreements! Not a chance! “tearing up” is so gauche. So unimaginative, so 19th century! Famous for being a very detail-oriented little party, the ReformCons have…
A convention of scientists has asked our Furious Leader to be less of an authoritarian, undemocratic asshole. There, I said it. In an open letter to His Majesty, King Steve,…
There’s a new study out by the CCPA on federal public service job cuts. The study suggests between 11,000 to 22,000 jobs could be lost in the Ottawa area and…
So, this happened today: "Veteran public servant quits in protest because new AG can't speak French." A veteran of the federal public service has quit in protest because the country's…
This video was put together in connection with an award Paul Krugman recently received. I'm posting it for three reasons beyond the fact that it's well done and is a…
Thoughts and best wishes to all NDP and Canadian political friends today. What a very sad day it has been as we have all been struck by the loss of…
This comment, posted four months ago to my blog by Jesse G. in response to this post on GCPEDIA, remains one of the favorite comments posted to my blog ever.…
The intensifying scrutiny of Nycole Turmel, NDP leader Jack Layton’s choice to replace him while he’s away for cancer treatment is healthy for Canada’s democracy. But the negativity by the…
Seen yesterday at the BMO branch at the corner of Smyth and Russell. Share and Enjoy: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
So apparently every year for the next three years the federal government is going to find $4 billion in operating expenses that it just doesn't need to spend to eliminate…
So it seems that we’re on the verge of an election. An election that we’re told is going to be a referendum on the Harper government. A referendum that’s going…
The Canadian Government’s New Web 2.0 Guidelines: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Yesterday, the government of Canada released its new Guidelines for external use of Web 2.0. For the 99.99% of you unfamiliar with what this is, it’s the guidelines (rules) that…