Video: OPSEU at Friday’s big health care rally
In this new video Anna Jover and Emily Visser highlight the voices of several OPSEU activists during Friday’s health care rally at Queen’s Park, including President Warren (Smokey) Thomas. About…
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Ex-Anders aide stumbles around hunting dirt on @MarloRaynolds. Quotes CPC voter instead. Sun News runs it. Cabinet mins chime in. Beautiful. — Chris Turner (@theturner) November 25, 2014 When has…
The least wonderful time of the year.
Welcome, shoppers, to the most frenzied time of the year, when most of what used to be called ‘spare time’ is taken up by shopping, planning your shopping list, scanning…
WTF? Canada votes against UN resolution condemning glorification of Nazism! Have we taken leave of our senses?
United Nations headquarters in New York City, apparently as good a place as any for Canada to make an international fool of itself. Below: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and…
One Nation Under the Fascists’ Heel
Israeli cabinet approves legislation defining nation-state of Jewish people Opponents say proposed law would reserve ‘national rights’ for Jews and not for minorities that make up 20% of population Peter…
Warm to An Idea
I’m going to tell you about something I did yesterday that gave me an idea. It’s a simple one, nothing to change the world, but because it’s simple I hope…
Why has the EU’s political revolt been confined to Greece and Spain?
Originally posted on Revolting Europe: Paolo Gerbaudo Amid a worsening economic crisis, a look at the protest movements that are struggling against austerity could be described as a two-speed.Europe An…
Model S Tesla Car in Regina
Last month James took me for a spin in an electric Rav 4. This week it was the sporty and futuristic Model S by independent car company Tesla.
4,000-5,000 march on Queen’s Park to oppose privatization of hospital services
Thousands of Ontarians boarded buses in the pre-dawn hours to come to Queen’s Park to defend their public hospitals on Friday afternoon. Organized by the Ontario Health Coalition, the demonstration…
Order Your Opportunities
My job, trying to change the world, is at least twice as hard as a conservative’s. I have to overcome others’ instinctual fear of change and new technology. Monday evening…
The rich are different, Mr. Clark.
There is something irrepressible about TD Bank’s Ed Clark. He wants to give advice in areas beyond a banker’s experience. The other day, he handed in another seriously flawed report…
Frustrated nursing staff quit CarePartners as OPSEU charges unfair labour practices
Continuity of care is important to the delivery of home care. Each time a caregiver changes there is a necessary rebuilding of relationships. If caregivers are continually turning over, it…
Should our police forces take a pledge to end bullying?
When school boards send messages about ‘taking the pledge’ to end bullying, what message does it send when we beat on other countries around the world without negotiating first?
Revera’s shallow hypocrisy on PSW compensation
Home and residential care giant Revera say they are proud to support Ontario’s wage stabilization initiative for personal support workers (PSWs). Now that their home care workers have received the…
ConCalls: “Clean and Ethical Campaign” #RoboCon #elxnfraud
Because the Guelph Liberal campaign was fined for not self-identifying in a robocall about their opponent’s position on abortion, the Conservatives ran a “clean and ethical campaign”. The crime of…
Boring conservatism trumps bold conservatism in Premier Jim Prentice’s dull but confident Throne Speech
Are you bored yet? Alberta’s PC’s aren’t going to be happy till you feel like this fellow. Below: Alberta Lieutenant-Governor Donald Ethell (Government of Alberta); Premier Jim Prentice (CBC). Welcome…
CASL Sucks – My Solution to Spam & Mass Marketing Calls
I have an elegant solution to mass marketing calls from outside Canada: block them using known technology.
You’re Richer Than Your Stink
If you like to know how banks screw everyone, you’ll want to read Alison’s latest. Between September 2008 and August 2010, Scotiabank received a $25 billion bailout amounting to 100%…
Gregor Robertson & Vision Vancouver publicly rejects rezoning moratorium in Chinatown, twice; LaPointe and Meena Wong say they support moratorium until revitalization plan properly assessed
Mayor Robertson, at a Vision Press conference, said he would not support a moratorium on the rezoning of 105 Keefer street. NPA Mayoral Candidate Kirk LaPointe and COPE Mayoral Candidate
Dear New Zealand: A few thoughts on your future flag flap.
Dear New Zealand: G’day, mates! Oh, wait. That’s an Australian thing, isn’t it? I’ll bet you found that just a little insulting. So, as we say in Canada, sorry. What…