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…
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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…
OHA HealthAchieve: Wrestling with the role of patients in the system
There was an epiphany moment at this year’s Ontario Hospital Association HealthAchieve when a hospital administrator responsible for patient surveys admitted that she had been doing it all wrong. The…
We’ve Explored A Comet Now
Humankind grew a tiny bit today; while we were making large mammal lifeforms go extinct, we were also landing on a comet. .@ESA_Rosetta See for yourself! ROLIS imaged #67P when…
#CBCTweetup Was Fun
Last Thursday I attended the first CBC Tweetup, which is a gathering of people who’ve connected via Twitter. https://twitter.com/search?q=%23CBCtweetup Check out our #CBCTweetup #Storify! Thanks to all who joined us…
Elon Musk is My Hero
Elon Musk stands poised to offer free and unfettered Internet access to the world. After all he’s done, this action launches him to top spot as my hero.
Lest We Forget
Each November we pause on Remembrance Day to stand silently in tribute to those who have served, those who still do, and those lost. Without words we say thank you,…
Keeping Remembrance Day in My Own Way….
Gap’s ‘Remembrance Day deal’ not appropriate, Toronto veteran says ‘The point is not to exploit and profit from this day,’ says Cpl. Chuck Krangle CBC News Posted: Nov 10, 2014…
War: For Wankers, Bankers and Tankers
On Remembrance Day, I respect those that died by asking why they had to die.
Conservatives Learning Lessons of History
11. Government handing over the most vulnerable to religious groups has worked out well in Canadian history: look at the residential schools — Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) November 10, 2014 1.…
That’s So Meta #PRISM
This is why Edward Snowden risked life and liberty. http://t.co/FNhj7mIi8a https://t.co/c7f4hynSZm via @RecentApp pic.twitter.com/PED4veBpWw — Declan McCullagh (@declanm) November 9, 2014 Critics of Snowden tried to claim that no one…
‘The Magnificient New Coliseum’ turns 40, and I was there.
I don’t know about you, but I know exactly what I was doing on the evening of Nov. 10th, 1974, exactly 40 years ago Monday. My ‘I was there’ certificate…