The good, the bad and the really ugly sides of soccer.
This month, two-thirds of the world is enraptured watching the World Cup. The other third of the world is complaining about how much they hate soccer. Being a good Canadian,…
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Perfectionist, Workaholic and Control Freak…uh I mean Work Life Balance: By Michael Yen
Entering into the legal profession from an entirely different profession has been great for me in terms of perspective. This is especially relevant considering the topic of “work life balance”.…
New Quebec government choosing fossil fuels over green jobs
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is putting green jobs on the back burner (Photo: facebook) One thing Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau, BC Premier Christy Clark and new Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard…
Being a Feminist means…
Here is a snippet- but of course, there is so much more: *I don’t play the game of regulating who is or who isn’t a Feminist. I don’t own the
The Struggle for Work-Life Balance
by: Adam Bustamante The concept of work-life balance is one that, while easily understandable, is difficult to master in practice. Enjoyment and Accomplishment A common element of this balance, as…
Can You Really Have it All? Balancing your legal career and your family life.
By: Rashida Forbes In the 1950’s the structure of the family is what we call today a nuclear family. This is the traditional family structure that consists of two parents,…
How do we measure job vacancies – beyond Kijiji
The Federal Government and Minister Kenney got a pretty good ribbing over their flawed methodology in measuring job vacancies – and with good reason. Anyone who has used Kijiji for…
One helluva story
Glenn French has a helluva story to tell. The President and CEO of the Canadian Initiative on Workplace violence provided the keynote speech after two days of meetings by OPSEU’s…
Dear Meghan Murphy, I respectfully disagree with your assessment of Ricochet and Bill C-36
Dear Meghan Murphy, I understand your concerns about the Editorial Collective- let me assure you that there have been discussions from the start of Ricochet to be representative of equity-politics
Alberta P3 News #skpoli
Here’s some news hot out of Alberta. Only one of them is satirical. The other satirical bit is that Saskatchewan’s Sask Party recently announced they’d be saving taxpayers millions of…
Solidarity with Bobette!
At the last May Day protest, police repression was brutal and a lot of protesters were hurt. Bobette was specifically targeted by the SPVM because of her political activities; they…
Mental Health: No easy answers, but there are still answers
There are no easy answers, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t answers. We’ve been meeting in downtown Toronto to try and tackle the issues behind the injuries front line professional…
Interchange a Highway
Atlanta isn’t known for being a walkable city. Florence, Italy has a better reputation. This is kind of mind blowing, and should have people thinking about overpasses and cloverleaf highways…
#TeaTalks with Todd Wong: Episode 1: Dragon Boat, Festivals and Chinatown
I’m going to be facilitating a pretty rad series in Chinatown called “Tea Talks“ In the first episode I talk to Todd Wong of “Gung Haggis Fat Choy” about the
Chretien’s Lesson for the Harper at the Gate(way)
Northern Gateway decision holds no easy political options for Harper On the controversial B.C. pipeline, PM can say yes, no or not yet, but all answers come with a cost…
A Plan Designed To Fail Is No Plan At All #skpoli
“While it’s not immediately clear what impact the Obama (climate change) plan will have on the province, the government of Saskatchewan has taken measures to address the greenhouse gas issue…
Work/Life Balance: A Struggle for Women
By: Nicole Salemi Maintaining a work life balance in the legal field is proven to be a challenging one. Being an active part of a family seems next to impossible…
Dealing with All the Baggage
By: Alyssandra Dunn The lives people, male and female, in any demanding profession can prove to be very taxing and exhausting. The road to getting to these professions can be…
Hotel comedy
https://mobile.twitter.com/fbiagent4hire/status/478379393996169218 I saw this a few weeks ago, and also think you hold see the Budapest Hotel.
A Balanced Work-Life
By Vicky Medeiros The legal industry is extremely competitive; individuals dedicate hours of hard work and commitment to adhere to the occupational pressures. Thanks to television shows like Suits, the…