Send in the Clown
It was nice while it lasted. The last two months in Toronto’s municipal election featured policy announcements, reasonable debate, and even a few bold ideas. However, these two months have…
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CBC: Death by 1,500 Cuts
CBC Faces a Death by (another) 1500 Cuts. Instead of lamenting the end of an era, Canadians have an opportunity to start with something really super awesome that is equally…
CASL A Kick in the Junk to Canadian Small Businesses and All Canadians
The knee-jerk reaction to the Conservative-imposed CASL shows how we all need to pause to reflect on the intelligence of this requirement.
Sunnis versus Shi’ites explained … sort of.
By now, you’ve probably hear about some ruckus in Iran. Or maybe Iraq. Yes, that’s it, Iraq. I always get those two confused. And if you think that’s confusing, just…
Why I’m Marching with ACT with Pride!
My first encounter with ACT (AIDS Committee of Toronto) was in its early days operating over what at the time was a KFC take-out restaurant. Compassion and information deep-fried! I…
TGIF.
Now with extra WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA. Filed under: Uncategorized
Temporary Foreign Worker Program- “lifted the suspension of previously approved LMOs and introduced a new program regime.”
June 20, 2014. Dear Business Owner, Subject: Reconfirmation of previously suspended labour market opinions(s)- System file number(s): 8059947 On May 1, 2014, a letter was sent informing you of the
Letter to The Star Re: When free speech becomes hate crime (Letters, June 23)
From among the throngs walking past, largely ignoring him, a street preacher standing with a mic and an amplifier in front of Old City Hall called me out leaving the…
Fault Lines
I took a little time off after the election. Conservatives foretold the end of times if Premier Wynne were re-elected and I wanted to be prepared. Thrilled as I was…
Our Home Is Native Land….
Tsilhqot’in First Nation granted B.C. title claim in Supreme Court ruling Top court’s decision today resolves legal questions following 2012 B.C. Court of Appeal ruling CBC News Posted: Jun 26,…
Piketty Forum- Hosted by @ricochet_en @CCPA_BC @InstituteHum
A great forum- Twitter tag #PikettyForum Here was the winning tweet for the night: Increasing inequality IS capitalism functioning properly. #PikettyForum @IglikaIvanova @ricochet_en @CCPA_BC @SFUHumInstitute— Melissa Fong (@internationalmf) June 26,
Beedie Living debilitating Chinese community and voice
I went to an open house of the new proposal by Beedie Living at Keefer and Columbia in Chinatown. I have heard several complaints with the architecture, built form and
A Clean Federal NDP Campaign …
A quick summary of what the NDP need to do now to win a majority in the 2015 federal election and free Canada from Dirty Oil and appeal to BCers…
The politics of “ableism” and hard-working babies
If there was a party game that could be applied to the recent provincial election, it would have involved some kind of participant action every time a politician uttered the…
A Balanced Life: Reality or Illusion?
By George McLaren You must have heard the clichés repeated many times over. “There’s no rest for the wicked, (or the righteous, for that matter),” depending on the degree of…
“To Be, Or Not To Be”: Work-Life Balance
By: Iaroslavna Serenko Working at a large law firm in Toronto, I sadly observed tens of files on every desk each day. With such enormous amount of work, feelings of…
Balancing Act: Career or Personal Life
by Kate Lucoff Creating the perfect balance between career and personal life has always been a challenge in any profession, but particularly when it comes to such high demanding professions…
Work-life balance is it possible?
By: Amber McVittie-Quinn It is no secret that the legal profession is a demanding one. Although it is glamourized in the media, it is well known that the practice puts…
Women, work life balance and the law
By: Vicky Sparks The idea of work life balance is whispered about with the awe and mystery of the loch ness monster in most professions, but especially law. What is…