On work-life balance, and what that means.
by Lester Tong In the legal profession, long, grueling hours are expected on the road to success, and the balance between professional and personal lives is frequently regarded as whether…
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+11 Wedding
Three large tents in the backyard and a propane heater saved the day. Real rain stayed away too.
Work-Life Balance: A Matter of Personal Choice?
by Melissa Wixson Two recurring themes in the blogging literature on work-life balance for legal professionals are: (1) the idea that work-life im/balance is a matter of personal choice and…
Healthy Balance of Life-Work
By: Jasintha Kunasegaram For many years, we Canadians have played many different roles in our lives. As years go by, our roles only add up, and never reduce. Hence, it’s…
Law Professionals Seeking Work-Life Balance
For Communication & Writing class, by Lacey Appleton There is a common theme amongst lawyers and professionals trying to find a work-life balance for those in the legal profession, and…
The day after: health care issues still smoldering
There’s got to be a morning after. Tim Hudak has announced he is stepping down and the Kathleen Wynne Liberals now have a majority parliament. So what happens now? There…
Hey MacDougall, Try Google!
OPINION Commenters snipe from sidelines, but the kids in short pants are all right It’s time to name and shame anonymous commenters who insult people working to improve Canada By…
Work – Life Balance: Is It Attainable?
by Ann Barrow Attainable: Not really: Distressing, frustrating, discouraging? Stephen Mabey’s article brought those adjectives to my mind Mabey’s rightly deems lawyers to have real choice in the matter of…
Capital, Labour, and the Eurozone Crisis
Most of the coverage regarding the Eurozone crisis has understandably focused on the politics of austerity. Less attention, however, has been paid to the longer term trends in the industrial…
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Please vote today if you’re in Ontario.
All By Myself – In An Airport
Here’s a very clever music video made by a Dion fan, in Vegas airport. There is some smart use of the moving sidewalk, and escalator, along with some nice video…
Why Do We Vote?
In a democracy there are almost as many reasons to vote as their are voters. Some vote out a sense of civic obligation, others vote so they can still feel…
Tories can’t add — Hudak way off on LHIN savings
Somebody please go to the buck store and get PC leader Tim Hudak a calculator. We previously reported that the Tories long-standing pledge to eliminate the Local Health Integration Networks…
Hide The Numbers, They Suck! #cdnpoli
Conservative Minister: “Why is that the only question that interests you?” Journalist: “Because you wont answer it, that’s why it’s interesting!” “You want the one question that I won’t answer…
More Evidence of a Dark Future Ahead
Somebody please tell me why a 10-year old (or anyone else for that matter) can’t say fracking has no pros.
What Will Conservative Cheaters Do When They Win?
More cheating allegations crop up today. Quelle surprise. What will cheaters do when they’re in office? Cheat even more.
Working in the Legal Field — Practice Videos
THEORY AND PRAXIS: As my college professor/lawyer, Omar Ha Redeye, teaches–creating videos, blogs and websites–go along way to helping paralegal graduates obtain work. This would apply to newly minted lawyers…
Why I’m Voting Liberal
An election should be about what sort of society we want. What do we value? What goals, needs, and initiatives will we prioritize over others? Most importantly, what steps will…
#PCloadLetter The Ontario PCs Send Misdirecting Mail #VoteOn
.@kady @KrankyKanuck @Mary_OGrady @1223Chuck Wouldn't you rather unmarked envelopes tell you where? twitter.com/LibPressSec/st… #PCloadLetter— Saskboy K. (@saskboy) June 11, 2014 (PC Load Letter is from printer displays of the past,…
Who’s values will prevail on Thursday?
Whoever shows up to the polls tomorrow may determine Ontario’s next Premier and whether she or he enjoys a majority or minority government. The question is, will that be decided…