Daily Life Can Be Insane – Venezuela
When insanity becomes normal, we’ve adapted to the way things shouldn’t be, so we don’t spend all of our energy trying to fix systemic problems.
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Significant risks face Ontario’s plan to shift hospital services to private clinics
Dr. Danielle Martin looks uncomfortable discussing the government’s recent plan to move hospital services into so-called specialty clinics. On the one hand the VP of Toronto’s Women’s College Hospital sees…
Political Eh-conomy Radio: BC’s resource economy
Today’s focus is on British Columbia’s resource economy. Although I’ll be talking about British Columbia in particular, the same issues come up in various guises across North America wherever the…
The true EU unemployment rate may have soared to 21.9% – The European Sting – Critical News & Insights on European Politics, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Business & Technology – europeansting.com
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http://www.mintpressnews.com/battered-broken-by-cuts-greek-workers-still-rise-to-fight/188663/
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Flaherty’s legacy? Ideological, reckless and just plain lucky – The Globe and Mail
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Flaherty Dies, Canada’s Contemptible Finance Minister
Canada's finance minister Jim Flaherty vows to stay in job till 2015 ca.reuters.com/article/domest… #cdnpoli #FlahertyJobs— Truth Mashup (@truthmashup) November 30, 2012 Most people are quite cautious about what they say,…
To Jim Flaherty
Jim Flaherty, one of Canada’s longest serving Ministers of Finance, passed away today after a massive heart attack. He resigned just a month ago, being replaced by Joe Oliver. He…
Jim Flaherty (1949-2014)
Stunning news. One of the most influential politicians of his generation is gone all too soon.
Where is the protest? A reply to Graeber and Lapavitsas | ROAR Magazine
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Briefs: New Providence CEO heavily rewarded before jumping ship from CCAC
The Toronto Star’s Bob Hepburn is certainly raising a storm over the rewards the province’s 14 Community Care Access Centres have been bestowing on their CEOs during a period of…
#HeartBleed Bug is a Pun You Should Care About
Your passwords used on the Internet are likely known to bad people if you’ve recently logged into Yahoo, the CRA, or other popular websites. You should consider changing all of…
Will advanced IT be the saviour of Ontario hospitals?
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has a simple vision: better data, better decisions, healthier Canadians. It does appear at times that we are drowning in data, raising the…
Portugal and the Troika three years on
Originally posted on Revolting Europe: By Catarina Oliveira Three years ago the Portuguese Government called in the Troika. “Save wages and pensions,” was the pretext but that did not happen.…
April Fools Prank in Class
If you watch this, turn down the sound a bit, read the captions, and prepare to laugh loudly.
Wednesday: Medical Reform Group roundtable to examine controversial policy
The government’s decision to have hospitals compete with independent health facilities for the right to deliver services ranging from cataracts to colonoscopies is among the most controversial health care decisions…
Stumped – Kingston’s Providence Care erases memorial to former staff
“It felt like digging up his grave,” said Terry Haffner. A housekeeper at Kingston’s Providence Care, Haffner was disturbed to find a memorial garden to long-serving staff had been cut…
A resounding “Non” to Pauline Marois
Marois’ gambit for a majority ending in a blaze of spectacular failure. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving party.
The Left and the European Union: On the Need for an Anti-Euro and Anti-EU Position | The Bullet No. 965
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