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Picard blames health professionals for slow pace of “reform”
How can we improve Canada’s health system? Blaming the professionals who deliver care defies logic. You may be very surprised to learn that one prominent journalist says the biggest obstacles…
NHH certified diabetes educators really do exist despite hospital denials
It’s one thing not to be acknowledged for the work you do. It’s quite another when your hospital says you don’t do that work at all. Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH)…
The real deficit and the phoney one
Economist Hugh Mackenzie has written two recent BLOG posts on the phoney deficit and the real one — the deficit in public services Ontarians rely upon. The Behind The Numbers…
That Old Joke
How can you tell a spy is lying to Parliament? Their lips are moving. Or at least I’d assume they were moving while he was telling us that they didn’t…
John Tory thinks this is the reason women get paid less than men
PressProgress refers to John Tory as an electoral “serial loser.” Sounds about right. Today, Tory opined as to why women earn less than men. I, for one, was surprised to…
OANHSS calls for $135.4 million to cope with aggressive behaviours in Ontario’s nursing homes
Watching a sampling of presentations to the province’s all-party standing committee looking at the upcoming spring budget, many organizations are couching their language in the context of ongoing fiscal restraint.…
Tarnishing the OC
“Lord” Black is a criminal. "Honours do not make a man" ww2.nationalpost.com/m/wp/blog.html… insists the man who renounced Canadian citizenship to become a "Lord." OK, then.— CC (@canadiancynic) February 03, 2014…
Are we just self-appointed hall monitors?
It takes years of writing a blog to realize what you are really doing. You do not want to be a nag, but you are. You are not just a…
Laptop Repair Time
I spent Saturday opening up an Acer Travelmate 7730 and got the logicboard out to confirm the power jack is pushed in. The pin at the back is clearly curved…
Harper Government Is a “Porn Spy”
The last Parl. Sec. for Stephen Harper is being charged with election fraud. The present one isn’t a bright bulb either. Harper govt's response to our new CBC story RT…
Social Determinants: $11 an hour simply not enough
As health care providers news of the increase in minimum wage is important – as we stated in 2013, poverty is the second leading cause of death in this country.…
AUPE Court Appeal Victory
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The New Wave of Financial Instability
The New Wave of Financial Instability by MIKE WHITNEY Global stocks were hammered on Friday for a second straight day on news of a slowdown in China and turbulence in…
Why are six LHINs still afraid to let the community speak directly to their boards?
The Local Health Integration Networks spend a lot of time talking about community engagement. In his 2010 report The LHIN Spin, the Ontario Ombudsman stated “the reality of community decision-making…
Trudeau Makes Senate Change in Liberal Party
This is a clear about-face from being willing to welcome Mac Harb back into the Liberal fold. I really wonder which idea is actually Trudeau’s. Trudeau kicks Liberal senators out…
40 Years of Accidents in a Single Year
2013 had more railroad accidents than the past 40 years combined. Also, if you remember, a Quebec town was blown up, killing dozens instantly after the Lac Megantic rail disaster…
On how not to do politics
When you’ve concocted a scheme to publicly dump half your caucus, it’s bad form to high five each other in the media. Particularly if the account you’re giving isn’t entirely…
Bieber = Music Industry Fail
Beiber’s antics simply reflect his management’s desperate last grasp to get ‘air time’ in an age when they can’t.
Open Contracting Workshop in Montreal on Friday
This was sent to me by Michael Roberts who has been doing great work in the Open Data and Open Standards space in Canada. Please check this out: What: Open…