Saskatoon Shiners #exploresk
Saskatoon is a beautiful city, so don’t let these photos fool you. Every city has a few shiners here and there. “There”, in this case, is downtown. This is the…
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Cooking with Bob Marley, on a snowy winter’s day
The cooking is rocking along to Bob Marley’s mellow groove, on this fine winter’s day. “The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory”…. “There’s a natural mystic blowin’ through the…
DiNovo is enabling stupidity
We didn’t have time to talk about this on Sun TV today, sadly. Here’s my free advice to Cheri DiNovo: Stop demanding that Kathleen Wynne meet with Rob Ford. It’s…
New jobs prohibited by one-time funding
Some good news and some bad news. The good news is many health care providers in the Central East LHIN (and likely others) will receive substantial increases in funding, some…
More than a third of Canadian physicians still without EMRs
When a drug recall takes place, does your family doctor have the ability to identify which patients are on that drug and notify them in a timely manner? For more…
Oh, RoFo, Oh Harpo…….(with apologies to John Lennon)
New Rob Ford video leaves council members frustrated, stunned Toronto mayor should step down for the good of the city, Coun. Michael Thompson says CBC News Posted: Jan 22, 2014…
What’s Happening at the CFIA? And the CBC?
What’s happening behind the CFIA press release to the CBC about organic foods in Canada and potential risks of pesticides?
Internet: 1960s-2014, RIP
The recent US Court of Appeals decision about Net Neutrality is BAD. Very, very bad.
Balance: Solitude and engagement, stillness and action
“When I observe the ruts in a road, I inclined to think, how much deeper the ruts in the mind.” – Henry David Thoreau “If necessary, let us forgo one…
Scrouge Hospital told to start talking to Lakeridge about capital planning
Robert Biron quietly came into the Central East LHIN board meeting and sat as a spectator. The CEO of the Scarborough Hospital silently left the room again after the LHIN…
Grip of giant banks on the economy stronger than ever
Reblogged from Systemic Disorder: “Too big to fail” banks are bigger than ever. Holding the global economy hostage, extracting profits from every aspect of human activity and remaining well above…
Hooray!
There’s a new Rob Ford video! The waiting is the hardest part.
Some updates on stories you have been following in Diablogue
Some updates on recent stories in the Diablogue… We’ve been trying to assess in recent weeks how many of the 100 long-term care inspectors Health Minister Deb Matthews promised in…
Want direct front line input into health planning? How about whistleblower protection?
A few years ago we were in discussion with the Central East Local Health Integration Network about the idea of having a number of consultative committees made up of unionized…
The Sorry State of Oil Stained Wretches
“A man standing up for downtrodden people: Is he a hero, or a hypocrite? Let our expert panel decide for you by suggesting the hero is a hypocrite simply through…
Pardon?
I’d wondered why the USA wasn’t chasing after draft dodgers still. On this day in 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter granted an unconditional pardon to hundreds of thousands of men……
Simple joys
A warm fire, the quiet joy of peace and solitude, a bowl of home-made carrot soup, and Bach; with Voltaire waiting for me to pick up the thread where we…
Earthsuck
“Earthstorm” is barely a 3. Humour value at least. My girlfriend guessed the ending. It was Armageddon meets Harlequin. #Bmovie Solve problems by blowing up the Moon, with nukes.
Night
I love the night – every bit as much as I love the day. And fortunately, in the country, you can actually experience the night, since it is not drowned…