Accountability- What’s That? We want more checks and balance, not less
Reading about cuts to the office of the Auditor General’s office here, reminded me of this song, here. And that pretty well sums up our dearly beloved Conservative party of…
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ConCalls: True Believers Ignore Evidence #RoboCon
@saskboy Will you ever learn that PMSH simply doesnt plan and execute Robocall-kindacrap? #notthatkindaPM @leaderpost— Carol Husband (@CarolHusband) May 11, 2012 “The Conservative Party can say absolutely definitively it has…
ConCalls: A Quick Bow
Here’s where Zorpheus and I take a quick bow to imaginary applause. Postmedia is confirming our suspicion that Poutine could be royally screwed if he logged in at a place…
Finished Work at Mount Allison University
My co-workers are pretty awesome. This afternoon I finished up my last day of work at the Marketing and Communications Office at Mount Allison University. I finished the video “Why…
This is What Authoritarianism Sounds Like
IF anyone else wants to hear what open, transparent parliamentary democracy sounds like, the MP4 file is here: is.gd/35VNrS #hw— kady o'malley (@kady) May 10, 2012 If you download the…
Extending Habitability
What does “extending habitability” mean? It explains “sustainability”. I prefer to sometimes call it “survivability”, because without the delicate balance our ecosystem and societies are teetering on, there’s no possible…
Left Over 2012-05-10 11:09:10
Today on the CBC (Canadian Broadcast Corp, to the center of PBS or Knowledge Network) posted an article about the fact that although promised, there is still no Senior`s Advocate…
Obama and same-sex marriage
I can’t believe it’s finally happened, but Obama’s declaration of support for same-sex marriage is huge. I read an interesting comment somewhere describing how this is a very good political…
Dirty Laundry
Is this what Peter Kent P.O.S. M.P. was talking about when he said there was laundering of funds that the Senate was investigating? Somehow, I think it wasn’t.
ConCalls: Now it Gets Interesting #RoboCon
I’m kidding. RoboCon has been the biggest collective Canadian (Christian-) Conservative cock-up in the history of bonehead crooked cover-up conspiracy scandals. It’s always been interesting, we just didn’t collectively realize…
Timeraiser for Fundraiser
Here’s a clever idea to promote volunteerism. == Here’s a little summary of RoboCon, by the links. == Wow. I hadn’t heard about the transfer to MacKay, which is of…
What The F-35?
A lawsuit, jets, lies, no accountability? “feel completely manipulated, completely lied to and they are pissed off; they want a corporation like Air Canada to be accountable for misleading them.”…
Blog Navel Gazing
Here’s some stuff that will probably not interest you, but I make available anyway for some laughs and potential humility/humour. I saw some very interesting search terms recently finding my…
Temporary Foreign Workers and the Labour Market
Further to recent commentary regarding the Harper government’s dramatic expansion of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TWF) program, consider this shocking factoid: Even before the expansion of the program envisioned in…
Medical Journal Kills For-Profit Lab Debate
I was surprised when the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) asked me to write an analysis piece on Canada’s medical laboratories. My book, False Positive, clearly lays out my position…
Evade Censorship of Pirate Bay Block
Children learn how to use computers and work around restrictions by experimentation and reading. So too must adults when they are confronted with restrictions. It’s a good idea to learn…
Nova Scotia Refuses To Pay Medical Bill For Trans Man
The province of Nova Scotia has refused to pay for a trans man’s hysterectomy, leaving him with a surprise $3,400 bill. After experiencing some abdominal pain, Jessiah MacDonald was told…
ConCalls: Computer Science
Having a background in computers helps someone understand the RoboCon details much faster. The calls were made in large part through computer technology. When the Elections Act was created, it…
ConCalls: After a Long, Unexplained Abscence #cdnpoli
Abscence makes the heart grow fonder. That’s a bogus expression. It creates worry, and doubt. That’s what a lot of people were feeling when Brian-Michel LaRue disappeared from online life…