Scene from Syria, Saturday January 28, 2012. Rodney Kirkland Sr. edition.
Oops. Turns out that was Oakland last night. UPDATE: Dr. Dawg has the goods on an Oakland cop, annual salary $202K and unbelievably works for the Youth and Family Services…
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The Future of Labour in Canada
Labour has a future in Canada, but it’ll have to move swiftly and adapt before the Harpers and Fords destroy labour forever.
Raging entirely by voice recognition
I wrote a article the other day for my blood using voice rec mission on my android phone and it is very impressive how so much is it was very…
SHOULD THE REPRESENTATIVE PLAINTIFF BE ENTITLED TO AN MORE COMPENSATION BEYOND WHAT OTHER CLASS MEMBERS RECEIVE?
A. INTRODUCTION Under the Ontario Class Proceedings Act, 1992 (“CPA”) , the Representative Plaintiff (“RP”) is a member of the class that in most instances commits to a bigger responsibility…
Copyright Radical
I’m a copyright radical, like most younger people. I wasn’t born that way, but Napster, and the war on Napster and filesharing helped shape my vision of what people need…
LHINs Undercut Integration
Even though I have not met the CEO of the Sault Hospital in northern Ontario I expect he is an honorable person with a difficult task: to justify the unjustifiable.…
Dances With Oil
If Stephen Harper were a character in a Hollywood epic movie about the western Canadian frontier, and went to live with the First Nations people, I can’t help but think…
Corporate canada’s financial investments: an aggregate view
Today’s release by the CLC of a study on corporate Canada’s balance sheets, shows not only a trend in declining real investment but also a rising involvement in financial markets.…
Gerry Nicholls snaps the ball. NCC prez Peter Coleman punts. Hilarity ensues. UPDATED
(Scroll down for scrumptious update.) Here’s the first assignment for the Globe & Mail’s new Public Editor Sylvia Stead. Explain to non-partisan Canadian citizens why the venerable grey lady is…
5 iPhones a second
The world is buzzing with news of Apple’s most recent incredible quarterly earnings and profit. Their profit was $13 billion on revenue of $46 billion. Also staggering was the number…
Spin Doctors: Harper’s invite-only budget “consultations”
Happy Wednesday! Here’s my Hill Times Spin Doctors piece from this week. In a recent letter to Conservative MPs and Senators, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he would be sending…
Spin Doctors: Is a cabinet shuffle in the cards?
Apologies. This appeared in last week’s Hill Times. I’m late posting it. “Concerns over Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan’s health has sparked speculation over whether or not (and when) a…
Letter to SaskPower President Regarding Solar Power
Here’s a letter going to the SaskPower President soon. If anyone has any suggestions for it, you have short time to make them. rwatson at ]saskpower.com
Will Globe & Mail’s first Public Editor (aka Ombudsman) make a difference? The question of Sylvia Stead.
Public Editors, or Ombudsmen as they are more often known, can be iffy things. Defined loosely as “one that investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints”, the role can be…
Chantal Hebert – liveblog at UofRegina
Intro by Mitch D. Then Rick Kleer Last time she was here was 2004 when Martin won PM. Journalists drank Regina out of white wine. She broke a rib and…
Rob Ford, idiot
The ten pounds Ford recently lost is rumoured to have been shed from between his ears.
Make It Stop
“Unlike Big Oil, are not transparent about their motives.” – Financial Post complaining about American environmental groups who oppose leaky pipelines destined to spoil freshwater and the Pacific coast. And…
City Council January 3, 2012
A prayer for judicious action tonight opened the meeting at 5:30. First there was a presentation by Costco to get a gas bar in their Vic East parking lot. Mr.…
Arguing Against Sustainability
On the weekend I had an argument with @unambig (Adrian), a former blogger turned journalist in BC, and @BSnowsell (Brandon) a Saskatoonian Conservative. They’ve said they are against government involvement…
Kung Hei Fat Choi
Some Chinese New Year fun. Filed under: Uncategorized