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The Galloping Beaver: China and Harper and and and

Boris — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:56:00 +0000

Nice one, Harper. The opposition is demanding to know what steps have been taken to address security concerns over foreign companies operating in Canada's telecommunications industry, in the wake of a CBC News report about a Chinese firm's contra... Syndicated From - The Galloping Beaver

The Galloping Beaver: Your government doesn’t like it when you know things

Dave — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:32:00 +0000

So much for anything resembling freedom, freedom of information or freedom of the press. The Harperites don't like it when you know stuff. The Harper government called in the RCMP to investigate a politically embarrassing story involving the decisio... Syndicated From - The Galloping Beaver

Molly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2012-05-16 23:57:00

mollymew — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:57:00 +0000

ANARCHIST THEORY:BUT WILL THE TRAINS RUN ON TIME ? The short answer is "yes". In fact, given the lower "neighbourhood costs" of rail versus road traffic they will run even more frequently.This article is the first of what I hope will be a series o... Syndicated From - Molly'sBlog

Daisy's Dead Air: Wednesday Linkage

Daisy — Wed, 16 May 2012 21:26:00 +0000

At left: Artisphere mural, more photos here. Once again, the celebrity golfers have invaded the neighborhood, as they do every year. I have complained about this before (notably here and here) and so I will spare you any extended howling. But ... Syndicated From - Daisy's Dead Air

The Galloping Beaver: Dear Jim,

Boris — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:51:00 +0000

EI is not welfare, it is insurance against loss of income due to unemployment and it is paid for by Canadians. It is incredibly valuable in a struggling economy. "That means we are going to have to encourage more persons with disabilities to work, more seniors to work, more aboriginal people to work, including young people. We need to get rid of disincentives in the employment insurance Syndicated From - The Galloping Beaver

The Galloping Beaver: Education policy in Canada…

Boris — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:22:00 +0000

...consists of riot cops sicked on unarmed teachers, parents, and students should these cohorts object to the state raising the cost of education. And today at UQAM, students march in masks against the scabs in their ranks. Maybe t... Syndicated From - The Galloping Beaver

The Galloping Beaver: An issue of great import

Dave — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:13:00 +0000

North Van's Grump does a critical experiment, the results of which may change how you think about certain products. With the help of an old pickle jar and the advice of one of the world's leading toilet manufacturers, NVG reveals some surprising stuff. Syndicated From - The Galloping Beaver

Northern Reflections: Repeating History

Owen Gray — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:51:00 +0000

Tom Walkom writes this morning that the world economy is on the brink. As in 1931, international austerity has brought us to the tipping point:Then, as now, the watchword among the major world economies was fiscal restraint. Government deficits were u... Syndicated From - Northern Reflections

Mind of Dan: Local vs global

Dan Moutal — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:30:28 +0000

There are very large and important differences between local and global statistics. Differences we cannot afford to overlook. Syndicated From - Mind of Dan

Mind of Dan: New 3-ball logo

Dan Moutal — Wed, 16 May 2012 05:05:59 +0000

Now with more globe-y-goodness

Isn’t it pretty? This new fancy 3-ball was created by Ali Lupu. Go check out his other work and while you are over at his place tell him to hurry up and release his amazingly illustrated children’s book!

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