Broadsides: The Way We Were
Sister Sage's Musings: St-Stevie Can Perhaps Take a Lesson From T.R. Reid
Well, in showing his true Evangelical Christian Fundy Blue colours, St-Stevie will not only not include safe abortions in financial aid plan to help mothers in developing countries, but also refuses to cover contraception. Apparently, birth control simply doesn’t save lives, thus showing more of those religious colours coming through. I, for one, would love to know how not helping funding of any birth control helps save lives. Bev Oda pointedly left birth control off the list of aid projects the government intended to support, saying that “saving lives” was more important than family planning. In other words, in... [Read More...]
Filasteen: Quote of the day
Broadsides: Mother Load
Peace, order and good government, eh?: “But the sea is wide, and I cannot swim over …”
For the great Gaels of Ireland Are the men that God made mad For all their wars are merry And all their songs are sad. -- G.K. Chesterton Except for blacks in North America and the Caribbean, no one has done the language that we call English greater honour than have the close cousins that the dreaded Sassenachs colonised and subjugated most cruelly, first and longest. Through the twentieth century, in literature and folk music both, the Irish taught so many how to speak and how to sing with wit and soul. Liam Clancy, Tommy Makem, and some Clancy brothers singing one of the greatest of those sad songs, "Carrickfergus," followed by... [Read More...]
unrepentant old hippie: Happy St.Paddy’s
unrepentant old hippie: Kucinich a “Yea” on HCR
Molly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2010-03-17 19:52:00
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR-PAKISTAN:SUPPORT HOTEL WORKERS IN KARACHI:The following is from the international union federation, the IUF.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPTension Escalates At Pearl Continental Karachi as Workers Contest New Management Brutality Tension is building to a crisis point at the notorious Pearl Continental Hotel in Karachi, Pakistan, as 4 elected union leaders continue to resist their illegal dismissal on February 24 by refusing to leave the hotel and union members and supporters maintain a vigil outside.The sit-in and supporters' camp outside the luxury establishment have been continuously maintained for three weeks following the dismissal of... [Read More...]
unrepentant old hippie: And the beat goes on…
CEP Union: Show Your Support For CEP Local 121
You can express you support by going to the facebook group Stop The Closure of Shell's Montreal RefineryEn début d'année, les travailleurs et travailleuses de la raffinerie Shell de Montréal-Est ont été informés de la fermeture de leur usine par les dirigeants de l'entreprise. La section locale 121 n'a pas perdu de temps à organiser une contre-attaque en allant chercher des appuis de taille à tous les niveaux : élus et élues de tous les paliers de gouvernements (municipal, québécois et fédéral) et ce, tout parti politique confondu!De même, une vaste coalition s'est formée afin de mettre sur pied un plan de relance de cet important... [Read More...]
Dawg's Blawg: Five-dollar foot-longs
"It was just, let's see how many times we can say 'five dollar foot-long.' Let's mention it as many times as possible without making someone hurt us." --Jerry Cronin and Jamie Mambro of the ad agency MMBAdmit it. There's something about that mindwormy little jingle that attracts. Unlike most of those annoying little sound-squibs, this one seems to retain its freshness. Almost like a new-made Subway.For me it's always been the harmony over the syllable "longs"--no musical expert, I figured it had to be a minor chord, and I was right:"The chord structure does imply something dark," [the composer, Jimmy Harned] agreed, getting out his guitar... [Read More...]
The Galloping Beaver: Corporations are people too!
PR Watch : "After the US Supreme Court declared that corporations have the same rights as individuals when it comes to funding political campaigns, the self-described progressive firm, Murray Hill, Inc., took what it considers the next logical step: running for office in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District."Washington Post : "In Maryland, independent candidates are not required to be registered voters. They can qualify for the fall ballot by collecting enough signatures from voters in their district -- about 4,500, in this case."As a five year old company, Murray Hill Inc. does not meet the minimum age requirement of 25 however so a "designated... [Read More...]
Filasteen: A line is crossed
Dawg's Blawg: Wednesday home truths (or debatable propositions)
Mike Duffy is no hypocrite. No one could ever accuse him of "critical thinking."Banning religious garments does not make a society "pluralist." The 0.01% of clients who request a female worker to take their photographs are not imposing undue hardship upon the Quebec Health Insurance Board. Refusing to fund family planning doesn't improve maternal health.Babble proves my point.Discuss, if you have a mind to. :) Read More →
Anti-Choice is Anti-Awesome: Good Day Sunshine
So at this week's clinic, the protesters did not show up until about an hour and a half into things. What are they playing at? I have learned through this YouTube clip that Pink Hat has to take her kid to school in the morning, so that's why she is late. But what excuse do the rest of them have? It has been beautiful outside, weather-wise. It makes me wonder if perhaps they are catching on to the fact that they are not saving any babies.In terms of the above linked clip, I like Pink Hat's assertion that they are there because people don't know that there are options besides abortion. Which is kind of funny for the obvious reason that if you don't... [Read More...]
CEP Union: Comments Concerning Deal
Tentative deal between AbitibiBowater and Quebec Federation of LabourThere are some interesting comments on the Forestry Talk Blog. Comment from: reduced [Member] EmailAllright! WTF!... is this?.... We have not even voted to ratify the "Coles agreement" yet & already there is undercutting by quebec?... Ontario & Nova Scotia sooo should have decertified from the CEP & joined the steel workers union... The CEP is doing nothing for those of us that live outside the province of Quebec!.... Time to fix this Brothers & Sisters!!... Its not too late ...YET!!....14/03/10 @ 19:52Comment from: disgruntled [Member] Email^5 and well said reduced. The fix... [Read More...]
Canadian Cynic: Awwwwwwwkward.
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Canadian Cynic: Baby’s got her brand new shots.
The little princess during her first trip to the vet ...... having no idea what kind of bad craziness is about to go down. It seems like only yesterday:Yeah, that's her at the back, looking all sweet and adorable. Now she's just evil. I have the scars to prove it. Read More →
CEP Union: AbitibiBowater Deal
I can see what the biggest hurtle is going to be with this deal. Every AbitibiBowater sites have different pension plans. It most of the former Bowater site have better funded pensions. So if the 10% of the reduced wages is going to the pension plan which pension plans are they going too? Do it mean that AbitibiBowater is going to have one plan?The 10% reduction in wages going into the pension fund is great for those sites that have an extremely underfunded pension liability. What about the other 4,000 AbitibiBowater members that are not covered in this agreement?Thursday, November 19, 2009Not Everyone is in Favor of CEP Trust PlanMill pension... [Read More...]
CEP Union: Saskatchewan Crowns Next
Sask. Party gov't wants to reduce civil service by 1,500 workers, NDP claims By James Wood, TheStarPhoenix.com March 16, 2010REGINA – The Saskatchewan Party government is planning a “four by four” approach to the civil service — a four per cent reduction in its size for the next four years, the NDP said Tuesday.With the provincial budget due next week, Finance Minister Rod Gantefoer would not confirm or deny the number but said in response to a reporter’s question that such a reduction “makes sense.”“The professional civil service that work on these things have told us that . . . it’s achievable and obtainable to have a significant... [Read More...]
CEP Union: St. Marys Members Going Through Difficult Time
Laid off St. Marys workers say morale low, they're in the darkPosted By BOB MIHELL, SPECIAL TO SAULT THIS WEEKUnionized workers at St. Marys Paper were updated Monday afternoon by their representatives concerning the recent indefinite shutdown of the paper mill at a meeting held at the Marconi Hall.The employees, represented by four locals of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union, were briefed also on their eligibility for Employment Insurance benefits by a representative from Service Canada.After the hour long meeting, the presidents of the four CEP locals told Sault This Week that there had been no discussions with the owners of... [Read More...]
The Galloping Beaver: That weird feeling…
Was You Tube abuser and abysmally bad Beatles cover artist, Steve Harper, blowing scripted sunshine up your ass.Kady first:Oh, I know what some of you are thinking: "Aha! You control freakish mainstream media types just don't want Canadians to be able to hear the prime minister speak without a filter!" But really, it's not always about the cuts, it's about taking part in the discussion -- asking follow-up questions, probing the answers, and yes, when necessary, saying, "Alright, let's move on to a different topic." It would be different if this actually had been an interactive chat, and the Canadians posing the questions were able to respond to... [Read More...]
Canadian Cynic: Those popping sounds you hear …
... are Israel-worshipping wingnut heads exploding all over the Dumbass-o-sphere.(Wag of the tail to 900ft Jesus.) Read More →
Canadian Cynic: Journamalism!
During which Blogging Tory Paul makes a total buttplug of himself, while Jeff Jedras slowly and methodically disembowels him in his own comments section.And that's how journamalism is done.BY THE WAY, Paul, spelling Helena's last name as "Geurgis" rather than correctly as "Guergis" makes you look like an ignorant tool. I'm just sayin'.UNSURPRISINGLY, even though Blogging Tory "Paul" starts to realize he was being an irresponsible douchebag and begins tap-dancing furiously, you will see no public retraction or apology to Jeff Jedras anywhere on his blog. That's because he's a Blogging Tory. I trust that requires no further explanation. Read More →
Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism Residential Care in NB from 2005-2010: Nothing Has Changed
I have been publicly proud of this beautiful province of New Brunswick when it comes to helping autistic school children and pre-schoolers. For those age groups I would stack New Brunswick's autism services and real accommodation up against any jurisdiction in North America, even better funded jurisdictions like oil rich Alberta and traditional Canadian economic hub Ontario. When it comes to taking care of autistic youths living with the challenges of autism and Aspergers though New Brunswick is in very bad shape and has absolutely nothing to brag about. In New Brunswick we have an ad hoc system of residential care which... [Read More...]
Canadian Cynic: Don’t rush him.
He's thinking as fast as he can. Read More →
Searching For Dragons: This blog has moved
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Molly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2010-03-17 03:29:00
BLOGGING HERE AT MOLLY'S BLOG:DISPATCHES FROM THE SPAM WARS:I'm still stuck with my old Tyrannosaur computer. Hopefully (!!!!!!!) Dr. Dave will have good news for me tomorrow. Meanwhile the laptop continues to refuse to turn on. I think I blew the battery, but I will find out about that later. Note to self-find the fucking receipts. Good luck on collecting on the warrantee.In any case I've taken the opportunity of this break to start going through the archives and deleting commercial spam. I began at the beginning in August 2006 and was chugging happily along until I came to the first item in the archives in November 2006. The clunking sound... [Read More...]
Molly'sBlog: Molly’sBlog 2010-03-17 03:09:00
CANADIAN LABOUR-WINNIPEG:CNIB STRIKERS/LOCKED OUT WORKERS SUPPORTED BY CLIENTS: The CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) strike/lockout began yesterday March 15 here in Winnipeg. I have to admit that there is one thing that has always puzzled me about labour law here in Canada. Quite frankly I can't see any advantage to employers being the first to "draw their guns" and declare a lockout on the eve of an impending strike. If anything they should wait until labour "makes the first move" in terms of public support. Labour is certainly always happy to declare that they are locked out as opposed to being on strike, and to me the advantages... [Read More...]
Creekside: Harper’s Big Live Late Pretaped Youtube Debut
So y'all recall the hype ...Steve! Live and interactive and unrehearsed! It's your interview with Steve! Ask him your questions and vote 'em up on youtube! Steve will have no idea beforehand what wild questions will be thrown at him. Pick a card, any card....So we all troop over to Kady's at CBC at the appointed hour to enjoy a little live blogging of this daring and unlikely foray into new media and we stare at a black screen for oh, an hour or so, waiting.Steve appears to have prorogued youtube..Eventually word comes down from the google gods - It will not be interactive. It is already pretaped, transcripts will be delivered to the real media... [Read More...]
