Years ago, when I wanted some little grasp of living in a world of addiction, one that I couldn’t fathom from reading, I deliberately pursued a two-year relationship with a late-stage alcoholic. Among other lessons was the role of abuse of the child, in its various forms. Subsequently I came across the book “Addicted: Notes […]
Feel free to copy, paste and edit, for whatever use it might serve. Subject: April 12, re changes to governance of Dental & Medical professions Dear (Host of Program), The interviewee said: There is a shortage of health care workers across Canada. The accurate statement is: There is an over-supply of sick and damaged […]
by Christopher Reynolds SNC-Lavalin CEO Neil Bruce is photographed in Toronto on March 20, 2019. Only a handful of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.§s rivals have received deferred prosecution agreements in the past five years, a Canadian Press analysis reveals. The low count appears to contradict remarks by CEO Neil Bruce The Canadian Press last month […]
In all the press coverage of the “the SNC-Lavalin affair,” not enough attention has been paid to the company’s involvement in Site C – the contentious $11 billion dam being constructed in B.C.’s Peace River valley. The Liberals say that any pressure they put on Jody Wilson-Raybould to rubber-stamp a “deferred prosecution agreement” for SNC-Lavalin […]
West Coast Environmental Law by Erica Stahl, Staff Lawyer February 15, 2018 On January 30th, 2018, the BC government decided to drop the private prosecution launched by Bev Sellars into the Mount Polley disaster. Through her private prosecution, Bev, a grandmother and former chief of the Xat’sull First Nation, gave the provincial government a second […]
As individuals trying to be good, we aim at being both loyal and honest, for example. But in working life, these two virtues are often in conflict; that is, we must be loyal at the expense of honesty or, conversely, honest at the expense of loyalty to our organization or fellow workers. Does this mean, […]
I wonder whether Gore Vidal figures in any history classes? He is brilliant, funny, and piercing. He died in 2012. The documentary was released in 2013. You can find it on Netflix. TRAILER: Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2014) – Gore Vidal Documentary HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89QBjnkB63Y BIOGRAPHY: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal RELATED: 2010-04-15 “Be nice […]
Thanks to Janet – – FROM TRUTHDIG: the same topic, https://www.truthdig.com/articles/elizabeth-warren-declares-war-on-big-tech/ – – – – – – – – – – FROM THE GUARDIAN: Robert Reich The titans of the new Gilded Age must be busted and the idea has bipartisan support. It’s time big tech was brought to heel Mark Zuckerberg testifies on Capitol […]
To: thehouse <@> cbc.ca Subject: Re: the SNC Lavalin debacle Dear crew of “The House”, My experience of events is this: The ASSERTION of a statement does not make it so. That the assertion goes unchallenged does not make it so. The assertion that Deferred Prosecution Agreements are legal and legitimate does not make it […]
Subscribe to our mailing list Panama Papers documentary premieres in Canada this week Pass the popcorn. A documentary about one of the most explosive leaks in history makes its Canadian debut this week in Toronto. The Panama Papers tells the story of how a global network of investigative journalists worked together to uncover widespread use […]