August 2002

Ontario has West Nile

August 30, 2002

Alarming news.  Three in Ontario may have West Nile.  The government sent this out on the newswires to remind us to take precautions against mosquitos.   

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Toronto Board of Education Taken Over

August 30, 2002

The Toronto Board of Education got taken over today as well. Statement by Donna Cansfield, Chair of the Toronto District School Board Re: Naming of A Supervisor and an Advisor In To Let Schools Breathe the Globe Editorial page has strong words.  I’ve never thought of Mike Harris as a socialist before.  Even so, the [...]

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Allan Rock: Lift the Campaigning Ban

August 29, 2002

Rock’s team wants campaign ban lifted. OTTAWA — Members of Industry Minister Allan Rock’s leadership team want to begin their campaign now, and are concerned that the Prime Minister’s edict prohibiting cabinet ministers from actively campaigning has given Paul Martin a huge advantage. Interesting point of view from the Rock camp.  My take is that [...]

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School Boards Face Cuts

August 29, 2002

School boards face big cuts after Ontario takeover. — Students in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa are at risk of losing key programs after the provincial government yesterday backed away from a commitment to prevent major disruptions in the schools in the coming school year. The whole school board thing is just a huge mess.  The [...]

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The Economist: Chretien’s Long Goodbye

August 29, 2002

Chretien’s long goodbye. The Economist calls it.  Chretien deals Martin a body blow, but at the expense of making himself a lame duck.   

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Gordon on Liberal Domination in the House

August 29, 2002

Charles Gordon paints a bleak picture of Liberal domination in the house for the foreseeable future.  So long as the right and the left are focused on idealogy, the Liberals will govern.   

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Chretien to Quit in 18 Months

August 29, 2002

Canada’s prime minister to quit in 18 months Big business urges quicker exit. Before you go to this link, be warned that it is from the World Socialist Web Site. The "About" section on their site states "The International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) is the leadership of the world socialist movement, the Fourth International founded [...]

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More on School Boards

August 28, 2002

And on the school boards: Witmer orders school-board takeover. TORONTO — Education Minister Elizabeth Witmer sent supervisors to take over the Toronto and Hamilton school boards yesterday, as the latest Ipsos-Reid poll reported the Ontario government is winning early approval from voters for confronting trustees over spending. 4.7MM cut from Ottawa schools.  The supervisor is [...]

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Checking the Fuel Tank with a Lighter

August 28, 2002

Motorist facing charges after using cigarette lighter to check fuel tank.  Yep… you read it here.   

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Understanding Weblogs

August 28, 2002

Understanding weblogs. I’ve been spending the past several weeks messing around with weblogs. Last week, the light bulb went on: I realized that a weblog could be a useful tool for personal knowledge management as well as for public communication. (published in tweney report, 2002-08-28)  

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