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Library Strike In Toronto
Facebook is filling up with supportive comments regarding the Toronto Library workers strike. I suspect the silent majority in Toronto is just sitting there thinking, “Seriously? Unemployment is still incredibly high, and the only reason it’s not higher is a … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, The Economy, Toronto Politics
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Governmentium and The Skyrocketing Cost Of The Civil Service
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons, 88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Politics, Humour, The Economy, Whiskey.Tango.Foxtrot.
Tagged Budgets, Civil Service, Humour, Taxes, WTF
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Sympathy For The Modern School Teacher
The following editorial cartoon is making the rounds amongst Ontario teachers on Facebook. I’m not a teacher, but I know a number of Ontario teachers, which is how I happen to have seen this comic. Most of the teachers I … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario Politics, The Economy, Toronto Politics
Tagged Education, teacher salaries
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Ontario Election Results Are Frightening
Three things I find scary about the Ontario provincial elections yesterday: 1) The Liberals won a minority. Under Liberal rule the Ontario government debt has almost doubled, from $148 billion in 2003 to an estimated $283 billion in 2012, this … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Ontario Politics, The Economy, Whiskey.Tango.Foxtrot.
Tagged Elections, Hudak, Liberals, McGuinty, Ontario, PC
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