I was glad to see Kevin writing on the strike at York U. I don’t usually take much of an interest in the annual strike there, but after reading Fulford’s remarks I had a few thoughts… Even gladder I was that Kevin and I are in broad agreement: ”education is essential… those on strike at York should have never had the [...]
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First a word on the US situation, which is a little farther advanced than it is in Canada. This is Jeffrey Sachs – not the most conservative economist — via Dan Drezner and Mark Thoma: The most obvious problem with the stimulus package is that it has been turned into a fiscal piñata – with a mad scramble for [...]
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I’m guessing this must seem pretty weird to a lot of people: I just love making up mottos, lists of “core values,” etc. I’ve done it since I was a kid. I can’t friggin help it. I used to do logos a lot too but as I got older I’ve tended to grow more at home in [...]
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Sorry… “films.” There was a bunch of chatter on Twitter about Slumdog Millionaire finally coming here (same week it was released in India? a developing nation, with wildly different taste, and concerns about audience backlash?) and The Wrestler isn’t here yet… This used to irk me, a few years ago, when I was a little younger – a little [...]
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There are leaders in London, but London as a city is not recognized as a leader in anything — at least not that I know of (please correct me if I’m wrong). We have many distinguished organizations and individuals, yes, but what I mean by being recognized as a leader is a domain in which, [...]
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I think I might try to make a habit of posting music or some other kind of video every Sunday, partly to force myself to be a little more on the lookout for something new, partly to make sure I don’t let things get too intense here, and partly because there’s stuff like this I [...]
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Some people might argue with the claim I made in my last post (that London is not a cutting edge city… in fact I hope people will argue) by calling attention to research being done at UWO, etc. But there’s a difference between the presence of a few cutting edge elements vs cutting edge being a distinguising quality [...]
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In my last post I addressed the problem of — to use the technical term — bullshit verbiage in municipal politics. Every city says they’re viable, innovative, etc (just as every job applicant says they’re motivated, adaptable, goal-driven, team-oriented, etc). You have to say stuff like that regardless of validity. When you’re a mayor it’s just like breathing: if people don’t hear [...]
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We have no limits to what is possible, if we work together with a common goal and strengthened sense of purpose. We have the foundation in place to reach our potential, and more importantly, we have a passion and spirit that can lift this city to greater heights. That’s from Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best’s State of [...]
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