Weekly roundup January 7 – 13
Posted: January 13, 2013 Filed under: link Leave a comment »Articles
Government allows police to operate in a vacuum of accountability over aboriginal protestors [National Post] (If we have a government responsible for the policies and laws they enact then it is necessary that when those policies fail someone in the government, not the public service alone, must take responsibility. Keeping in mind that doing nothing is a policy choice whether selected by choice or default.)
The jaw-dropping benefits of cross-country skiing [The Globe and Mail]
The Federal government is not a small business [Bloomberg]
Sarnia police force’s refusal to act on rail blockade trouble judge [Canada.com] (If the police cannot be relied upon to enforce the reasoned orders of the court, then they should resign their posts so that those willing to fulfill the full duties can take their place.)
Parking in 140 characters or less: New signs simplify parking rules [The New York Observer]
Your Canadian Forces rescuers are here, will that be cash or cheque? [National Post]
Air Safety: Difference Engine: Up, up and away [The Economist]
Hamilton’s identity crisis: PR firm’s online blunders create ‘face-palm’ moment for Canada’s ninth-largest city [National Post]
Graphic: Follow the aid money to Canada’s ‘Countries of Focus’ [National Post]
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Steve Murray (@NPsteve) January 07, 2013You know what transcends left-right ideology? The belief that streets are not a public space but a private parking lot. #budgcomm #TOpoli
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City Slikr (@cityslikr) January 08, 2013Humans need straight lines, nature doesn't. Indecisive river and orderly farmers, central Asia. http://t.co/BIL8Syqw
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Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) January 08, 2013if you say "spoiler alert" after you said the thing that is a spoiler I don't know that you understand what they're for
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Kate Beaton (@beatonna) January 09, 2013
