Weekly round up: June 6 - 12
12 June 2011Articles
Memo to Brigette: There are no shortcuts in politics. It takes long, dull, dreary work from David Akin's On the Hill
Politeness breaks out in the Commons from National Post
Only way to fix grow-op mess from The Star
Alberta's health-care reality crumbling from National Post
Why Canada doesn't grow more food from Ottawa Citizen
Wronged homeowners repossess bank from CBC
Simple request for the mayor from The Star
Sponsors of 'rogue' immigrants must repay welfare, Supreme Court rules from The Globe and Mail
Out with the new in with the old from The Star
Canada could learn a few things about fresh water from The Chronicle Herald
Tweets
Apparently Flaherty, Finance Minister since 2006, said it's shocking that a thorough spending review hasn't been done in 15 yrs. #really?
— Leslie Stojsic (@LeslieCBC) June 6, 2011
Layton blames ideology. Curse you, ideology! Why must you pollute our minds and poison our debate? Thank goodness the NDP is immune. #hw
— kady o'malley (@kady) June 7, 2011
I want iTunes Match for snacks. Like, if I have some crackers in the cupboard at home, they should appear in my desk drawer at the office.
— Matt Frost (@mattfrost) June 8, 2011
Gov't will make it worse! Let free market handle it. MT @dgardner The government should do smething RT @cselley: weather today is unaccptble
— Emmett Macfarlane (@EmmMacfarlane) June 8, 2011
Hilarious video a guy in NYC made after getting a ticket for not riding his bike in a bike lane: https://t.co/A1M3WCA
— Dan Parish (@danparish) June 11, 2011
What sort of ethical framework would lead a politician to advocate expensive milk and cheap gasoline?
— Stephen Gordon (@stephenfgordon) June 12, 2011