Weekly roundup: September 12 - 18
18 September 2011Articles
In for the long haul with nuclear from Toronto Star
Does your car have a spare tire? Are you sure? from The Globe and Mail
Economists still have work to do, Ontario Edition from Worthwhile Canadian Initiative
CUPE threatens centrist Councillor over Twitter post from Toronto Star [I don't always agree with what my city Councillor says/how he votes but this is a bit ridiculous from a city union.] The tweet in question:
Linguistics: Say What? from The Economist
Ray Anderson: The carpet-tile philosopher from The Economist
Jerks (open letter, September 8, 2011) from U.S. Ambassador to Germany
Ethics 101 from Ottawa Citizen
No Mere Budget Cut from Water Canada
Gamers need hugs from Maclean's
Stupid travel complaints from Toronto Star
Calm, reasoned voice makes itself heard above spin and fury of oilsands rhetoric from Edmonton Journal [Neat profile of an economist I follow on twitter.]
Inside the entitlement generation from The Globe and Mail
Tweets
If only we were part of the vital national conversation based in the dentists' offices of the nation. Then I'd feel complete.
— Paul Wells (@InklessPW) September 13, 2011
Yes. Especially if you don't care about context. @lingwhatics: @EmmMacfarlane And more or less offensive?
— Emmett Macfarlane (@EmmMacfarlane) September 14, 2011
Total dealbreaker. RT @DanMacEachern: I will have a hard time voting for any provincial candidate who uses "LOL" in their tweets.
— kady o'malley (@kady) September 15, 2011
A promise is binding in the inverse ratio of the numbers to whom it is made. -- De Quincey
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) September 16, 2011
BREAKING: Evan Solomon to host Junos, Genies, star in Street Legal remake and take over Rick Mercer Report.
— Peter Rukavina (@ruk) September 17, 2011
Video
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^ As we're in an election in Ontario.