Oh, the wheels of justice certainly do turn slowly. Over a year ago (May 1st), my union filed a charter challenge against the omnibus budget bill passed in the wake of the 1st prorogation of parliament (Bill C-10). Not only did that bill pass a budget, but it imposed wage controls on the federal service, [...]
(Edited to correct an error made in identifying people as belonging to a group they do not)
I’ve noticed a jump in my stats since I published my Under the Volcano talk on here yesterday, and I’ve got to say that makes me feel pretty good because more people have now read it than would have [...]
(This comprises the talk I was going to give at Under the Volcano but was unable to. I’ve added onto it a bit, mainly the intro, given the lack of constraints on time in print.)
So, a few weeks ago, I got an email from Meegan of UTV-organizing fame asking me if I would do a [...]
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I’m feeling good today. Inspired even. I’ve got a Boulevards Alive meeting tomorrow night, and I’ve been thinking about local community organizing all day. As depressing as Eaarth starts out, I’m just getting to the end and McKibben’s prescription for the future is as hopeful as any I’ve come across: small scale farming, close-knit communities, [...]
I’ve done a bit of a food gloat over at http://amongtheweeds.ca for those of you interested in our harvests and dinners as of late. Despite the frowny weather, we really have been eating out of our garden a lot lately and I’m really quite happy about the state of our yard even as the world [...]
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