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City’s excuses weak in mass Midfield Mobile Home Park eviction | Platt | Columni
http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/05/27/citys-excuses-weak-in-mass-midfield-mobile-home-park-eviction ….” Mahatma Gandhi said “the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.”… I add – Measure of it’s true intent is by what happens once vacated and land sits empty. The critical question is really this ! Liability to fix to expensive, liability to remain…
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Hundreds manage to storm across Spanish border at Melilla as 1,500 migrants charge towering barbed-wire fence | National Post
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/05/28/hundreds-manage-to-storm-across-spanish-border-at-melilla-as-1500-migrants-charge-towering-barbed-wire-fence/
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‘The risks are just too great’: Trans Mountain oil storage expansion plan sets off alarms in Burnaby, B.C. | Financial Post
http://business.financialpost.com/2014/05/27/the-risks-are-just-too-great-trans-mountain-oil-storage-expansion-plan-sets-off-alarms-in-burnaby-b-c/?__lsa=f5db-0e38 When there are concerns, especially on environmental questions, then “acceptable” just doesn’t cut it. What is indicative of superior compliance on environmental issues are heaos, bound and leaps above the rest on matters that communities take on risk assessments where their co-operation and participation in all things related to their inherent security and peace…
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Mental-health care: An issue at the heart of California tragedy – The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/mental-health-care-an-issue-at-the-heart-of-california-tragedy/article18861306/ Damn hard moral / ethical debate isn’t it ??? Slippery sliding mountain with no end in sight. Who polices the Social Engineers who threaten to label you also… Of course using hidden drugs and chemicals. When you can answervthat, get in touch with me.
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Ottawa approved thousands of foreign worker requests at minimum wage, data reveal – The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/thousands-of-foreign-workers-at-minimum-wage-approved-data-show/article18839911/ I’ll bet ya that all the companies that didn’t know about TFW are pissed enough to consider lawsuits on unfair competitive practices. How many little mom & pop go bust ? Imagine for a minute if only some people knew about employment insurance premiums although everyone was paying into it, but only a few…
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Fairtrade coffee fails to help the poor, British report finds – The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/fairtrade-coffee-fails-to-help-the-poor-british-report-finds/article18852585/ So obvious question begs a bone ! How did it manage to fool so many companies buying into the fairtrade philosophy ? I’ll slap anyone who answers optics and sound on branding for profits.
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Video: John Baird says no to Canadian province in the Caribbean – The Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-canadian-province-in-the-caribbean-john-baird-says-nope/article18852626/ That conversation, been there said that, if memory serves me back in the 80’s. Personally, I think it’s a fabulous idea ! Didn’t that other conversation almost plead us to join Canada, not the other way around ?
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Hallelujah – OMG, someone turned on the SNEEZE switch… FINALLY
Absolutely weird after almost 2 years and barely an itchy burp. Okay give me 5 to figure that switch 🙂
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USA Today – Do-nothing Congress takes a breather: Our view
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/05/22/congress-do-nothing-memorial-day-editorials-debates/9462923/ Actually… they’ve made a fast exit headed for the hills and caves. Reason being better safe than sorry. You’ll be able to identify them by white asses sticking prominently out of hills of sand with heads narrowly buried into them.
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USA Today – What Coke can teach us about Whole Foods’ future
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/25/motley-fool-coke-whole-foods/9458517/ Which is precisely WHY I got out of the retail industry. Couldn’t at the time figure out how to compete with Loblaws, never mind Walmart. Smart Move on my part, but costly 🙂 Let’s see if Whole Foods is smart enough to figure out it’s game plan. Now that the solution is obvious… Critical…