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Ottawa Council will get a raise, how about you? http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/02/06/ottawa-council-will-get-a-raise-how-about-you Most Ottawa councillors will accept modest pay hike http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/02/06/most-ottawa-councillors-will-accept-modest-pay-hike Let all City Councils pass a law empowering employees to vote on their own pay raises. Let’s see how their employers represented as taxpayers decide to take the news and react ??? Any Government body that…

The funny thing as I sit having supper in a local restaurant, I’m getting connections made during my last couple of days in a mandatory course by Alberta Works on Resume Building. Good course, great facilitator and most of all lite. When all is said and done, I think my JACK SPARROW out of the…

Owners of historic Hixt ranch near Beiseker burned by bill for devastating blaze http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/02/05/owners-of-historic-hixt-ranch-near-beiseker-burned-by-bill-for-devastating-blaze Give the insurance company the bill. Otherwise if you aren’t insured return the bill to 911 and tell them where to stick it. If the fire department has the balls to bill, take the bull by the horns and bill them…

Seems like they’ve seen the light and have their act together. I’m impressed so far by the efforts they have put into getting people into work programs and getting them to work. Today’s resume building was a good start with the facilitator. Can’t wait to explore all the possibilities and see how I can put…

Justice minister unveils 2013 tough-on-crime agenda …”“We will be introducing comprehensive legislation later this year to crack down on criminals who commit sexual offenses against children, especially those who continue to violate their conditions while at large,” he said.”…. Just make sure to make it hell for those who “GROOM” kids, children, teenagers and naive…

Sherring: City of Ottawa staff under virtual gag order http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/02/04/media-off-limits-to-city-staff Dear SUSAN SHERRING are you truly surprised. This has actually been going on behind the scenes way before Jim Watson took over City Hall. It just wasn’t so transparent and obvious back then. Scour through records and journalists and connect the dots. You’ll see what…

Hyundai Canada’s 2013 Big Game Day Commercial “GASPOCALYPSE” (Official) http://www.youtube.com/user/HyundaiCanada?v=Mldum9YGNEs Bet ya Mel could have used one back in his days as Mad MAX. Well fear not friends for we have enough gas and oil to last us longer than our current lives and then some. Guess that Hyundai will have to put more mileage…

NDP’s Horwath calls for 15% cut to auto insurance rates, says industry costs down http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/02/04/ndps-horwath-calls-for-15-cut-to-auto-insurance-rates-says-industry-costs-down-2-billion/ NDP Leader Andrea Horwath I applaud the initiative. I would go so far as to go the public route similar to Quebec and B.C. with their insurance programs. As it stands now, the automobile insurance industry makes any Mafia organization…

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/editorials/the-war-on-drugs-becomes-a-meaningless-skirmish-with-sick-people/article8188203/ Fair enough, if Doctors feel based on their conscience not to prescribe Marijuana to patients based on doubtful medical information at best and worst the real possibility of harm to their patient. By the same token, if all other medications don’t pass the mustard and cause harm to patients for drugs slammed through highly…

Is capitalism ignoring the writing on the wall? http://opinion.financialpost.com/2013/02/01/is-capitalism-ignoring-the-writing-on-the-wall/ …”So why, given the abundance of cheap capital asked a participant, aren’t businesses earmarking money to find and develop those game-changing innovations? “Because of business professors like me,” he responded. “We teach students about internal rates of return which encourages quick payback investments.”…