[It's The Economy, Stupid] Job creation promises – more NB than salmon and fiddleheads

During the provincial election of 1982, all the political parties promised impressive job creation plans.The Conservatives promised 35,000 by 1986, the Liberals 20,000 by the end of 1983, and the NDP 17,000 (According to Richard Wilbur’s annual
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:36:18 +0000

[It's The Economy, Stupid] BC’s natural gas strategy

I read this thing from cover to cover last night and it is pretty amazing the differences between New Brunswick and western Canada when it comes to natural gas development.  The BC government is thrilled about the potential of shale gas and tells the
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:43:00 +0000

[Facing Autism in New Brunswick] Autism Vaccine War: Is Scientific Inquiry Being Suppressed?

Dr. Beatrice Golomb's presentation This Is Your Brain On Politics pulls no punches in its critique of conflicts of interest, bias, censorship and intimidation involving pharmaceutical companies, health authorities and academic institutions and public
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:12:00 +0000

[Brian Branch - Photo Journal] Snow Plow / la déneigeuse

 
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:22:00 +0000

[Facing Autism in New Brunswick] ABA Benefits for Autism: Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) Educates LA Times Alan Zarembo

The attached letter was written by ASAT Board member Sabrina Freeman Ph. D., and Secretary Florence DiGennaro Reed, Ph. D., BCBA-D to the LA Times Alan Zarembo who did such a poor job (in my humble opinion) reporting on autism issues in a recent LA T
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:48:00 +0000

[It's The Economy, Stupid] Are we entitled to our entitlements?

I use that phrase almost as much as the NYT columnist Gail Collins talks about Mitt and his trip to Canada with the dog strapped to the roof of his car. I think it is fair for Harper to be raising this issue.  We need to talk about this.  All of thes
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:07:37 +0000

[Brian Branch - Photo Journal] Sheltered / À l’abri

Sur le chemin du retour cet après-midi. Un petit détour sous le pont de Poirier Settlement / chemin CoveOn the way home this afternoon.  A Small detour under the covered bridge of Cove Road / Poirier Settlement.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:34:00 +0000

[Facing Autism in New Brunswick] DSM-5 Autistic Spectrum Disorder Disaster By Kim Oakley Should Be Mandatory Reading For The DSM-5 Committees

I have great respect for Kim Oakley  a California mother who has been honestly and courageously documenting her severely autistic son's self-injurious behavior on Youtube, Classic Autism kgaccount's channel,  for several years.  Within
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:36:00 +0000

[Brian Branch - Photo Journal] 105

 
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:35:00 +0000

[Half an Hour] Passwords on gRSShopper

Last night with all the indignation of the morally righteous someone wrote to me and demanded that I do exactly what they say or they would blog about how awful gRSShopper was to the world.Let me beat him to the punch: gRSShopper is awful. I have nev
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:49:00 +0000

[The Bruce Report] LeBlanc case is about due process

If I say, hypothetically, that a particular peace officer – the enfant terrible, let’s say, of a local neighbourhood beat – is a rabble-rousing, trouble-making bully, then said cop might have reason to haul my butt into court. But he wouldn’t have a
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:48:53 +0000

[The Bruce Report] Meet Obama’s new best friends forever

Only in the United States can a fundamentally boring man find himself drawn and quartered in the square of public opinion. In Canada, we simply elect our dullards. It’s only later we discover that there’s more than we imagined lurking beneath the swe
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:48:10 +0000

[Half an Hour] Advice to Teachers on Online Learning

 
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:38:00 +0000

[The Bruce Report] Elite? Say that to my face!

Once, it was a rare and much-coveted designation. Now, it’s a social disease that’s easier to contract than a case of Montezuma’s revenge from a greasy spoon. Traditionally, “elite” (adjective) meant “exclusive”, that is: Suitable only for the very b
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:45:24 +0000

[The Chris Nadeau Blog] My $100,000 Blunder...Ssshhh Don't Tell Anyone

Photo Credit Nicolò Paternoster This is somewhat of a confession.  Heck it is a confession!!! I am sharing with you the deep inner secrets that lead to my most idiotic financial loss as an entrepreneur. How is that for transparency??? :-)
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:44:00 +0000