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Saskatchewan whistleblowers silenced | FAIR

2012-01-05T07:52:00.000-05:00

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Horizontal mining -a wave of the future?

2011-11-16T11:44:00.001-05:00

Lets use our resources not trash them - a real challenge http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qeMmHutLv30

How would you rebuild the liberal party?

2011-11-13T12:09:00.001-05:00

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/11/10/pol-liberals-white-paper.html?cmp=rss

Emergency

2011-08-12T11:41:00.001-04:00

This is the example of the worst kind of spam or phishing . My apology to any who received this .I have tried to get this scammer delisted . I leave it on the site as a illustration for everyone to be cautious There is no emergency -this is not me -let the spammer rot in hell Editor Hi My regrets for this sudden request, I have been involved in a robbery during my trip London. I got mugged

Happy Easter Everyone

2011-04-16T15:02:00.001-04:00

Easter is almost here with its promise of rebirth and new beginnings. Buds are appearing on the trees and change is in the air. It's the time of year to celebrate big. Enjoy this special time of renewal with your family and friends Have a good day, be well and take care Sieg " a simple natural lifestyle and a chuckle a day keeps the doctor away' -

2011-04-13T07:37:00.001-04:00

Blood Test for Brain Trauma There are days when I especially love this job -- because I have the chance to tell you something positive that can benefit all of us. And that is this -- Army doctors have made a tremendous breakthrough developing a simple blood test that can detect mild brain injury and concussion. This has been a dream of our armed forces doctors -- especially in recent years, as

wind -positve

2011-04-11T07:34:00.000-04:00

Manitoba wind farm comes online ST. JOSEPH, Manitoba (UPI) -- Manitoba's largest energy wind farm has been completed and is in operation to deliver enough energy for 50,000 homes in the province, officials said. Located in southern Manitoba community of St. Joseph, the facility is capable of generating 138 megawatts of power, a release by Pattern Energy, builder of the project, said

good thinking

2011-04-10T08:05:00.001-04:00

How to Overcome Life's Disappointments Rabbi Harold S. Kushner Most of us must face the disappointment of not having all of our dreams come true. The fact that we experience failure does not make us failures -- although the way in which we respond to our failures could do exactly that. Here's what to do when you have trouble getting past life's disappointments... Remember for whom you are

Take the pressure off Care system -more alternative resources needed

2011-04-06T09:10:00.001-04:00

Report says more midwives needed worldwideLONDON (UPI) -- A global shortage of midwives means one in three womenworldwide gives birth without the benefit of expert help, a report bya U.K. charity says.Save the Children says more than 1 million babies could be savedannually if the shortage of trained midwives, estimated at 350,000,was eliminated, the BBC reported Friday. Launching a campaign for

Raising the debate level from the taxpayers

2011-04-05T19:19:00.000-04:00

Dear Supporter:CTV, Global TV, and CBC are hosting the federal leaders' debate scheduled for Tuesday, April 12th and are inviting questions from the public. It's important they hear from taxpayers. Can you take a minute right now and send in a question or two? Here are some suggested topics:1. Taxpayers pay $84.4-million a day on federal debt interest. Do you think this is a good use of

For the spring tune up -you smoothie-Pass it on for your health

2011-03-22T09:06:00.001-04:00

Health & Flavor EnhancersCrocker has a long list of spices, herbs and other health promoters that you can add to smoothies, but the following are among those she particularly advises. Many of these are in your supermarket and if not, health-food stores will have them. Note: Always put these in with the other ingredients before you blend to be sure that they are well mixed. Here are some

Be Happy

2011-03-16T09:30:00.000-04:00

Are happy people healthier? People who laugh a lot are much healthier than those who don't. Dr. Lee Berk at the Loma Linda School of Public Health in California found that laughing lowers levels of stress hormones, and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds have it best - they laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.

the other side of tobacco-point of view

2011-03-13T10:18:00.001-04:00

Tobacco is good for the brain The feds want you to believe nicotine will turn your mind into mush... but in reality, a good smoke might be the best "brain food" there is! New research confirms that nicotine can slash inflammation levels in the brain and actually halt the self-destruct sequence that leads to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other neurodegenerative diseases. Those diseases often

Smoking alternative

2011-03-04T11:41:00.001-05:00

Snail toxin could fight smoking habit PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher says toxins produced by marine cone snails could help fight tobacco addiction by blocking the action of nicotine on the brain. Chris Armishaw of Florida's Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies has been searching for drug compounds to block nicotine cravings, treat withdrawal symptoms, and reduce the

why competition works - restrictions often fail -worth a read

2011-02-11T10:21:00.001-05:00

history shows that regulated solutions do not always work http://www.fcpp.org/publication.php/3544-- Hollecrest & Associates Inc -"Turnaround Consultants" . Sunridge Lodge "Back to Eden" Quality 24/7 care261 Oakhill Drive, Brantford backtoeden.ontario@gmail.com "Building elder peer communities that are cozy,caring and comfortable" - Brant Positive Action Group "a positive community

new positions -become a VA- virtual assistan

2011-01-26T17:59:00.001-05:00

How to Become a Virtual Assistant Chris Durst and Michael Haaren If you have a flair for entrepreneurship and a good work ethic, you might want to take a look at the virtual assistant industry. Known as "VAs," they're independent contractors who provide office-support services to smaller businesses and solo professionals remotely, via e-mail, phone, courier, etc. WHAT EXACTLY DOES A

Interesting frontier read on smoking nannyism

2011-01-21T12:29:00.001-05:00

Why not use the Japanese model on public smoking ? The debates leading up to these final decisions were almost universally conducted on the premise that bars are public places and their patrons have a right not to inhale second hand smoke.Both of these assumptions are untrue. A typical bar is very obviously a private place, owned and operated by a private individual or a company of them. As

Food forthought is technology killing jobs

2011-01-21T09:48:00.001-05:00

Great for consumers bad for busines? Three Ways Technology Is Killing Businesses Cliff Ennico It's been more than 30 years now since the first personal computers, and more than 15 years since the Internet, gave us all a digital life. Who today can remember what it was like to do business in the days before e-mail, PowerPoint, laptops, BlackBerries, iPhones, iPods, iPads, mobile apps,

Lucky if you work full time in the world -food for thought

2011-01-20T08:41:00.001-05:00

Interesting fact- the higher the GDP -the higher the full time employment - 40 percent of global workforce full time NEW YORK (UPI) -- Forty percent of the global workforce worked full time outside of their homes in 2009 and 2010, Gallup reported Wednesday. Results of surveys from 129 countries indicated 19 percent of the workforce worldwide is underemployed, including 7 percent who were

Competitive edges - food for thought on winning jobs and prosperity ( WSJ)

2011-01-14T13:27:00.001-05:00

When less is more-stay the course food for thought -SH A warmer climate for capital up north. It wasn't long ago that Americans viewed Canada as a poorer neighbor with only one competitive advantage—in hockey. No more: On January 1, Ottawa cut the nation's corporate tax rate to 16.5% from 18%, compared to the U.S. federal rate of 35%. This isn't a new trend up north. Canada starting cutting

Making the rules fair for everyone

2011-01-12T10:06:00.001-05:00

Mortgage Madness An investigation by the CanadaMortgageNews.ca blog says the penalties for breaking a mortgage are thousands of dollars higher than they should be. Note: the federal government said in the last budget that it will standardize mortgage penalty rules. Sounds like a good chance to crack down on excessive charges. -- Hollecrest & Associates Inc -"Turnaround Consultants" .

Pointing out righteous wrongs is not easy -a call to action

2011-01-11T16:53:00.001-05:00

"It's time for politicians of all stripes to do the right thing, toscrap this sorry piece of legal window-dressing and give us a law thatwill truly protect honest employees(honest people, honest organiations), so that they can protect the public interest. How can any partyclaim to be serious about transparency and accountability as long asthey deny this fundamental right to Canadians ? The time

Opportunity grows from disasters lesson -Detroit

2011-01-10T09:19:00.001-05:00

Detroit lures young people DETROIT (UPI) -- A few neighborhoods in Detroit have become so hot that seven apartment building projects are expected to get started in 2011, officials say. Most of the projects involve renovations of older buildings that emptied out during Detroit's years of decline, the Detroit Free Press reported Sunday. The University Cultural Center Association, one of many

what can we learn to do better -point of view USA

2011-01-07T10:32:00.001-05:00

interesting food for thought If last year's election taught you anything, it's that America's small businesses and self-employed professionals have a lot more political clout than you thought they did. And if it taught you anything else, it's that the "old solutions" no longer work. To solve the problems facing America's businesses today will require fresh, original thinking, an openness to

Fwd: FAIR Monthly Headlines

2011-01-05T07:43:00.001-05:00

Interesting reads on integrity actions FAIR Monthly Headlines: December 2010 A selected list of articles added to the FAIR website last month. These are about whistleblowing, whistleblowers, and the types of misconduct that they typically expose. OAG report on Integrity Commissioner – a devastating indictment Topics: Government ethics, Integrity Commissioner, OPSIC, Reprisals The

if it is to good to be true -remember there are no free rides

2010-12-29T22:41:00.001-05:00

Five Worst Mistakes by Work-at-Home Job Seekers Chris Durst and Michael Haaren In our 11 years of helping people find home-based work, we've seen job seekers make a variety of missteps (we're all entitled to a few), just as in the brick-and-mortar world. But in the work-at-home arena, there's a hitch. Because of the prevalence of scams, when you make mistakes in your search for home-based work,

Care rationing-What happens when there is no more money for public health care?

2010-12-28T11:20:00.001-05:00

Health care rationing under way in the U.K. It doesn't take long for the dream of socialized medicine to turn into a bureaucratic nightmare -- just look at Britain. They're out of cash, so patients are out of luck. The country's National Health Service needs to save more than $30 billion over the next three years, and they're going to squeeze most of that money out of seniors by denying them care

net neutrality

2010-12-23T08:42:00.001-05:00

Republicans roar 'No' to net neutrality WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Republicans in Washington Wednesday vowed to take action to strike down the Federal Communication Commission's just-passe net neutrality rules. The FCC board, in a partisan 3-2 vote Tuesday, approved rules guaranteeing unbiased service from Internet providers. In effect, the rules say an Internet carrier cannot slow or block consumer

Be aware of predatory practises in the mortgage business

2010-12-18T14:43:00.001-05:00

Big banks not always honourabel - Bank of America being sued The lawsuits filed in Nevada and Arizona say the bank has continued to defraud mortgage holders through misinformation, making false promises, backing out of deals and fabricating reasons to deny a mortgage modification. Bank of America spokesman Dan Frahm said the bank, already caught up in a nationwide controversy over allegedly

Competition Bureau -is a friend and regrowing teeth

2010-12-18T02:19:00.001-05:00

The Competition Bureau launched a legal action against Visa Canada Corp. and MasterCard International Inc. for imposing "restrictive" rules on credit cards that cost retailers about $5-billion a year in fees, some of which is passed on to their customers, regardless of how they pay, in the form of higher prices on their merchandise. The move also highlights the bureau's new aggressiveness in

congratulations -competitively we are the best in health care delivery in Canada

2010-12-17T11:42:00.001-05:00

Media Release - Canada Health Consumer Index 2010 "http://www.fcpp.org/publication.php/3521 "Ontario finishes in first place in this year's rankings, with an overall score that is similar to British Columbia's and New Brunswick's in the clear top-tier. Its wait times are shorter than the national average in most categories including orthopaedic surgery and diagnostic imaging. However, an

Do small owners have teeth - yes -the double edged sword

2010-12-16T22:11:00.001-05:00

In an effort to give minority shareholders some rights, a growing number of states, particularly in the northeastern United States, have passed laws allowing the holders of a significant minority of shares (usually 10 percent to 20 percent of the total outstanding) to petition a court to dissolve the corporation if the majority owners engage in "harmful and oppressive conduct" toward the minority

Re: We Won: Clifford Olson’s Stocking Empty

2010-12-15T19:08:00.001-05:00

Well done on a needed change -we will circulate this to our members . Accountability is a sweet victory for all Canadians On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Canadian Taxpayers Federation wrote: Dear Supporter: The only reason prisoners like Clifford Olson will no longer receive low-income senior's benefits is because of your donation that make the work of

Continuing an Important Dialogue

2010-12-15T18:51:00.001-05:00

This highly rated non government funded Canadian Thinktank deserves our support because it moves real discussions forward by providing compellng new and tested ways and ideas to bridge the challenges faced by everyone. It is a great resource and mind jog for those that would like to move forward and breach the entrenched convention walls that are dated and no longer competitve in the new and ever

Re: FW: Focusing on local matters (National Post, 14 Dec 2010, Page A18)

2010-12-14T09:29:00.001-05:00

Peter Well done Bro- thank you for making an important difference at all levels of government . Great accountability and forward planing tool . Please post the entire article on your web site and facebook . Maybe we can get you to come to review results and discuss implications of the index for Brantford in the New year as part of our City budget and renewal process. This is a positive tool

Taking advantage of those in need to make money -comment.

2010-12-11T14:20:00.001-05:00

Insanity nation- an interesting point of view If you're not mentally ill, you're just not trying hard enough. The shrinks have finally succeeded in slapping a label on nearly everyone, with a new government survey finding that 45 million Americans suffer from some form of mental illness, including 11 million with "serious" problems. In all, that's 20 percent of all adults and 30 percent of the

Fwd: [FAIR Newsletter] OAG report on Integrity Commissioner – a devastating indictment

2010-12-10T13:47:00.001-05:00

What is your position on this ? OAG report on Integrity Commissioner – a devastating indictment The Auditor General, Sheila Fraser, released yesterday the results of her investigation into the the conduct of the government whistleblower watchdog, Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet – an investigation that was prompted by complaints from three of Ouimet's former employees. These

Knowledge is power -how did we do ?

2010-12-10T10:24:00.003-05:00

A easy to use useful interactive tool that makes comparisons easy for competitive reviews of city or community services. Objective information , third party administered makes performance benchmarking easier New Web Site Graphically Presents the Finances of 130 Municipalities As of December 3, 2010, the Frontier Centre's living database of municipal financial statistics contains graphically

A tax saving strategy that helps charities

2010-12-07T23:41:00.001-05:00

Worth a look http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/tax-matters/a-donation-strategy-to-help-shelter-income/article1821238/ In the 2000s, tax shelters evolved and donation tax shelters became the rage. Many were buy-low-donate-high schemes where you'd purchase something for one price then donate it to charity and receive a donation receipt for a much higher value. The

What is rich -an interesting perspective and food for thought

2010-11-25T22:17:00.001-05:00

Go Ahead, Tax the Rich, Just as Long as It's Not Me Cliff Ennico A lot of people are confused right now about Congress' plans to raise taxes (more precisely, eliminate the Bush-era tax cuts) for people with incomes of $250,000 per year or more. "How can anyone argue against a tax increase for rich people?" I've heard people ask. "After all, they can afford it more than middle-class people can.

Target: New business culture needed -Rejecting Subsidy, Shunning Dependencyfrom Frontier Centre

2010-11-24T10:25:00.001-05:00

Rejecting Subsidy, Shunning Dependency Ben Eisen's study of "stealth equalization" provides further evidence for the new movement of Atlantic Canadians who understand that federal subsidies undermine their economic capacity for self-reliance and foster dependency. Frontier's Research Director Marco Navarro-Genie discusses how the notion of dependency is being restored to its non-ideological

Interesting food for thought on property rights

2010-11-23T20:40:00.001-05:00

Private Property Is Nothing To Fear http://www.fcpp.org/ An economic study of successful First Nations is being held in suspicion through erroneous thinking about the notion of private property. Aboriginal policy analyst Joseph Quesnel looks at some common fallacies held about indigenous peoples in Canada and the notion of private property. He argues the debate about the appropriateness of

How to help small business create jobs

2010-11-23T20:35:00.001-05:00

Here are two news bulletins for new members of Government : -- Small-business owners will not go out and hire people if by doing so they have to reduce their take-home pay -- they will continue to do most of the work themselves and pocket the profits. -- Asking small-business owners to increase their expenses today in return for a tax deduction or credit, which they won't see until next year,

Inspirational fact -what goes around comes around -pass it on

2010-11-23T20:25:00.000-05:00

Go-Getters Who Give This Zig Ziglar column was originally published in 2000 Zig Ziglar . Many years ago, in the moors of Scotland, a farmer named Fleming was working hard to support his family. One day, while he was out in his fields working, he heard a distinct cry for help coming from a nearby bog. Mr. Fleming dropped his tools and ran to the bog, where he saw a young lad mired to his

A call to action for Brantford

2010-11-23T20:13:00.000-05:00

Subject: A call to action for Brantford BRANTFORD ECONOMIC INITIATIVE ;the-brantford-economic-initiative@googlegroups.com A community call to action for Brantford, Brant and Six Nations "We have to do more then water the flowers –we need to plant a vibrant garden with the help of many good people" As the many good people who did not win the race for official government office take down their

Energy trend

2010-11-20T14:33:00.000-05:00

Study: Energy alternatives won't be ready DAVIS, Calif. (UPI) -- Given the current pace of research and development, global oil supplies will run out 90 years before replacement technologies are ready, a U.S. study says. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, based their conclusions on stock market expectations, on the theory that long-term investors are good predictors of whether

Smile -why we need to do service audits when we are having a bad day

2010-10-17T08:56:00.000-04:00

Having a Bad Day? At work,at city hall in your organization -do an audit to find out why Well, then, consider this.............. In a hospital's Intensive Care Unit, patients always died in the same bed, on Sunday morning, at about 11:00 a.m., regardless of their medical condition. This puzzled the doctors and some even thought it had something to do with the supernatural. No one could solve

If Universities Were In Business, They’d Be Out Of Business: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

2010-10-14T15:02:00.000-04:00

If Universities Were In Business, They’d Be Out Of Business: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public PolicyMonopolies don’t change until a competitive alternative comes along. Online learning offers a far superior formal teaching product. What it can’t deliver is teacher-student interaction. This is the competitive response that will make university life better for both faculty and students. Given that

Fwd: Fw: BLACKLISTED Dalton McGinty

2010-10-11T11:05:00.000-04:00

Subject: FW: *****BLACKLISTED***** Dalton McGinty lets remember this for the next election. i will remind you for sure............... Subject: Fwd: *****BLACKLISTED***** Dalton McGinty Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 00:02:16 -0400 Subject: Fwd: *****BLACKLISTED***** Dalton McGinty PLEASE READ, PASS ON (erase my e-mail before you 'forward' it please) AND REMEMBER NEXT ELECTION Here is

Gmail - [FAIR Newsletter] Whistleblower watchdog strikes out for third time: FAIR calls for change - siegholle@gmail.com

2010-10-11T10:22:00.000-04:00

http://mail.google.com/mail/#mbox/12b999d765ac1dc5The Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, the agent of Parliament charged with protecting government whistleblowers, published her third annual report this week. For the third consecutive year the Commissioner’s office, with its annual budget of $6.5 million and staff of more than 20, has uncovered not a single case of wrongdoing and has protected

Education pricey, but worth it

2010-10-05T08:39:00.001-04:00

Education pricey, but worth it If a recent release from the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) is to be believed, university graduates contribute more to Canada's economy and communities than do those without the benefit of higher education. The new AUCC data on the value of a university degree highlight the benefits of investing in higher education against the backdrop

Accountability and leadership: Sieg Holle Councillor for Ward 1 Brantford

2010-10-05T07:56:00.001-04:00

Of 11 candidates there is only 1 experienced business MBA in the race. Sieg Holle BS MBA deserves one of your two votes to make a constructive community difference

Advisors News | Industry news | ADVISORS - Preston Manning to advisors: No substitute for integrity

2010-10-05T07:47:00.000-04:00

Advisors News | Industry news | ADVISORS - Preston Manning to advisors: No substitute for integrity" "If the aim is corruption-free government, business, or professional advice, there is still no substitute for character, personal integrity and adherence to strong ethics," Manning told the audience. " This is good advice

Plant closings mean loss of 150 jobs - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

2010-10-01T08:40:00.000-04:00

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-compliance with the law, but the prosecut

2010-09-23T11:29:00.001-04:00

Ests that might be vitalized and exalted by that knowledge of the life hereafter, which spirits alone can demonstrate. Instead of confining ourselves, therefore, to the relation of phenomenal facts and speculative philosophy, we shall endeavor to show how beneficially the spiritualistic revelations of the nineteenth century might operate through such departments of earth life as reform, science,

e ministering

2010-09-19T14:29:00.001-04:00

mile, would have had then a population of only 481,728 upon thatbasis,leaving Massachusetts in 1860, 1,273,393 more people than Maryland.Thus is the assertion in a former part of this article now proved,'that in the absence of slavery, the population of Maryland in 1860would havethen been at least 1,755,661, and Baltimore at least 542,000.' But, inview of the many other natural advantages

Grant Award

2010-09-14T18:36:00.000-04:00

Your email ID was awarded 1,000,000.00 USD in the UNF Grant Donation. Sendus email about your full info.Name:...........................Country:........................Sex:............................Age/Tell Number:................Contact Person: Mr. Robin Steve email; robinclaimsdesk@xnmsn.comYours in service,Carol Garvisuser

Favorite wisdom from Mencken

2010-09-12T10:48:00.001-04:00

Classic Quotes by H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) US writer A bore is simply a nonentity who resents his humble lot in life, and seeks satisfaction for his wounded ego by forcing himself on his betters. ------------------------ A church is a place in which gentlemen who have never been to heaven brag about it to persons who will never get there. ------------------------ A cynic is a man who, when

Ontario, like California, Going for Broke: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

2010-09-03T11:41:00.000-04:00

Food for thought -can we afford to let Ontario at 35% of the Canadian economy go down or hit the debt wall?Ontario, like California, Going for Broke: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public PolicyAlthough California’s economic policies (high spending, high taxes) are destructive, this is mainly a political drama. Democrats will not cut spending. Republicans will not raise taxes. As messy as this

California Needs To Revive Progressive Practices: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

2010-09-03T11:32:00.000-04:00

Can Ontario learn from California ?California Needs To Revive Progressive Practices: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public PolicyIn the past few years, Mr. Kotkin notes, California has lost 700,000 jobs – among them, 400,000 manufacturing jobs and 130,000 Silicon Valley jobs. For the first time since the Great Depression, personal incomes are falling and middle-class Californians are fleeing. (

Fwd: FAIR Monthly Headlines

2010-09-02T09:47:00.001-04:00

Information can make the difference ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Case Study: How Open data saved Canada $3.2 Billion Topics: Access to information 0 David Hutton – August 27, 2010 In his excellent blog about open government and open data, David Eaves describes how a Toronto consultant exposed a multi-billion charities fraud – simply by analyzing contributions data

With Income Gap at 80-Year High, Solutions Remain Elusive « The Washington Independent

2010-08-25T10:35:00.000-04:00

With Income Gap at 80-Year High, Solutions Remain Elusive « The Washington IndependentBut economists say the real key to regaining lost ground, especially for the middle class, is cultivating large numbers of jobs in new and growing industries like green technology and health care, and providing unfettered access to higher education so middle- and lower-income Americans can train for these

America's healthiest pleasures: 10 'vices' that are good for you - CNN.com

2010-08-24T09:19:00.000-04:00

America's healthiest pleasures: 10 'vices' that are good for you - CNN.com(Health.com) -- Permission granted: You can officially stop feeling guilty about those little "bad-for-you" habits you can't seem to break. Turns out, many of life's greatest indulgences bring big health benefits -- helping you stay slim, fight off the blues, and kick disease to the curb.And we've got the 10 best right here

Call for Papers

2010-08-23T05:01:00.001-04:00

Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution www.academicjournals.org/JLCR Introducing ''Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution" Dear Colleague, The Journal of Law and Conflict Resolution (JLCR) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published monthly by Academic Journals (http://www.academicjournals.org/JLCR). JLCR is dedicated

Canada's public-Service mentality must be changed | FAIR

2010-08-16T20:19:00.000-04:00

Canada's public-Service mentality must be changed FAIR

Fwd: FAIR Monthly Headlines

2010-08-16T20:11:00.001-04:00

---------- Forwarded message ----------From: FAIR (Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform) Date: Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:16 PMSubject: FAIR Monthly HeadlinesTo: siegholle@gmail.com FAIR Monthly Headlines: July 2010 A list of articles added to the FAIR website last month. These are about whistleblowing, whistleblowers, and government or corporate

Advisors News | Economic | ADVISORS - Is the recession really over?

2010-08-11T23:32:00.000-04:00

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Fwd: To the Editor and Taxpayers of Brant Re Littel

2010-08-10T18:54:00.001-04:00

---------- Forwarded message ----------From: S.Holle Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 6:45 PM Subject: To the Editor and Taxpayers of Brant Re LittelTo: q-jumpers.sieg@blogger.com, siegholle@gmail.com 261 Oakhill Drive Brantford N3T5L7 519- 754-0018 respondfeedbacknow@yahoo.ca To the Editor- Expositor Thursday, July 29, 2010 Comment from reader

To the Editor and Taxpayers of Brant Re Littel

2010-08-10T18:45:00.001-04:00

261 Oakhill Drive Brantford N3T5L7 519- 754-0018 respondfeedbacknow@yahoo.ca To the Editor- Expositor Thursday, July 29, 2010 Comment from reader Re: 4 mayor candidates do not show up for the Taxpayer coalition Mayors debate at the Knights of Columbus Hall In my opinion ,it is unfortunate that the would be mayor hopeful, Mr.

Advisors News | Industry news | ADVISORS - Beware the 'Austerians': GMO's Monteir

2010-08-10T09:21:00.000-04:00

Advisors News Industry news ADVISORS - Beware the 'Austerians': GMO's Monteirscript type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=45c9ad7d-d3a9-489f-aa8d-8c53f4b5edb7&type=website&popup=true&embeds=true">Interesting read about the dangers of not spending . Personally it is more about effective versus wasteful government spending . Priming a over primed spending

Economic strategy gets nod - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

2010-08-05T08:28:00.000-04:00

Economic strategy gets nod - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CAThis is a good direction - and plan . a worthwhile read

Cities Rent Police, Janitors to Save Cash: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

2010-08-04T10:31:00.000-04:00

Cities Rent Police, Janitors to Save Cash: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public PolicyWhat are other cities doing to get more service for less out of choice or necessity? Can we learn from others -a worthwhile read . PR

Tax Cuts Stimulate, But They Don't Solve All Ills - Forbes.com

2010-08-04T09:40:00.000-04:00

Tax Cuts Stimulate, But They Don't Solve All Ills - Forbes.comAs for the Democrats, it would similarly be best if the biggest tax cut opponents would acknowledge the empirical truth that irrespective of tax rates, federal tax collections have for the last 60 years regularly hovered around 18% of gross domestic product.This is an interesting article - a strong dollar seems to be the answer . What

Candidates share visions for city's future - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

2010-07-31T11:30:00.000-04:00

Candidates share visions for city's future - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CAWe have real candidates that are interested in comming for the public interview and sharing their views -These are the real people who care and are not under investigation for behind closed door dealing

In the community interest

2010-07-31T07:52:00.001-04:00

Proud of candidate meetingsPosted ByPosted 30 minutes agoIn response to the July 29 Expositor article on "Four candidates missthe Taxpayers Coalition debate at the Knights of Columbus Hall ...."With respect, the inability to communicate or conversely the inabilityto hear what the people of Brantford are saying or want appears to bean apparent common weakness in Brantford governance process. For

Some people are unhappy as Canadians -what is your opinion?

2010-07-14T08:09:00.001-04:00

Please read this one from our readers.. Everyone that lives in Canada should see this.and ask for changes . I AM CANADIAN I am in the minority in Calgary , Vancouver , Toronto and every casino in this country. I was born in the forties, fifties or sixties, yet I am somehow responsible for some First Nations people being screwed out of their land in the 1700's!I pay import tax on cars made

Advisors News | Industry news | ADVISORS - IMF: Canada likely to outperform this year

2010-07-13T09:24:00.000-04:00

Advisors News Industry news ADVISORS - IMF: Canada likely to outperform this yearCanada's economy is on track to grow more quickly this year than previously expected, putting it ahead of the United States and most other advanced economies, according to new estimates from International Monetary Fund.The IMF said Thursday it's raising the 2010 growth forecast for Canada to 3.6 per cent from its

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2010-07-09T08:31:00.001-04:00

Saving 200 jobs in Brantford Positioning thoughts on Shop rite SCC and community initiatives Confidential S Holle 261 Oakhill Drive Brantford N3T5L7 519- 754-0018 respondfeedbacknow@yahoo.ca About us

Advisors News | Industry news | ADVISORS - OBSI swamped with complaints

2010-07-05T12:23:00.000-04:00

Advisors News Industry news ADVISORS - OBSI swamped with complaintsfocus of 44 cases.On the MFDA side, Investors Group Financial Services Inc. was the subject of 29 cases, followed by WFG Securities of Canada with 24.BankingAmong the most common complaints in the banking sector were those regarding pre-payment penalties charged to customers seeking to refinance their mortgages. In most of these

Why Friedrich Hayek Is Making a Comeback: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

2010-07-01T08:23:00.000-04:00

Why Friedrich Hayek Is Making a Comeback: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public PolicyWhy Friedrich Hayek Is Making a ComebackWith the failure of Keynesian stimulus, the late Austrian economist's ideas on state power and crony capitalism are getting a new hearing. Russ Roberts, Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2010 Hayek's classic, "The Road to Serfdom," on his TV show, the book went to No. 1 on

Candidates agree with demolition - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

2010-06-24T09:01:00.000-04:00

Candidates agree with demolition - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CAWhat will the Candidates for Ward 4 say next week ? An informed public is a strong public. Plan to attend next week on wednesday at 12 noon at the Station Coffee house and gallery .==============================================GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY. GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL.LAUGHING AT YOURSELF IS THERAPEUTICBureaucracy, the

Tools - Interactive Website for Local Government Statistics Launched - Frontier Online - siegholle@gmail.com

2010-06-18T10:01:00.000-04:00

http://mail.google.com/mail/#inbox/1294b5624575d34aMedia Release - Frontier Centre Launches New Interactive Website for Local Government Statistics The Frontier Centre for Public Policy today launched a new website which turns its three-year-old Local Government Performance Index into an interactive tool for journalists, municipal staff, and the public. The site contains comparative statistics

The Most Common Mistake CEOs Make — and How to Fix It | On Leadership | BNET

2010-06-18T09:47:00.000-04:00

The Most Common Mistake CEOs Make — and How to Fix It On Leadership BNETThis is a worthwhile readThe Most Common Mistake CEOs Make — and How to Fix It By Kerry SulkowiczMay 20th, 2010 @ 4:05 amAs an advisor to CEOs, I’m often asked what’s the most frequent mistake they make. While there are many — after all, they’re human — I’d say the most common one is not acting quickly enough on “people

Re: HST Petition If Interested

2010-06-15T10:57:00.001-04:00

Advocacy information for your information and pass on please to those that are interested HST Petition - FYI and action if you choose. We need signatures of 10% of Ontario 's population to call a referendum, please show your opposition to HST. Tax grab -and accountability? -Be heard ? -----------------------------------------------: Hey Friends,

Brant-Knights of Columbus: Ethics are a code you subscribe to or chose to ignore - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

2010-06-08T08:53:00.000-04:00

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Re: Seven Yrs of Dalton McGuinty

2010-06-03T20:36:00.001-04:00

Thank you - very informative - least we foget S For the record MAKES FOR SOME VERY INTERESTING READING. Dalton McGuinty Here is what our Premier has done for Ontario in the past seven years!!!!!! This was no tax increase election campaign. He increased all the licensing fees from your car to your boat including fishing and hunting. He

Local MPs open about spending - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA

2010-05-26T09:44:00.000-04:00

Local MPs open about spending - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CATransparency is goodscript type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=45c9ad7d-d3a9-489f-aa8d-8c53f4b5edb7&type=website&popup=true&embeds=true">

Identity theft and crisis - a warning and interesting food for thought

2010-05-22T10:00:00.001-04:00

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul671.html If someone incurred debts against you as an individual, without your knowledge or consent, you would call it identity theft. You would call your bank for a full accounting of the debts incurred in your name, and after some verification, those debts would be declared invalid and you would not be held responsible for them. Furthermore, if the culprit was

How does this compare with Canada taxation?

2010-05-13T16:20:00.001-04:00

And in Canada the trend is? U.S. tax burden at lowest point in years WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. tax burden has shrunk to its lowest level in 60 years, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said. Including state, federal and local taxes, the average tax bill came out to 9.2 percent of personal income in 2009, USA Today reported Tuesday. That's down from an average of 12 percent over the past 50 years

The stop the 13% Tax grap movement - 4 months to go

2010-05-10T12:54:00.001-04:00

This is a taxgrab of major proportions . Maybe with your help it can be stopped. If anyone is selling their house do so before July 1,2010. Please pass it on and tip the balance This is interesting and maddening regarding the HST. There is a legitimate petition at the end of the email for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to cancel the current plan to introduce HST on July 1st.

Centres target problem gamblers - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA#postbox

2010-05-08T08:07:00.000-04:00

Centres target problem gamblers - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA#postbox3.4% of the population are cursed by this diseasePyne predicted that the agency will get busier now that the Responsible Gambling Council has a permanent centre at the Brantford casino.Responsible Gaming Resource Centres are now located in all of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s 27 casinos and slot machine venues.

Don't expect prison time for ministers - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

2010-05-03T07:20:00.000-04:00

Don't expect prison time for ministers - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CAscript type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=45c9ad7d-d3a9-489f-aa8d-8c53f4b5edb7&type=website&popup=true&embeds=true">Now for the good part.If (House speaker) Milliken were to find the Harper government in contempt, the opposition parties would have the power to throw at least the

Dangerous meds - Douglas

2010-04-25T11:36:00.001-04:00

Senior meds linked to pneumonia Elderly people suffering from conditions like dementia are often pumped full of powerful meds they don't need -- which is bad enough in and of itself. But unfortunately that's just the beginning -- because as it turns out, these drugs can actually increase the risk of potentially deadly pneumonia. And when it comes to pneumonia in the elderly, even the mildest

Equalization Is Indeed a Problem: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

2010-04-23T09:43:00.000-04:00

Equalization Is Indeed a Problem: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policyscript type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=45c9ad7d-d3a9-489f-aa8d-8c53f4b5edb7&type=website&popup=true&embeds=true">A worthwhile read -why are we subsidizing ineffeciency ?

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2010-04-14T16:15:00.001-04:00

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Business News - Bank report spreads blame wide in Iceland - ArcaMax Publishing

2010-04-13T19:07:00.000-04:00

Business News - Bank report spreads blame wide in Iceland - ArcaMax Publishingscript type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=45c9ad7d-d3a9-489f-aa8d-8c53f4b5edb7&type=website&popup=true&embeds=true">Bank report spreads blame wide in IcelandREYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPI) -- An Icelandic inquiry into the 2008 collapse of its banking system found fault with key

more school choice for parents

2010-04-06T11:22:00.000-04:00

More Choice a Good Thing For School Boards The plan by the Toronto District School Board to allow the creation of specialty schools is a positive development but needs to go much further by embracing a more expanded form of choice. In a new column, Frontier research associate Michael Zwaagstra urges school boards across Canada to imitate Edmonton’s public schools and make school choice a

Gmail - The Shape of Tomorrow's Farming - Frontier Online - siegholle@gmail.com

2010-04-06T11:18:00.000-04:00

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Cheap fix for refugee problem - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

2010-04-05T12:21:00.000-04:00

Cheap fix for refugee problem - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CAIn 2008, Auditor General Sheila Fraser reported that it was costing up to $228 a day to detain a single refugee claimant in a provincial jail or federal immigration holding facility.Multiply that by the almost 20,000 failed refugee claimants ordered deported every year -- plus the backlog of 15,000, plus up to another 38,000 who are

Fwd: [FAIR Newsletter] UK Celebrates 10 Years Of Whistleblower Protection

2010-04-02T07:44:00.001-04:00

Interesting information on accountability and whistleblowers ---------- Forwarded message ----------From: FAIR (Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform) Date: Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 11:45 PMSubject: [FAIR Newsletter] UK Celebrates 10 Years Of Whistleblower ProtectionTo: siegholle@gmail.com UK Celebrates 10 Years Of Whistleblower Protection FAIR offers

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