Random links
- Courts applied ‘troublingly broad’ definition of the law to anti-abortion activist’s case, lawyer argues
- " Gibbons, then 60, was arrested again, this time for holding a sign within 18 metres of the Scott Clinic in Toronto. The soft-spoken Gibbons said Wednesday she believes the Crown should not have an absolute right to slap injunctions on behaviours and actions it doesn’t like. Doing so is an injury to democracy, where differing views are and should be allowed, she argued." - more than 700 consecutive days in jail (in just one instance) for the simple act of holding a sign seems ridiculous. I wonder how many of the people commenting on the protests in the Middle East are aware of the sorts of laws that Canada has.
- School Plays Bieber's 'Baby' As Fundraiser: Students Pay To Make It Stop
- Seems like an effective approach
- Offshoring, inequality, and the value of college degrees
- "With stagnating wages and lingering unemployment, income inequality is back in the headlines. Is globalisation to blame for this inequality? Is more education a solution? This column argues that focusing on university education misses important effects. It presents evidence that wage effects vary markedly among those with degrees depending on their specific skill sets, and that globalisation can often benefit workers without degrees"
- Airlines must advertise full cost of flights by next Christmas
- Finally. The foreign competition thing would seem to be easy to deal with, given that foreign airlines are subject to government approval for access to the country (Via my sister)