Ten Link Thursdays (5/17/2012)

I was going to merge this with a big post on the G20 (which will still  be written) but there was just too much information released this week for me to finish it all on time. Instead, here's 10 links on a Friday. As always, no particular order of importance.

1. Conservatives funneling money to their buddies? Isn't that what we got rid of the Liberals for? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-overrule-officials-to-fund-project-of-bairds-dear-friend/article2429391/ 


2. BC Primier rejects Dutch Disease exists - calls NDP leader names since she can't argue the facts http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/12/christy-clark-tom-mulcair-the-house.html

3. Undercover Toronto Police Officers were breaking the law arrested. We learned later in the week that being arrested made it oddly unlikely you were breaking the law: 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/mounties-objected-to-kettling-g20-protesters-watchdog-finds/article2431805/

4. A man who took an Axe to the head in Afghanistan, clearly outlines why our Government is distinctly uncanadian. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1177442--trevor-greene-from-one-battlefield-to-another

5. Baird was honest, honestly dumb: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/Baird+slip+truth/6619807/story.html

6. Offbeat: This news still won't change my view on needles: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/needles-hurt-less-when-you-look-away-new-study-shows/article2433086/

7. The Conservative Government may have sold out our national security: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/05/15/pol-weston-huawei-china-telecom-security-canada.html?cmp=rss

8. This is not going to go away: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/conservative-mp-calls-for-law-to-protect-unborn-from-bullying-151924215.html 

9. This can't be right, it makes far too much sense to involve the legal system: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/05/17/g20-police-charges.html

10. This happens every 10 years or so - and we realize it's stupid every 10 years or so:  http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/16/reverse-sexism-at-simon-fraser/

Ten Link Thursday

Ten Link Thursday, where I share ten links from the last week that I find interesting with a quick comment.

The following is in no particular order


1. It's not that difficult to draw connections between the Bush years and Harper years: 
http://www.ottawamagazine.com/society/politics/2012/05/04/politics-chatter-the-harper-governments-war-on-brains/


2. It seems like some people opposing abortion now have working Uteruses:
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1175265--canada-s-pro-life-movement-gets-a-slick-youthful-rebranding?bn=1


3. Canadian Science Writers are being given an award for speaking up when they're told to shut up: 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/quirks-quarks-blog/2012/05/to-come.html


4. 30 dollar rooms for rent: 
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/more-convicts-must-pay-their-own-way-in-prison-toews-declares/article2427572/


5. NO PORN FOR YOU: 
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/05/09/vic-toews-says-hes-cut-access-to-porn-on-tvs-in-nova-scotia-prison/


6. You're footing the bill for Mr.Harper's mouth, but the bill is yet to be disclosed: 
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Government+over+cost+lawyer+defending+Harper+defamation+suit/6594913/story.html


7. New poll has the NDP gaining Nationally, but sliding in Quebec: 
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ndp-broadens-support-into-tory-turf-poll-shows/article2428433/


8. Offbeat: Some people have interesting goals: 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2012/05/09/ottawa-quebec-knight-rides-across-canada-for-valour.html


9. Stephen Harper opposes OmniBus bills: 
http://openparliament.ca/debates/1994/3/25/stephen-harper-1/


10. Stephen Harper and his Masters in Economics, doesn't understand economics: 
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/foreign-workers-filling-job-vacancies-with-care/article2418460/