Progressive Bloggers
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Progressive Bloggers is a group of Canadian bloggers who firmly believe that this great country needs to move forward, not backwards. Be they Liberal or liberal, New Democrats or democrats, Green voters or voters who want a green country, or even Red Tories searching for a home, these bloggers believe that Canadian politics should move in a progressive direction.
Progressive Bloggers
6h ago
Every Ontario employer has a duty to accommodate an employee’s disability up to the point of undue hardship. An employee is however responsible for requesting the accommodation and providing the employer with adequate information about the nature of his or her request. This includes producing supporting medical documentation, if requested ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
6h ago
For as long as I can remember, we’ve been told that putting more wealth in the hands of the already wealthy will benefit everyone through greater economic growth, more jobs, and higher wages. Academic studies find the opposite is true. However, with most major media outlets controlled by the super-rich ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
8h ago
Grabbing the article in full. Charitably exploring the topic of privilege and specifically ‘white privilege’ is a contentious topic. Here is one case against the idea that White Privilege is reasonable concept in our society. From the Michael Dahlen Objective Standard – “On his SiriusXM Radio show in 2019 ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
21h ago
Traffic into Chicago’s O’Hare airport, one the world’s busiest: blocked. Traffic along the busy I-880 mega-highway in Oakland, California: blocked. Traffic on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge: blocked. Traffic on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge over the Hudson River: blocked. And, here in Canada – traffic in Vancouver, leading to a critical ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
22h ago
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Amy Westervelt and Kyle Pope call out five of the most insidious fossil fuel propaganda messages. Fiona Harvey reports on Todd Stern’s rightful observation that the continued pushing of fossil fuels in the name of “grownup” decision-making in fact represents a catastrophic failure ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
1d ago
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ottawa says avoid all travel to Israel as the country braces for potential Iranian attack #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CBCNews https://tinyurl.com/56dhy5jp – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
1d ago
In my previous post, I wrote rather scathingly of Doug Ford and his refusal to put back into the building code a requirement for new home builds to have a plug built in to facilitate EV chargers. To clarify any confusion left by that post, the extra $500 charge to ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
1d ago
Today’s the day Donald Trump goes to criminal court. Jennifer Rubin writes: The day has finally arrived for the historic trial in Manhattan of Donald Trump on charges of falsifying business documents. The case concerns Trump’s scheme to conceal embarrassing information from voters in the 2016 election. Derided as a ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
1d ago
Tell The Dam Truth (TTDT) is a California based non-profit with initial funding from outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia. TTDT’s aim is to protect and restore free-flowing rivers by educating people about the impacts of river-destroying projects. The group promotes decommissioning of existing dams ..read more
Progressive Bloggers
1d ago
I don’t know anything about Fibromyalgia, yet I wince when someone says it’s psychosomatic. I wonder about almost any conditioned considered psychosomatic now. I realize I’m using the term in the vernacular to mean “it’s all in your head”. That’s how it is largely understood even though, technically, psychosomatic illness can refer to anything ..read more