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From Canadian government opposition Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff:
On Wednesday, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff told The Canadian Press that he believes RIM should be able to sit down and negotiate with Nortel.
"I don’t think they’re seeking an unfair advantage," he said.

From Nortel:
Nortel had been in discussions with RIM regarding a related transaction but those [...]

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The other day I wrote about the delay in getting an appointment to see an orthopedic specialist – one year and four days after my wife’s accident. Today I took her to her appointment, only to hear this from the admin staff:
That appointment is for next year.
Apparently my wife’s first appointment with an orthopedic specialist [...]

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Shouldn’t getting it right be a little more important than getting it done?
President Obama hailed the Senate health committee’s action, but reiterated his insistence that each chamber of Congress approve a health care bill before the August recess. His comments increased pressure on the chairman of the Finance Committee, Senator Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, [...]

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In the past day or so we’ve heard plenty about Facebook breaching Canada’s privacy laws:
Privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said the social network violates federal law by storing the personal information of its 250 million global users indefinitely, even after users deactivate their accounts, and that the privacy information contained on the site is often confusing [...]

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Today is the one year anniversary of my wife’s car accident. She was hit by somebody who went through a red light, rolled her SUV four times, and ended up on her roof. She has been in constant pain ever since, even though our insurance company, State Farm, has declared her all better and stopped [...]

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It seems that some Nortel employees are taking negotiations over layoff terms a bit more seriously:
Workers at the French arm of telecommunications manufacturer Nortel (NT.TO) have forced management into talks over layoff terms by threatening to blow up their factory, local authorities said on Wednesday.
Workers had placed gas cylinders that turned out to be [...]

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If you are looking to fill open positions, it’s usually a good idea to make it easy for people to apply. Home Depot in Canada requires all applicants to apply online. Unfortunately when my son did so, he found out just how difficult it was; he got this screen, which I was able to duplicate:

Now [...]

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I recently finished my latest iPhone application and it’s up on the App Store now. 4Degrees – The Arc of Trivia (iTunes App Store link) is a multi-player trivia game for up to six players, with plenty of graphics, animation, sound, and some pretty tough questions. A scoreboard display at the end of each question [...]

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I was amazed to read this article in the Denver Post – Debunking Canadian health care myths. The author claims to have lived in Canada 17 years ago, but clearly has no idea of the current situation. I’ve lived in both the United States and Canada in the last 10 years and I can state [...]

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