Companies that are about to lay people off often use a lot of tricks to try and downplay what they're actually doing. The two most common PR tricks include: - They bury the lead in press releases (ie. the first line is "Firm XYZ is a great company...

I would spend it on the following things: -3 50-inch Panasonic LCD TVs - one for my living room, one for my bedroom and one to hang in the bathroom so I don't miss a second of the game. - Two 50-yard line tickets to this year's Super Bowl - Two...

If you haven't clicked on it yet, I would highly recommend that you read Brian Topp's engrossing six-part series on how the coalition deal came together (and subsequently came apart) 12 months ago. It seems like an eternity ago now, but this was a...

The draw for the 2010 World Cup was announced today in South Africa. I'm glad they do this now, so I can plan well ahead for those days when a 1 or 2 p.m. (local time) kickoff means I can get away to find a big screen TV and, if possible, a pint (Plus...

Hugh McFadyen and other folks on the opposition benches are well within their rights to complain about the fact the Legislature will sit for less than two weeks this fall. Despite the fact a new premier and a new ministry spent the latter part of...