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About the author
CKirkby
- earned degrees in language / literature and law (but is not currently a lawyer or a journalist);
- worked for over a decade on Parliament Hill;
- misses writing; and
- appreciates thoughtful comments, en anglais ou en français. (Email addresses are not published.)
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Author Archives: CKirkby
Voices against bad policy
It’s time for an update on the federal government’s garbage 3-day-in-office policy, in respect of which I remain an opinionated spectator. I had volunteered to help my former union but the only response I got was the general mailbox advising they had forwarded my message to the President’s office. This was unhelpful since my original email had already cc’ed the President’s office. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Employment
Tagged Justin Trudeau, return to office policies, solidarity, unions
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Kids these days
I sometimes think about what I’d be like if I were a kid now instead of decades ago. I’ve been trying to get people in power to listen since I was 7 years old. My first, most instinctive medium was … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Community, Education
Tagged genocide, protests, rhetoric v. action, solidarity, universities
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Thoughts on fighting the new federal in-office policy
These pointless obligations have to come from the time contractually paid for by the employer, not from the employee’s personal time. Employers are not entitled to conscript employees’ non-paid time for the purpose of justifying expensive real estate and selling sandwiches. Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Employment
Tagged employment, labour, return to office policies, unions
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Tilt
We are not always at our best, gathering an appropriate amount of information and making calm long-term decisions. Continue reading
Poverty tax fund idea
You know what, I’ll tell the internet about a project I want to be working on: a revolving pot of money people can borrow from for things like buying in bulk and avoiding “insufficient funds” charges. A very simple ledger. … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Projects
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July comes before October
I would bet there’s racism going on here too, but this sentence made me think of all the times I had to explain something comparable to “July comes before October” to a government department and it’d still take them years to agree with me. Continue reading
“This question could end up in court and is beyond your pay grade”
I was thinking again today about the decision that held Air Canada responsible for the garbage spewed by its “customer service” chatbot, as I tried repeatedly to explain a very precise question to a call-centre agent. Likely under-paid. Definitely under-supported. Continue reading
Punishing individuals for societal failures
We do, as a society, love to punish people for things that are beyond their control. Continue reading
Paying people for their work
I was very stubborn at someone today re: the principle that they deserved to be paid for their work. Continue reading
Injustice against white men
There’s a popular article in La Presse today about a white man who is furious that 100% of jobs are not available to him like they were to his white man ancestors. Continue reading →