Andrew Coyne, Wannabe Scab (ft. Abdul Malik)

Show Notes

What do opinion columnists in this country think about strikes? Nothing worth reading on your own. In this episode the Big Shiny Takes Institute takes a look at an awful column on the PSAC strike that took place near the end of April and extended into May.

The conventional wisdom of punditry was that the public would not support a public sector strike, but in hindsight (and at the time) we could very clearly see how incorrect that opinion was.

Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne had some choice things to say about the strike but it was very interesting to see - in the 20+ paragraphs Coyne had to work with - what he left out. The Institute was joined by friend of the show Abdul Malik to suffer through this incredibly useless piece of writing.

Plugs and Recs

The Act of Killing
The Orchard
Hilary Agro - In defence of drug dealers' humanity
Jay Cockburn - Where did the gargoyles go? Toronto's architectural boredom is a problem
The Hoser Municipal Election Fundraiser