This post follows up on earlier posts of Lowkey‘s Obama Nation… here is part 3. Obama Nation includes input from M1, 2Pac, Lupe Fiasco and others. Also includes footage from a speech by Malcolm X. Syria comes up in the lyrics: “Drones over Pakistan, Yemen and Libya… is Obama the
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Bill C-304 Passes Third Reading
While it isn’t much of a surprise given the composition of the senate, Bill C-304 passed third reading and, as a result, Section 13 of the Human Rights Act dealing with hate speech has been repealed. And while the racists who often found themselves in trouble as a result of
Continue readingdrive-by planet: Ehud Olmert called ‘war criminal’ and ‘murderer’ during speech at Woodrow Wilson Center
Former Israeli PM, Ehud Olmert, who authorized operation Cast Lead against the people of Gaza, had his speech interrupted earlier this month at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC. Student activists showed their outrage at Olmert’s role in the Gaza assault by standing up at various points during his
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Ferries Block 20 Year Old Woman From Ferry Over 10 Bloody Cents!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Rules are rules is the official line from some demented BC Ferries spinner after a rules and regulations freak would not allow a young woman on the ferry over a dime! Her ‘Experience Card’ was short a dime and rather than slip her 10 cents they required
Continue readingLisaKirbie.com: Hello World!
Meet Sloane. The cuteness is overwhelming. We’re all in puppy love.
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Pam Geller Banned From U.K.
Pam Geller has been banned from the U.K. for espousing views not “conducive to the public good”. She is, let us just say, chuffed, and her Canuck supporters overfoam with hatred and rage. Here’s part of the letter Ms. Geller received: A bit of a local angle to this story. Pam
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Indie ISPs and pro-Internet lawyers take to court to defend Canadians’ right to privacy against a discredited US media firm
You may have heard the news that Canipre—a company that makes its money taking advantage of the Canadian copyright system—is currently working on behalf of U.S. media giant Voltage Pictures, to try to obtain private information about 1,100 Canadian Internet users it has accused of violating its copyright. Clearly it’s
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Data, data, everywhere: but
So, the National Household Survey’s Portrait of Canada’s labour force is out, and I can’t help but think of Donald Rumsfeld’s known unknowns. We know that we don’t know anything about those who didn’t respond to the survey, or how they might be different from those that did. We also
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Some more cracks appear internally in the Conservative Party
There are some Conservative Senators who apparently don’t like being parrots for Harper all the time, but I didn’t expect to see a split like this over unions: The already testy relationship between Conservative MPs and the Senate hit more rocks Wednesday, as a group of Tory senators helped to
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Morton: Salmon Virus Lab Stripped of World Body Certification
The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), our global first line of defence against farm animal epidemics, just stacked the odds against stopping ISA virus from spreading in British Columbia. They stripped the lab I am using to track ISA virus of its international certification…I am going to make a
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: A more perfect "union" closer than ever
A huge, huge victory for human rights today in the United States with two decisions from the US Supreme Court. And it means the States is one step closer to joining the civilized world regarding equal marriages. First, in United States v. Windsor (12-307) the court voted 5 to 4
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Statements of intent can be hearsay where intent is a fact
R. v. McDonald, 2013 ONCA 442 holds: [58] The Crown’s purpose in introducing Ms. Lewis’s evidence of the statement was to help establish that the common intent of the members of the appellants’ group was to assault Bruer. For the Crown’s purposes, it would have been no different had the declarant
Continue readingBlast Furnace Canada Blog: Can boomerangs swing back out, after coming towards you?
It’s a fair question, because there was another putsch in Australia today. Three years after Kevin Rudd was forced out as Prime Minister by the ruling Labour Party in favour of Julia Gillard, today Gillard herself was shoved aside when it became clear her party has no chance of winning
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Road trip looks at how dangerous Conservative election plank plays out in real life
We’ve previously written on the folly of the provincial Conservatives in pursuing American-style labour legislation that would erode the standard of living for most Ontarians. Making most of us poorer will not help Ontario reduce health care costs – studies looking … Continue reading →
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Failed States Index
Foreign Policy magazine and The Fund for Peace have released their 2013 Failed State Index. Nations are rated by five categories, Critical, In Danger, Borderline, Stable and Most Stable. Not many countries achieve the Most Stable rating – Canada, the Scandinavian countries including Iceland, Australia and New Zealand, that’s it.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Lippa application dismissed – Paralegals can be directed to sit in body of court and be called after lawyers.
R v Lippa 2013 ONSC 4424 I can forward a PDF to anyone who needs it
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Time for transparency – why don’t Canadian representatives have same access to crucial TPP drafts as their U.S. counterparts?
Following weeks of sustained pressure from the international Our Fair Deal Coalition and others, we have some good news to report from south of the border. U.S. Congressional Representatives have finally been given limited access to the drafts of the secretive and extreme Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. It looks like
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Temporary Workers are a Fix, One That Keeps Us from Finding Solutions
When employers can’t find workers at a time of high unemployment, we’ve got a problem. Filling those vacant spots with guest workers is a low-cost fix, one that does nothing to solve our problem, perhaps even rendering it more intractable. Currently, more than 330,000 workers live and work in Canada
Continue readingLeDaro: Complexity of Human Body
Have you ever thought that how complex human body is? Here are some facts. Spare few minutes of your time and look at the data below: “We believe that the human body exhibits evidence of design, not accident. Here is a list of randomly selected facts that scientists have learned
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: Why Mainstream Pride is Important – Commercialization and All…
I’m aware that many people in the LGBTQ communities have little use for the big Pride celebration and its evolution into a highly commercialized event, with its attempts to bury our political past. But I think it is a mistake to claim we’ve moved past the need for such celebrations.
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