OpenMedia.ca: Big Telecom is actually taking you to court
Last night as I was wrapping up my day, I took one last glance at my email and I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was our public interest lawyer notifying me that Canada’s cell phone giants have just quietly put forward a motion in Federal Court to overturn parts of
Continue readingMorton's Musings: The fact is that public transit remains less convenient, more time-consuming and even more frustrating than driving. That takes some doing. We shouldn’t be surprised that so many turn up their noses at the TTC; it hasn’t been the Better Way for decades.
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Continue readingNorthern Insight: Brave New World has arrived
In 70 plus years of the communist eastern bloc, elites exercised tight control of communications. Pravda and Izvestia were mouthpieces of USSR state agencies and censorship was pervasive, including control of radio, television, book publishing, the arts and other communications. Even copying machines were monitored and public libraries restricted. Reporters
Continue readingLeDaro: Military coup in Egypt: Morsi is out.
It is sad. Egyptians should have given democracy a chance.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: But smoking crack out on Dixon Road? That’s something we support, dude!
More rich-in-irony linkage here!
Continue readingknitnut.net: Goodbye, Robin
My dear friend, Watawa Life blogger Robin Kelsey, died on July 2, 2013 at the age of 64. Robin was a photographer, a writer, a biker, an introvert, a lover of cats and a kind and gentle spirit. He was also one of my favourite people in the whole world.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Egyptian Government Falls to Coup
The New York Times reports that Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has been ousted by the country’s military. Egypt’s military moved forcefully to seize power from President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday, deploying tanks and troops in Cairo and other cities, restricting his travel and convening an emergency meeting of top civilian
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Climate Change 2.0
The denialist community is having a field day sowing doubt over global warming as it was once understood while ignoring that the narrative they cling to has been overtaken by major events. Research showing a link between the frequency of El Nino – Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events and global warming
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: We Failed Rwanda; Let’s Stand for the #Rohingya
Indonesia Muslim Rally It’s been almost 20 years since the Rwandan genocide. We were too stupid, callous, or indifferent to stop it, and Senator Dallaire has more than a few words on the topic. Granted, the WWW was just getting going in the early 1990s, so we didn’t have the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Bill Routley Challenges BC Liberals Over Threat of 5 Million Tonnes of Contaminated Soil Destined For the Shawnigan Watershed
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger As we enter the lazy hazy days of summer the BC Legislators are huddled in the Pointy Buildings at the foot of Douglas Street. Cowichan NDP MLA Bill Routley rose and queried the new Environment Minister Mary Polak about the threatened Shawnigan Lake Watershed, Creek, Lake and
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Ontario PC deep thinker kicks off by-elections
Wayne Wettlaufer (yes, that is his real name), the pride of Kitchener-Centre. Somewhere, as we all shake our heads in wonderment, Leslie Noble is kicking a hole in a wall at PC HQ.
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Obama’s War On Coal Doesn’t Exist…Says Coal Lobby?
During the run-up to the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election, Republican candidate Mitt Romney ran ads and the party adopted as a platform the “war on coal” being waged by President Barack Obama. While the platform failed when it came to securing votes for the Republican Party, it hasn’t stopped the
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Egypt: The Revolution succeeds
The hope that the Arab Spring gave to tens of millions of people throughout the Middle East is being revived in Egypt. The Morsi defiance of the Egyptian army has proved fruitless, with the Army moving to enforce its own program. In essence, the Revolution that forced out Mubarak has
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Egyptian soldiers in full combat gear deploying around Cairo
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Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Today in Awkward Ontario Conservative News #onpoli #pcpo
Ontario PC MPP (and aspiring leader) Lisa MacLeod called elections an affront to democracy. Also, acting leader Tim Hudak’s job is safe even if they fail to win a single seat in upcoming by-elections. I didn’t think it was up to a different MPP to decide that. She’s not even
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: A Decade of Global Weirding
The first decade of this millennium was marked by unprecedented climate extremes. That according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization. The World Meteorological Organization says the planet “experienced unprecedented high-impact climate extremes” in the ten years from 2001 to 2010, the warmest decade since the start of modern
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: A tale of five by-elections, plus free bonus highly-scientific poll!
And they’re off! Who’s gonna win the most? Who’s gonna lose the most? Personally, I think by-elections rarely end well for governments, so the Wynne people need to lower expectations, in the way that Hudak and Horwath are busily doing. Wynne’s assets? She exceeds expectations, and she can rely on
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Scope of review by certiorari is very limited
Pèse Pêche Inc. v. R, 2013 NBCA 37 holds: At the outset, it bears noting that the decision whether to grant or refuse a prerogative remedy such as certiorari is ultimately a matter of discretion, exercised by the superior court as part of its general and inherent jurisdiction. Moreover,
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Big Three cell phone providers take Canadians and regulator to federal court in attempt to overturn Code of Conduct
5896595610_b93570b235_z.jpg Cell phone providers have filed a motion with the Federal Court of Appeals in an attempt to delay new rules from being implemented until nearly 2017 July 3rd, 2013 – Late last night OpenMedia.ca received this notice from our lawyers notifying us that Bell, Rogers, and Telus had filed
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