Vancouverites have an exciting opportunity to reimagine copyright at an event taking place on Thursday, May 16. Remix This: A Copyright Cabaret has been organized by FreshMedia (a project of OpenMedia.ca), and takes place at the Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver. Doors open from 6 PM with the event
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: In Vancouver? Join us for a Copyright Cabaret with Kai Nagata and FreshMedia
Vancouverites have an exciting opportunity to reimagine copyright at an event taking place on Thursday, May 16. Remix This: A Copyright Cabaret has been organized by FreshMedia (a project of OpenMedia.ca), and takes place at the Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver. Doors open from 6 PM with the event
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper Conservatives Nuked More Than 15,000 Public Service Jobs in 2012
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: A report tabled in the House of Commons last Friday reveals that the Harper Conservatives nuked more than 15,000 public service jobs last year, 8,000 of them fulltime positions. Strangely, the cuts seem to be waging a war against Canadian women and the future. 7,000 of the gutted positions benefited
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Ontario Libs approvingly quote Sid Ryan?
…never would’ve believed it, until I saw it with my own eyes. The guy who leads an organization that comes up with resolutions the Jewish community regard as anti-Semitic? Seriously, this is the first guy to quote? Bad, bad decision. Andrea Horwath won’t appear in public with this creep. Why
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Crown may not refuse stipulations to gain tactical advantage
R v. Procter (1991), 11 C.R. (4th) 200, 69 C.C.C. (3d) 436 (Man. C.A.) is a useful source for the proposition that the Crown may not refuse stipulations for the purpose of gaining a tactical advantage: The Criminal Code contains provision enabling an accused person to admit facts for the
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Cost Of Solar Power
A nice chart, from here: The graph above compares the price history of solar energy to conventional energy sources. This is what a disruptive technology looks like. While conventional energy prices remained pretty flat in inflation adjusted terms, the cost of solar is dropping,fast, and is likely to continue doing
Continue readingCanadian Trends: The coming generational fiscal cliff
In the latest example of the pre-2008 economic fumes masquerading as growth the shape of what depleting credit looks like is beginning to form, and I don’t think it’s going to be pretty. Boomers feeling financial strain of ‘boomrang’ kids: survey This topic has been a recurring theme on this blog
Continue readingA Different Point of View....: Great minds agree on petitions….
Someone else agrees with me that petitions don’t work – unless they’re part of a larger campaign. I wrote about this in my post… Petitions next to useless in campaign to defend CBC Contact Nick Fillmore at fillmore0274@rogers.com
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Meet Michael Froman
“The Biggest Global Threat to the Internet”: That’s how legal experts describe the controversial international agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).1 The TPP agreement threatens to criminalize use of your favorite websites—including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and your favourite blog—and even your online comments.2 But you can stop it if
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Jim Evans, RIP
Passed away suddenly, in the past few days. He was a devoted Ontario Liberal, and he will be missed.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: On climate change, a clear distinction between the major BC parties
By: Pembina Institute | Press Release: VANCOUVER — An assessment of climate change issues in political platforms reveals clear distinctions between British Columbia’s four major parties. Prepared by the Pembina Institute, the assessment looks at the following four election issues with implications for climate change and the province’s ability to meet its
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: ‘Christie in Wonderland’ BC Election 2013
We had Bill Vanderzalm and Fantasy Gardens-Now We have ‘Christie in Wonderland’ with her ‘Fact-Free Campaign’ and her ‘Fantasy Budget’ Christy Clark with Campaign Advisors Quote from Christie, er, Alice in Wonderland If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it
Continue readingThe Moncton Times@Transcript - Good and Bad: May 7: Perhaps a short blog, today…
I’m late starting because I’m at that point when one’s social life consists of seeing doctors – and it was a full morning of yakking it up over blood tests, bathroom frequency and other gay banter. And I have yet to plan for the Current Events Group at Moncton library
Continue readingBuckdog: British Anti-Monarchists Challenge BBC Policy That To Be ‘Pro-British’ You Must Be ‘Pro-Monarchy’
Anti-monarchy campaigners in Britain are to stage a protest against the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) pro-monarchy policies. The demonstration, which is organized by Britain’s anti-monarchy campaign group, Republic, will be held outside the BBC Broadcasting House in London on Saturday May 11. Republic stepped up its campaign against the BBC’s
Continue readingHalf an Hour: Open for business: Refocused NRC
So here is what has been roiling Canada’s National Research Council over the last three years: NRC held a press conference in downtown Ottawa this morning with Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), John R. McDougall, President of the National Research Council of Canada and, Deputy Leader of
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Living Within Our Skin
It’s a core tenet of our Western industrial/capitalist/democratic orthodoxy that something in the range of 3% annual economic growth is the benchmark of a healthy society. That’s 3% compounded growth. Now let’s take a span of 50-years, roughly one adult lifetime. Let’s say the economy stood at 100X at the
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Budget counters Hudak’s assertion RTW creates jobs
This chart in the Ontario budget could have very well been directed at PC leader Tim Hudak. Hudak has found a new found love for jobs, and feels the only way to achieve that is for Ontarians to drop their … Continue reading →
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Budget counters Hudak’s assertion RTW creates jobs
This chart in the Ontario budget could have very well been directed at PC leader Tim Hudak. Hudak has found a new found love for jobs, and feels the only way to achieve that is for Ontarians to drop their … Continue reading →
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Sad news: Rosemary Jane Burke-Robertson, B.A., L.L.B, M.St.J., C.St.J. April 11, 1960 – May 4, 2013
Jane passed away at home surrounded by her loving husband, children and family after an inspirational and determined three year struggle with cancer. Jane was the third child of Marilyn and Colonel William Burke-Robertson Q.C. by whom she was predeceased. Jane is survived by her husband, David Sherriff-Scott, and
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Québec Solidaire congress reaffirms the party’s independence from the neoliberal parties
I had to balance my agenda this past weekend (May 3-5) between two events: the congress of the Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, held here in Ottawa; and the Ninth Congress of Québec Solidaire, held at the University of Quebec in Montréal (UQAM). The following are some
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