Proposed EU law would criminalize possession of hacking tools
In an effort to harmonize anti-hacking laws, the EU parliament has come up with a sweeping draft law. The proposal, backed by the EU Civil Liberties Committee, aims to criminalize…
How massive ‘One Big Campaign’ could defeat Harper Conservatives
A massive, well-thought-out campaign involving thousands of social activist groups, labour, and grassroots organizations would have an excellent chance of handing the Harper regime a significant defeat on a hugely…
Wildrose supporter Richard Evans
Evans is a Calgary resident who has made failed runs for municipal office in Calgary. More recently, he has been a participant at Wildrose conventions, and is very active in…
Game Over for Santorum
At Gettysburg, PA (of all places!) Rick Santorum announced today that he’s throwing in the towel on his bid to become the Theocrat in Chief of the United States. No…
Drinking water wins in Jefferd Creek logging battle
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 In 2004 the residents of the tiny community of Stillwater, near Powell River, learned that BC Timber Sales (BCTS) was planning to auction off the rights…
Too stupid not to acknowledge
As usual, Big City Lib is right. Now back to retirement.
In and Out: Political Double Tap
The Harper Government is known for its zombie like resiliency. Just when you think it’s down for the count, it gets back up to bite your arm off. Zombieland was…
How Long Before This Lynch Mob Mentality Comes To Canada?
As someone who is a regular visitor to Cuba and has seen both the good and bad of its society through friends that we visit there, I know that it…
Officially Done at The Argosy
I just gave a quick tutorial to the new Editor in Chief on a few important things and picked up my last paycheck from The Argosy. It’s been a good…
Any one else see a trend here?
As with any budget there are winners and losers, with the true test of a budget at least in my mind being the determination of who wins and who loses.…
That’s a wrap? – Killing Saskatchewan’s film tax credit is economic nonsense
The cast from InSecurity. The TV show will no longer be produced in Saskatchewan. With the announcement of the axing of the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit, we are effectively…
Back to 1993 – #AbVote
In 1993, the Progressive Conservative dynasty started by Peter Lougheed in 1971 nearly came to an end. After Lougheed’s resignation in 1985, Edmontonian Don Getty won the ensuing leadership election…
April 10: The editor: King of the gutter….
The Moncton Times and Transcript editorial today is a rant at unions and the pay scales for municipal workers in Moncton. I shall take that editorial writer seriously – some…
Den Tandt’s suggestions for a new Liberalism
Worth a read.
Tom in the boardroom
A corporate leader for the NDP? In a subliminable way? Can’t help but highlight what stood out in the ad, “Tom,” not Thomas, chose to deliver his intro in a…
Interesting framing from Winnipeg Free Press: "Alberta Tories play race card"
I haven’t a dog in this fight except that it seems like a battle royale between two mangy mutts. Perhaps that is why I find this headline, “Alberta Tories play…
PBI Survivor Fund Project/Healing Team communication policy
Recently I wrote The Survivor Fund Project/Healing Team and asked for an updated list of team members. I appreciate the response. The alumni, who operate under the umbrella of PBI…
Having broken an arm lifting a chocolate bunny, I sympathize with His Worship
Please, God, please: please make sure he is a candidate in the next municipal election. Please.
Perhaps freedom for Zimbabwea is near?
Cancer-stricken Robert Mugabe is ‘fighting for his life’ in Singapore hospitalZimbabwean tyrant ‘close to death’ He is believed to be suffering from prostate cancerClose family members are at his bedsideMugabe…
CBC Dispatches
Very, very sad to see it go. I liked that program, a lot.