Last summer I worked as a research assistant on a project about video surveillance in stores, malls and public spaces.* That project was headed by Andrew Clement, an expert in the field of identity, privacy, and surveillance. Andrew co-created this mini-documentary with Kate Milberry, about the so-called “lawful access” legislation
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Scott's DiaTribes: Contradiction? What contradiction?
Prime Minister Harper in China on the tarsands: Prime Minister Stephen Harper blasted “foreign money and influence” behind critics of Canada’s oil sands even as he welcomed Chinese investment in Canada’s energy sector…At the same time, he made clear he does not equate Chinese foreign investment in oil sands development
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: Transport Committee upholds gender marker match requirement
The Transport Committee has upheld the gender marker match requirement in the Aeronautics Act which has the potential to ban some or even most transsexual and transgender Canadians from flying. Although no one has come forward publicly to say that they’ve been denied passage since this went into force, reports
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: The Real Opposition
Although the Liberals may have been reduced to third-party status in parliament after the last election, there’s little doubt that, largely thanks to the feisty leadership of Bob Rae, they are presently the de facto Opposition to the Harper Government®. If polled, I wonder how many people would even know
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CANADIAN POLITICS: ONTARIO PREMIER’S SPEECH DISRUPTED: What does a politician have to endure these days ? Just for the simple act of bragging in front of one’s numerous rich friends about the devious ways that he plans to increase their (and his own) incomes by offloading hard times onto the
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Max Naylor: Lessons from Beaverbrook
I had no idea who Max Aitken was until very recently. I swung by a small independent bookstore called Tidewater Books in Sackville one afternoon and found a biography of Beaverbook in the Extraordinary Canadians series. David Adams Richards, the author and the Bard of Miramichi, had childhood experiences much
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Irwin Cotler: True Parliamentarian
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Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: A motion on the trans air travel concerns, and a handy guide on how to get a proper passport.
The Transport Committee will be meeting again on Thursday to discuss a motion put forward by Olivia Chow with Randall Garrison and Dany Morin to remove the gender marker requirement from the Aeronautics Act. The motion reads: “That the Government repeals Section 5.2 (1) 3 (c) of the Identity Screening
Continue readingwmtc: get ready to fight: fetal rights debate coming soon to canada’s parliament
In case you missed it: Tory MP Stephen Woodworth wants human rights for unborn children A Conservative MP is defying his party’s leadership with a move to rewrite Canadian laws to extend human rights to unborn children. Kitchener MP Stephen Woodworth is taking aim at a section of the Criminal
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Whitby-Oshawa Federal Liberal Association (February 29th, 7:30pm.)
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Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: The real Stephen Harper is slowly emerging
Ever since his speech in Switzerland many have been talking about the real Stephen Harper and his so called ‘hidden agenda’. Rarely though are things ever black and white, and even more rare in the political realm. Talk of reducing public pensions, capping transfers for health care, opening up new avenues
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: John Baird’s response to the Israel/Iran conflict
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Right now, we have one sovereign United Nations member making explicit overtures about launching a unilateral military attack on another sovereign United Nations member. It isn’t just rhetoric, there is a nontrivial possibility that this might actually occur and they have both the motive and
Continue readingMonday Night Movies: Pipeline Edition
With the Superbowl over and done with and football fans looking for something to watch the regina mom thought she’d share some great short vids for your viewing pleasure . The first is actually a series of clips from the documentary, On the Line, an award-winning film that shows what,
Continue reading350 or bust: How To Spot A Canadian Environmentalist
A public service announcement from Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver — courtesy of The Province editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy.
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Olive: Time to play hardball with Caterpillar (but you can bet the Conservatives won’t)
Here is a very hard-line piece from David Olive today in the Star about what the Canadian government should do about Caterpillar – a tone I’m not used to seeing Olive, the Star’s business columnist, come out and write in his pieces, so he’s obviously ticked off: We could nationalize
Continue readingeaves.ca: The Exciting Launch of Represent.ca and What It Says About Open Data in Canada
Last week a group of volunteer programs from across Canada announced the launch of Represent.ca – a website that tries to map all of Canada’s boundaries. Confused? Don’t be. It’s simple. This is a nifty piece of digital infrastructure – try visiting the website yourself! After identifying where you are
Continue readingWhat will the neighbours think?
One part of the brain can work something out while another part is doing something else, or so it seems. the regina mom stayed up all night. When that happens, it’s usually because she’s been engaged in a good read or a good write. This time it was neither. And
Continue readingbastard.logic: The New 1% Doctrine in Action (Electro-Motive Diesel Edition)
While many the US were celebrating seemingly positive job numbers yesterday, for London, Ontario residents such news was caustic, rock salt poured into a gaping wound. WSWS: Caterpillar subsidiary Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) has announced that it is transforming the lockout at its London, Ontario diesel-locomotive manufacturing facility into a plant closure. Six
Continue readingOh, Those ‘Radicals’!
Today the HarperCons stepped into the cesspool polluted waters tarsands issue to announce a water monitoring project which will take 3 years and $50 million to fully implement. the regina mom agrees with Halifax NDP MP Megan Leslie; this is a PR stunt. And, trm shares Edmonton MP Linda Duncan’s
Continue reading350 or bust: On The Line: Conversations Along The Pipeline Route
Talk about timely! On The Line is a eco-documentary that follows the two filmmakers, Frank Wolf and Todd McGowan, on a 2,400 kilometre self-propelled journey by foot, bike, raft, and kayak as they walk the route through Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, that the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline would follow,
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