Cross-posted from Mediamorphis
It’s silly season again. The OECD just released another study showing that, on the telecom front, Canada is not doing so well, and continues to slide. This time, the OECD looked at the cost of “international…
Tag: Policy
OpenMedia.ca: Lawful Access: Murky intelligence operations running roughshod on the public Internet
Cross-posted from Mediamorphis
The other day I pounded away madly on the keyboard about global internet regulation. I was perturbed by the preliminary ‘e-G8′ meetings convened by President Sarkozy that seemed mostly designed to push a regulat…
Art Threat: Montreal group takes over ad space – Artung Collective replaces ads with art all over city
Art takes over ads in Montreal and the result is audacious.
Continue readingArt Threat: Myth-busting the Internet: The truth about throttling, congestion and usage-based billing – New report offers scathing critique of Canadian telecoms industry
A new report challenges claims made by Canada’s largest telecommunication companies in recent disputes over Internet billing and governance. Casting An Open Net: A Leading-Edge Approach to Canada’s Digital Future, offers an at times scathing critique of telecom positions on Internet congestion, BiTorrent use, billing strategies and throttling and backs its criticisms with topnotch research […]
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: The system is broken: strategic voting, coalitions, and the political regime under which we live
While I can of course see the rationale for strategic voting, there is much to be said for voting with one’s conscience. When we consistently choose the lesser of two evils, our choices are reduced to evil, and the results are evil. When everyone hol…
Continue readingChild Welfare in Ontario
Ontario does have a strong and modern child welfare system. In a letter published late last year the Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies (OACAS) stated that, "Ontario has the lowest number of children in care in Canada, per capita,…
Continue readingA Clarification: When I say Policy what I mean is…
It has been pointed out to me that the definition of “Policy” is fairly broad and not as specific as I might have thought.
What I mean by saying that we should not focus on policy discussions is that we should get mired in the details of specific polic…
A Clarification: When I say Policy what I mean is…
It has been pointed out to me that the definition of “Policy” is fairly broad and not as specific as I might have thought. What I mean by saying that we should not focus on policy discussions is that we should get mired in the details of specific policy ideas while trying to rebuild the […]
Continue readingWant to Help Rebuild the #LPC? Stop Talking Policy.
Nothing clarifies the mind like getting your ass kicked. I am seeing more passion about the Liberal Party now than I have seen in years. Forums, websites, Facebook, email: All are alive with grassroots Liberals wanting to participate in the rebuild…
Continue readingWant to Help Rebuild the #LPC? Stop Talking Policy.
Nothing clarifies the mind like getting your ass kicked. I am seeing more passion about the Liberal Party now than I have seen in years. Forums, websites, Facebook, email: All are alive with grassroots Liberals wanting to participate in the rebuilding of this great party. Right now, that energy is unfocused. I am seeing lots […]
Continue readingArt Threat: $25 million in arts funding still missing – Canada Prizes for the Arts and Creativity remain on hold
The Conservative government’s 2009 pledge to deliver $25 million in prize money for the arts remains an empty promise. Responding to widespread backlash after making $45 million in cuts to arts and culture funding, the Harper government announced the Canada Prizes for the Arts and Creativity — $25 million to be doled out annually to […]
Continue readingWorld Headlines Review: China: Fear of its Rise is Fear of Ourselves
A recent Economist article, The dangers of a rising China, leads a 14 page report loosely discussing the dangers posed to the world by China’s eclipsing of the USA’s international economic and military order. The article attempts to draw parallels in the power-balance shift between Britain and Germany which led
Continue readingPardons
Apparently, there is great fear among politicians that Karla Homolka is going to be pardoned (http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/824284–mps-look-for-ways-to-derail-homolka-pardon-bid). I’m not an expert on pardons, but I didn’t think they were…
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