The Unsung Heroes of The Pro-Internet Movement
We want to take a moment to note some of the unsung heroes of the pro-Internet movement. OpenMedia.ca truly operates as a fluid network of collaborating organizations and people. This…
August 2011
Our submission to the UBB proceeding: A summary
We recently made our final submission to the CRTC's usage-based billing (also known as "UBB" or "Internet Metering") hearing, which was brought about because of the hundreds of thousands of…
Stealing to save the world – Kenk is a fascinating graphic novel about Toronto’s notorious bike thief
The vilified bike thief Kenk gets a complex treatment in this intriguing graphic novel.
First Thing We Do Is Get Rid Of The Auditors
Life for Tony Clement would be so much easier if people didn't keep records. The problem is that, even though he went to extraordinary lengths to bury those records, they've…
Another Ardent Free Enterpriser Seeks A ‘Left-Wing’ solution
In what can be seen as either an act of hubris (Do as I say or I will unleash Ford Nation during the fall election) or an act of desperation…
ONDP candidate mocks child abuse allegations in Catholic Church and posts dirty jokes on Twitter – Classy guy
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/08/17/facebook-101-loose-lips-hurts-election-campaign Is this why Andrea Horwath is going to such extreme efforts to hide her "team"? Less than 3 weeks before the start of the writ, and the ONDP website…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for August 18, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter:The key to a proper firing: documentation - CTV.ca -http://t.co/Rly4tvjDivorce-Proofing A Business - http://t.co/VKHYAXhVillage People Singer Seeks ‘YMCA’ Rights Under…
Shale Gas Outrage Rally And Freedom From Fracking Conference In Philadelphia
SGO.JPG On Wednesday, September 7th, opponents of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and unconventional gas exploitation are invited to come to Philadelphia for the Shale Gas Outrage rally. The next...
Mountaintop Removal Mining Poll Shows Bipartisan Opposition in Appalachia
Appalachian Mountain Advocates, Earthjustice and the Sierra Club released a poll yesterday showing that a majority of voters in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia oppose mountaintop removal coal mining.…
Top 3 Unknown Persons with Severe Autism List
It is routine to see references to very high functioning persons in the mainstream media. On a web site called TopTenz the site owners have compiled a list called Top…
An economist we could use at Friday’s Finance Committee
Jeffrey Sachs on globalization and present challenges for the US and European economies. His thoughts also ring true for Canada: ...I’ve watched dozens of financial crises up close... Neither the…
Christine O’Donnell to Piers Morgan: if you don’t ask me the questions I want you to ask, I’m walking
And indeed she did. Christine O'Donnell, failed tea party politician, walked off a CNN interview with Piers Morgan. I can understand walking out of an interview with Morgan because he…
This Should Be the GOP’s New AD
Truly. Applicable for both the Tea-baggers and non-tea-baggers alike. Enjoy, boys ‘n’ girls! Happy Thursday!
Montreal police dragging its feet no more. ‘David Mabus’ arrested.
"believe me, the only reason the photo is available is because I WANTED IT OUT THERE.... actually it is quite a flattering photo of me: With finger cocked and pointing,…
Kelowna MP Ron Cannan Wants You to Know He is a Cheap, Miserly, Nearly Useless Politician
Occasionally I like to draw attention to a Government of Canada press release which pops up in my RSS feed and which strikes me as particularly stupid or pointless. This…
The love that dare not speak its name
“Oh Sergei, do you think we’ll ever escape this festering plain, this landscape of ennui and emptiness, so that we can share our love as it was meant to be…
20 Tips for first-year students: #9- Find a Quiet Place to Study at Mount Allison University
In the 9th video in our 20-part tip series, fourth-year honours psychology student and Orientation Chair Aleka Maclellan discusses where she goes to find a quiet place to study. Personally,…
Super Commitee best of the worst!
The debt deal that passed the U.S congress was seen as a compromise that no base of either side was happy about. I think that the first part was okay…