The Mark News: If a New Tax on Streaming Sites are Approved by the CRTC, Where Will the Money Go?
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September 2011
Nowak: ISPs Proving to be Obstacles for Gaming Industry Advancements
By Peter Nowak for The Huffington Post It's not just Internet users who are angry over their service providers' usage-based billing and throttling policies. The man in charge of developing…
The Globe and Mail: Small Wireless Companies Providing Competitive Prices
By Hugh Thompson for The Globe and Mail While we certainly hope that this doesn't represent the peak of wireless competition in Canada, this article makes a good point: it's…
Tasha Keirridin embraces the Daddy State
Tasha Keirridin is a frightened woman. She is terrified of everyday life. She wants a man around to protect her from the inconveniences of life, the petty criminals and especially…
New Tea Party personalities…
Some of these new Tea Party candidates are pretty vicious. Gwendolene Thomason, 42, a Tea Party supporter from Jefferson City, was one of the hundreds on hand who were convinced…
Poll suggests Canadians have no idea of CBC cost but believe whatever it is, it’s too much by Steve Mertl
An Abacus Data poll commissioned by QMI Agency and published in the Toronto Sun, suggests taxpayers underestimate how much the CBC gets from the federal government while at the same…
Other provinces have elections too: Manitoba edition
In an utter surprise to this arrogant central Canadian, four other provinces and two territories are holding elections this October in what promises to be an interesting campaign among the…
Rideout tags Tories for election pork-fest #nlpoli
Former premier Tom Rideout didn’t mince words about the orgy of pork-barrel spending his former caucus colleagues have been pushing in the run-up. On a political panel on Tuesday morning,…
Red Flags
I don't want to belabour, because frankly I'm beginning to no longer care about the maddening internal machinations of the good titanic Liberal. Jeff has an excellent piece that gets…
Reformatory proper range of sentence for possession of "small" amount of cocaine for trafficking
R. v. Speziale, 2011 ONCA 580 is a clear statement of the appropriate range for possession of a 'small' amount of cocaine for trafficking. 'Small' is not a definite quantity but certainly is…
The Layman’s Law
The following web exclusive is a part of the on Canada’s Criminal (Justice) System in the issue of Canadian Dimension. In 1974, Judge Gordon H. McConnell set a precedent in…
Canada’s tough on crime agenda and its immediate effects
The following web exclusive is a part of the special focus on Canada’s Criminal (Justice) System in the Sept/Oct 2011 issue of Canadian Dimension. A regression is occurring within our…
Will Teabaggers swallow Schweddy Balls?
Remember that SNL skit with Alec Baldwin featuring the NPR ladies and a delightful confection cooked up by Baldwin's character named 'Schweddy Balls'? Ben & Jerry's has introduced a new…
Bob Rae, Sheila Copps And General William Tecumseh Sherman
If you're running to be president of a political party crippled by decades of leadership rivalries and factional infighting, it's probably not the best idea to launch your campaign by…
Alert! Episode 185
Alert! discusses Jack Layton’s impact on the NDP and contemplates what the future holds for politics, the NDP, Québec and the Left in his absence. Featuring Judy Rebick, Murray Dobbin,…
Voluntary severance for police
It's a curious position, no layoffs but cut staff costs -- but with police morale as low as it is I bet plenty of police will take a package. Here's…
Civil conspiracy claims in family law
Waters v. Michie, 2011 BCCA 364 is an appeal from an order striking the appellant’s plea of conspiracy against her former husband and his current wife in a family law…
Duncan’s Bucket List
Learn to fly. Time-space travel to Australia in 1993. Find out if lovebirds taste like chicken. Get my driver’s license. Get fat again, but not so fat I can’t squeeze…
Tim Hudak Tweets of the Day
Burn, about this. Burn, again. Context, here.
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