Rogers told to stop throttling online games by Sarah Schmidt
The CRTC has told Rogers Communications Inc. to come up with a plan before the end of September to stop slowing down the speed of online games.
September 2011
Top Down
The central tenet of trickle down economics is that the benefits of strong support for those at the top of the system will eventually drip down to those at the…
Harper’s war against surprises
Stephen Harper is the epitome of the tightass conservative. He abhors change and his world is turned upside down by surprises. That explains Harper's iron fist on the media, his…
"If I couldn’t get no justice, nobody could get justice"…
snipped from the national coalition to abolish the death penalty's website...YOU can help stop the execution of Troy Anthony Davis NEW! Today (9/15/2011), more than 650,000 signatures were delivered to…
Taxpayers Versus Citizens
It probably doesn't take a genius to understand the basic philosophical and fiscal difference between the moderate and the right-wing is that the moderate recognizes the needs of the collective,…
Rick Perry trumped by Donald Trump
Donald Trump says he is very impressed with “Jim” Perry after Trump had dinner with him.
Globe & Mail whines that Canadian political scandals are too boring
You want to know why our political scandals are so boring, Elizabeth Renzetti? Because the big, juicy ones are being hidden by the guilty party, the Conservatives. And you journalists…
Hello My Baby
September is shaping up to be a potential game-changer for the climate movement, with Al Gore’s 24 Hours of Climate Reality just over, and now 350.org’s Global Day of Action…
656 Candidates and 21 Registered Parties
That's the numbers for the Provincial election in Ontario.21 Parties? Most people have only heard of 4!But there are lots more and they range from the far right to the…
Imagine
John Lennon’s anthem for peace:
Ontario to use Tabulating Machines
Some Ontario ReturningPolls will be using 'Tabulating Machines' to count the ballots, thisappears to be an experimental initiative and limited to a few pollsin each area. During 'training' the Returning…
Forget Free Speech: Its Time To Grovel
The London Free Press is slated to become a "mobile newsroom", so called because these kinds of changes typically involve reporters being set free to wander the streets in search…
Dept. of no surprise here: Canada to oppose Palestinian statehood
Because giving a voice for the Palestinians would be 'bad' for peace. Hmmm....what?The Palestinians have been actively lobbying the international community to support their request — a move which they…
Traffic without Danny Rolls
Danny Williams had no roll in this week’s traffic. No buns. No loaves either. But as it turns out he had a big role in the posts that went to…
About those Challenger jets
When word came out Friday that the Chief of the Defence Staff had racked up a million dollars in expenses using Challenger jets for vacations, hockey and CFL games, well,…
Autism Treatment Claims: The "Revolutionary" Brain Balance Program
I was somewhat startled to read a September 16, 2011 promotional release for a Brain Balance Program center opening in Pennsylvania that claims to be a "revolutionary" treatment for a…
You can vote today to promote and legitimize Tory domination of Alberta – or you can Just Say No!
Leadership voting day in Alberta. Warning: Alberta political scenes may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Ted Morton and Alison Redford, doing deals?“The danger,” some Calgary political scientist solemnly intoned…
The Excitement of Parking
Not much is more thrilling that finding a parking spot. The only thing that is better is not having to look for one at all. I’m looking forward to the…
PETA Sucks
A friend took this photo of a PETA advertisement he saw recently: PETA thinks the only way to get people to care about the exploitation of animals is through the…