It’s the end of the world as we know it
And I feel fine.
October 2011
Cullen’s Primaries
I want to encourage you to read, but not necessarily endorse, this article from Far and Wide arguing that Nathan Cullen's proposal that in non-Conservative-held ridings the Liberal, NDP, and…
stop the insanity: oppose bill c-10
LeadNow.ca petition here.We know that Stephen Harper thinks the United States is the GNOTFOTE, but of all the things to emulate about the US, the prison-industrial complex is a particularly…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for October 21, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: Don't forget to tweet in both official languages: NB language commish - Vancouver Sun - http://goo.gl/5QWEj One legal blogger…
“Just like that, the English-Canadian Conservative coalition is cemented, coast to coast.”
“…with barely a whisper of opposition”. This is Harper’s first home run, bases loaded — and all the more remarkable because it isn’t being acknowledged as such, yet. Conservatives are…
Koch-funded Climate Change study group admits earth getting warmer
It's getting harder and harder for Climate Change skeptics to keep up their attack on science. The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project (BEST), which became the 'darling' of Republicans when…
Where Have All the Readers Gone?
I spend a lot of time thinking about the death of print, the digital revolution and the massive changes we’re in the midst of, but sometimes it pays to remember…
Redistribution Winners and Losers
Even though it was the right decision, the Harper government likely didn't do itself any electoral favours by shutting Quebec out of the new ship building contract and the 15,000…
Why is council letting impartiality go out the window with downtown development?
This will probably make me wildly unpopular. However, here’s the thing… While it’s great to see Admiral Collingwood Place moving ahead, with a very classy and elegant design, the question…
Celebrating two years with Internet openness rules
On October 21, 2009, open Internet supporters breathed a sigh of relief. Big telecom companies had been caught red-handed restricting access to online services, and the pro-Internet community re...
Today in WTF? moments
With Libyan liberation, a political victory for Harper Stephen Harper's first war victory was clinched in a few sudden hours when Moammar Gadhafi was captured and killed and his last…
Gaffe Alert
Like every leadership contest, we wait for the first sizable gaffe of the campaign. I submit Brian Topp has provided that moment by commiting the CARDINAL sin of entering into…
"Just like that, the English-Canadian Conservative coalition is cemented, coast to coast."
"...with barely a whisper of opposition".This is Harper's first home run, bases loaded — and all the more remarkable because it isn't being acknowledged as such, yet. Conservatives are too…
tomorrow: occupy toronto: all out against the corporate agenda
Join Occupy Toronto: All Out Against The Corporate AgendaJoin Occupy TO for a family friendly march to Nathan Phillips Square.* Meet: 2:00 p.m. at the Occupation site (St James Park,…
Freedom of linkage and hatred
It seems like liberals (of the traditional variety) have reason to celebrate Canada’s current Supreme Court bench. First, the Court ruled unanimously that Insite, Vancouver’s Safe Injection Site, could not…
Topp speaks
There's a CP report out this morning in which Joan Bryden interviews Brian Topp. Somewhat wide-ranging. Junkies will want to take a look.He seems to have chosen tax issues to…
David Suzuki On Occupy Movement: The Future Of Young People Is Being Sacrificed To Corporate Agenda
David Suzuki was interviewed at the Occupy Montreal event last Saturday: “We’ve got to take back our country, and take back our democracy..Stop serving the corporate agenda. It seems that…
Mitt’s Pursuit of Futility
Mitt Romney's pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination has cost him a great deal -- a great deal of money, a great deal of time, and a great deal of…
Trigger-Happy Plaintiff Feels the Blowback for Initiating SLAPP Action
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia in relation to a costs application provides a cautionary tale for eager plaintiffs that hope to use the courtroom to…
The State of Open Data 2011
What is the state of the open data movement? Yesterday, during my opening keynote at the Open Government Data Camp (held this year in Warsaw, Poland) I sought to follow…