Friends of CBC
Since 1992 governments have left office providing less money for CBC than when they arrived. This from the friends of public broadcasting and a hat tip to David Akin, is…
October 2011
Quick Note to the Occupy Whatever Folks
Are things in the toilet right now? Yes.Do the heads of major corporations, banks, and manufacturers get an unfair safety net? Yes.Does the government lag in its response to the…
More Debates – Press Release
I sent this to various Saskatchewan media yesterday. It appeared in part in the Star Phoenix and Leader Post. This province has had its laws constructed and maintained over the…
A Victory For The Occupy Wall Street Movement
With the world watching, and over 300,000 names on a petition to stop it, the planned 'cleanup' of Zuccotti Park, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, has been halted. The cleanup,…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for October 14, 2011
Here are today's leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter: G20 memories loom on eve of Occupy Toronto protests -http://goo.gl/DQA0y Landmark ruling on open courts - Toronto Star -…
Occupy Kun’ Lun
Super-Rich Super-Heroes respond to the Occupy Wall Street protests, including Rand Corporation CEO and Kung Fu Master Danny Rand, aka Iron Fist:
We’ve Actually Got a Pulse, Folks
Several different authors, some with credibility, some with little, have come out recently with op-eds on how the Liberal Party of Canada is essentially nailed in its coffin.It's fair that…
More Inspiration
This falls into the never too late department. Fauja Singh ran his first marathon at age 89. He began running when he was 80 to cope with family losses. His…
Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
After yet another ugly loss, there doesn't seem to be much doubt that the Saskatchewan Roughriders need to make some major changes - both to set themselves up for 2012,…
What Side For Ben & Jerry’s With #occupywallstreet?
Can Ben & Jerry's support the #occupywallstreet movement and still be owned by a massive corporate entity? Short answer: no.
In Their Sights
Rod Mickleburgh writes in this morning's Globe and Mail that the Federal Ministry of Labour may soon be a thing of the past. Like the Ministry of the Environment, one…
Combating the Government’s Online Spying PR
Image from alancleaver_2000 on Flickr We've been working overtime to alert Canadians to the costly, invasive, and poorly thought-out nature of the government's proposed new online surveillance le...
Does Alykhan Velshi Work For TAF
...or does TAF work for him? After several hundred words of the same old, same old, ex Tar Sands shill Alykhan Velshi slaps this at the end of his Huff…
amnesty calls on canada to arrest george w. bush
I posted this in comments on the protest Dick Cheney thread, but it may have gotten buried. From the Department of If Only, cross-referenced under After The Revolution. Amnesty International…
"Bargaining becomes meaningless without the right to strike"
If the airlines are, in fact, essential services (and that is possible) then the existing labour structure should be changed to reflect this. Ad hoc blocking of strikes, whether constitutional…
CBC – not loved by government
Want to protect CBC. You can sign Bob Rae's petition if it will make you feel good. It can't hurt, it won't help either. Look at the facts as presented…
occupy wall street protesters not evicted from zuccotti park
The flood of calls and emails, and a steady stream of supporters joining the protesters in Zuccotti Park early this morning, caused New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to re-think…
Video: RIP Frank Kameny, May 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011
Frank Kameny was sacked from his American government job as an astronomer in 1957 for being gay. He protested his firing and argued the case to the United States Supreme…
We Might Be Dead
Plenty of ink spilled this week on the death of the Liberal Party. The latest from Susan Delacourt, offers another fair but sober description, well worth a read. These prognosis…
DRN: Downes RDF Notation
The usual disclaimers apply: although I'm creating this myself, it's probably not unique to me, someone else probably thought of it first, and I don't expect anyone in the world…