Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Dan Leger comments on the combination of secrecy and control exerted by Stephen Harper over the entire federal government. And the “Harper…
November 2011
Stop the CBC Smackdown – Stop Harper!
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting continues to raise the alarm over threats to our nation’s public broadcaster and well they should. While Heritage Minister James Moore promised in May to maintain…
The New Politics Initiative: Ten Years After
Rabble.ca is running a series of reflections on the tenth anniversary of the New Politics Initiative, which sought to create a more democratic politics in Canada ideally as part of…
When it Comes to Gay Marriage…
Anything the Australians can do… We can do…um…differently… But then we got gay marriage and they don’t.. You know how I feel about the love between English and French Canadians…
Trending toward turmoil
The Poor, the Near Poor and You, New York Times, Nov. 23/11: “…And times are tough for the middle class. But everyone needs to recognize a chilling reality: One in…
Herman Cain Campaign Collapses
The Diva is happy that this "art project" is finally being put out of its misery. Thanks to the mistress of 13 years who came out this week, the nail…
Lack of reasonable grounds leads to case falling apart
R. v. Smith, 2011 ONCA 748 is a good example of how an initial error in arrest (and a lack of reasonable grounds) can lead to an entire case falling apart: The…
Lightning Picture – Weather Photo – National Geographic Photo of the Day
Lightning Picture – Weather Photo – National Geographic Photo of the Day. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
On climate, Canada is a rogue state
On Sunday, CTV leaked Canada’s intentions to pull out of the Kyoto treaty process on climate change. What is significant about Kyoto is that it is a legally binding international…
Hooligans and How the Cultural Left Can Beat the Political Right
This week in the Winnipeg Sun, a column by Tom Brodbeck; Hooligan Harper haters: Crime bill protestors partisan hypocrites, irked me on many levels. From the eye rolling “Harper haters”…
The Attawapiskat Outrage
It is simply inexcusable that people should have to live in third world conditions in Canada. Yet that is how people in many First Nations (FN) communities across Canada do…
Has The (not)Premier’s Tenure Hit The Tipping Point?
AllTheInternalsThatFit BackroomPolsGoneWildVille There sure is a lot of talk, blather and wild-eyed speculation about the importance of the Bye-Bye’s that she who wishes, by all appearances, to be both the…
Handy summary of the Liberal Party Renewal Plan – please pass it on
The media has been buzzing with talk about the Roadmap to Renewal and supporting documents, and Liberal circles are also astir. This quick summary gives you the gist of the…
Dear Internet throttlers.
Yanno, not all of us are downloading movies and computer games and porn. Copyrighted stuff. Nope. Some of us are just trying to make a living. And we need to…
Apocalypse Soon?
The OECD’s new assessment of the macro-economic situation makes for pretty grim reading. And their forecast of very sluggish global growth (just 1.6% for the OECD area in 2012) is…
Free Speech, Censorship, and Why Ryerson’s Journalism Program Can Go F#@k Itself
On November 24th a “roast” was held for me and it was a fantastic night. During my speech I raised the “Ryerson” incident that was recently revived. About 10 years…
Canada rules on polygamy, polyamory and religious freedom.
B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Bauman ruled Wednesday that Canadian laws which limit religious freedom can be upheld if it is felt by the court that the harms in…
Quebecor Layoffs
Latest updates seem to be available here, with some names and dets. From the comments: Toronto Sun’s imaging department gone in late January. It is being outsourced to India. And…
Harperized government
“French release harperized and good to go.” One comment from a public employee after orders were handed down to the formerly impartial federal public service by the Privy Council Office.…
I was wrong
Some time ago I published a post that linked the identity of the far-right blogger “Sassy Wire” to a freelance reporter named Joanne Hill, who published until recently a blog…