2011
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In tonight’s latest installment of the GOP Dating Game, Rick Perry makes it clear that, if elected, he would immediately scrap three federal government departments: Education, Commerce, and… one he’s…
If Ezra Levant pushed his way into your house and wouldn’t leave, wouldn’t YOU call the cops?
OTTAWA – When the CBC’s Mary Walsh shows up unannounced with a camera crew at Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s house, the state broadcaster considers it comedy. When Sun News Network’s…
The myopic terrorism lens
One of the main failures of western understanding of the Middle East and South Asia, and the subsequent failures of actions taken by the west in these regions, stems from…
Is Public Eye More Famous Now That It Is….
AllTheW'sThatFitHolmanVille.....Offline?Looks like it just might be, based on the response of the slightly less 'independent' media.The proprietor himself, S.M. Holman, has the story:"It's been just over a week since I…
The Occupy Movement and Progressive Bloggers
I see that London, Ontario, has become the first Canadian city to evict its Occupy protesters.And that others are gearing up to do the same thing.As news spread of what…
CBC Should Have Had Ezra Levant Tased
Objectively, he is 1,000, 000 times more unfunny and pointlessly obnoxious than Mary Walsh, and that's saying alot. In fact, I am willing to let the gov. pass as many…
Video: Whose Economy? Choosing Port Expansion Over Food Security
At a recent Nature Vancouver event, Damien Gillis discussed the proposed doubling of Deltaport and conversion of prime farmland, fish and wildlife habitat into an industrialized Foreign Trade Zone -…
Queer Mexican to be Deported
Herberth Menendez is a 30 year old queer Mexican living with HIV, who immigrated to Canada in 2007. He left Mexico to claim refugee status in Canada because he feared…
An Open Party
The Liberal White Paper on party reform has been leaking out over the past few days, and will reportedly be released in full tonight. I'm sure there will be a…
Video: Whose Economy? Choosing Port Expansion Over Food Security
At a recent Nature Vancouver event, Damien Gillis discussed the proposed doubling of Deltaport and conversion of prime farmland, fish and wildlife habitat into an industrialized Foreign Trade Zone -…
They’re not impressed in Peterborough
"No B for behaved" for Dean Del Mastro from the local Peterborough paper in the wake of his attack on Justin Trudeau's religious bona fides. They're embarrassed: When we endorsed…
Tea Party put on ice
You know there is hope that the United States is coming around. I know that there are at least 155 million of you that are progressive. Its clear to me…
Group Raises $40,000 on Kickstarter to Film Disappearing Magicians
No pun intended! A threatened colony of magicians in India will be digitally preserved at least by a group that put together a proposal and posted it on Kickstarter. The…
America 2, Amerika 0
Two clean hits down South this week: In Ohio, a legislative union-busting measure was overwhelmingly overturned by voters. And in Arizona, a Teabaggin’ racist was hoofed out of the Senate…
Media Advisory: Internet metering (usage-based billing) decision to come Tuesday; OpenMedia.ca available for comment
UBB_Meter_101101.png WHO: Steve Anderson, Executive Director, OpenMedia.ca Lindsey Pinto, Communications Manager, OpenMedia.ca WHAT: The CRTC has just announced a media/stakeholders lock-up in To...