The Telegram editorial last Thursday (December 8), complained about the practice some government departments use of releasing access to information requests from one media outlet to all outlets. The trigger…
Due to a threat of legal action, this site will no longer be updated… …is about all it says. No response yet from the “For more info” email given, the…
openmedia_logo.jpg December 12, 2011 – The CRTC has found that Bell Mobility breached Vertical Integration rules banning carriers from giving access to TV programming exclusively to their own subscribers. Bell…
Time once again, dear readers, to juxtapose: Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to join you this morning. This is an opportunity to exchange ideas on a key priority for…
The Star’s Christopher Hume has an amusing column on the other (better?) half of that dynamic duo known as the Mayors of Toronto. For those who enjoy their political theatre…
An absolutely terrific afternoon yesterday when we heard Handel’s Messiah presented by the Violons du Roy. I have never heard a better performance, with particularly marvelous singing by tenor James…
Canadian democracy lost one of its most vigilant sentries last month. Tom Kent was 89. Kent is best known for his epic contributions to federal policy innovation. Recruited by reformist…
St. Boniface Catholic School in Toronto. The question of funding for Catholic education in Ontario is similar to the question of reforming the first-past-the-post system we employ for electing members…
Snark of the title aside, why do these Christian values conservatives have such little respect for their wives and constituents? And guess what, you can bet this scumbag will get…
The real thing, not this pretentious rubbish. Compliments of the season, y’all.
My friend is Walid Abu Rass. He is the Finance and Administration Manager for the Health Work Committees, one of the largest community health service providers in the occupied Palestinian…
It’s official, Daniel Paille has won the Bloc Quebecois leadership with a little over 61% on the second ballot (they used a preferential voting system). Ahuntsic MP, Maria Mourani came…
“In her first report, released Thursday, Lysyk fairly, but firmly lambasted the Sask. Party government for the accounting methodology it’s using to hide the fact the province is actually running…
I used to shop at Lowe’s. Used to. The evangelical extremists who pressured Lowe’s to pull its ads from the TLC show All-American Muslim is the Florida Family Association, a…
Forget Yule logs—yet another Conservative cabinet minister is blazing merrily to put us all in a holiday mood. Well, maybe not the unfortunate people of Attawapiskat, but there you go.…
planb_200x170.jpg In my debate a few months back with Kenneth Green about the left, the right, and science, my colleague really could have used some more strong examples of left…
Statistics Canada released an interesting study today on the slowdown of productivity growth in Canadian manufacturing. Conservative economists tend to view productivity as a microeconomic issue, reflecting the allocation of…
A TED Talk by Britta Riley is filled with inspirational information about the online movement to get efficient, open source, window gardening. Worth every minute:
Barry Madsen, the NDP's man in West Yellowhead. In his second attempt as the NDP candidate in West Yellowhead, Barry Madsen is taking a different, and unconventional, approach to fundraising.…
Oh dear: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/chief-misinformed-minister-clash-over-attawapiskat-consultant/article2267812/ From being pulled out of press conferences to avoid questions to the awkward 18-second delay in trying to frame his answer to a query about when he…
