Polar bear to be listed as species-at-risk
A lot of arm twisting went on for this: The Canadian Press OTTAWA—The polar bear is finally set to be listed under Canada's species-at-risk legislation. The federal govern...
2011
In support of Palestinian resistance…
Justice for Palestine: Indigenous and Women of Colorvia Censored NewsIndigenous and Women of Color activists stand in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance movementBetween June 14 and June 23, 2011, a…
The PQ’s Stéphane Bergeron Is Upset With Being Quoted
The recent PQ defections have left some of their caucus members disillusioned with the party and apparently, with reality.Antoine Robitaille's story in Le Devoir revealed an email by MNA Stéphane…
BP Urges Government To Halt Gulf Oil Disaster Relief Payments For Future Losses
bp-logo-fish_0.jpg Oil giant BP is urging the federal government to stop making payments to Gulf Coast residents affected by last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil geyser. BP claims that the…
TPM hits the nail on the head: when politicians declare victory, the media goes along
In one of the most eloquent posts on how the US media functions, David Kurtz at Talking Points Memo writes that Obama needs to declare victory now in the debate…
Mamachas del Ring: A new documentary
Mamachas del Ring -Trailer – English from Betty Park on Vimeo. A glimpse of Betty Park’s documentary on the Fighting Cholitas of La Paz, Bolivia. These women are much more…
Edmonton Journal: Internet providers slow speeds, researcher says
By Jason Magder for Edmonton Journal Canadian Internet providers have purposely or accidentally slowed down the speeds of its customers dozens of times in the last two years, and the…
You, Me and the Tax Man! Why paying taxes shouldn’t be a problem in Canada!
Hello all! I have been absent from posting over the past few weeks, but fear not, for my political watch has remained stronger then ever. So lets see…we have a…
Economics for Dummies: How the IMF ate Greece
An excellent, succinct interview with Michael Hudson, who explains how the European common market helped to tank the Greek economy, and then sold it out to the IMF. One jarring…
Stephen Colbert Skewers Talisman Energy Over Gas Fracking Coloring Book
Stephen Colbert devoted a must-see segment of The Colbert Report last night to the subject of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), mocking gas company Talisman Terry for its coloring book propaganda, "Talisman…
Cuts versus spending blitzes
Tony Clement commenting on today's Conservative spending blitz which included cash for an airport, a donut manufacturer and a pork plant among many announcements today and in coming days: Treasury…
National Post attacks Kai Nagata’s viral manifesto on the state of media
Of course the Murdoch-styled National Post is offended by Kai Nagata's truth telling. His treatise is largely about the shitty, biased, yellow journalism employed by outfits like NP.Nagata is the…
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iPolitics: Competing views on internet billing clash at CRTC
By Elizabeth Thompson for iPolitics Conflicting views over how Canadians should pay for internet usage clashed before the CRTC Monday, as the commission heard a new round of arguments over…
Telemanagement: CRTC begins usage-based billing hearings
By Anthony Gabryluk for Telemanagement Consumer advocates have told the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) that big telecommunications companies should address the issue of internet congestion by investing more…
ARS: Metered billing: it’s a lack of competition, not congestion
By Matthew Lasar for ARS Technica It looks like Canada's telecom regulators are showing some new-found skepticism about metered or "usage-based" billing (UBB). The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)…
The reviews for the Hudak platform are in…
That should raise some doubt about Mr. Front Runner who seems to be playing a very, very safe and talking pointed campaign at the moment. Why on earth are all…
Solomon: CRTC starts Internet wholesale pricing hearing
By Howard Solomon for itWorldCanada The telecom regulator begins a hearing to hone its unpopular decision on usage-based billing and set wholesale pricing for independent Internet providers so they can…