HuffPost’s shame: Supriya Dwivedi does it again
A week ago HuffPost featured a dishonest post from one Supriya Dwivedi, who began her treatise on Brigette DePape with the usual 'I'm no conservative but...' bit of trickery before…
2011
The System According to Konrad: The Digital Transition, Over-the-top Programming, and the Future of the CRTC
Although I’m relatively new to blogging, I’m quickly learning that a speech by Konrad von Finckenstein makes for an interesting post; of course, von Finckenstein’s most recent presentation to a…
108 Kilometres and 5 Pounds Later (Ottawa River Pathways Hybrid Epic Ride)
Well it has actually been a few years since I have done an Epic (Over 100 kilometre) Hybrid Ride and I have been wanting to find out just how long…
Write like a man
another consideration of the dilemma of the female writer http://ow.ly/5kDSa Filed under: Miscellany
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Happy Birthday Che!
He would have been 83 this week, had he lived…but really, he’s immortal. Hasta siempre, Comandante.
My Observation Of The "Power Panel"
They are completely lost without a relevant Liberal Party.
Lisa Raitt takes on union postal workers: "It’s a sexy issue"
Raitt: "I will not be the next Helena Geurgis. Been down that road." Harper's Labour Minister was resolute this morning while talking to reporters about the postal strike, which Raitt…
Extraordinary Convention: Links
Here are some links that may be useful for tomorrow's Extraordinary Convention.You can find the Rules of Order here.There will be five sub-amendments which you can find here.Ongoing discussion about…
Looking for something to do tonight?
Broadway: It’s not just for gays anymore! (And look! Doogie Howser can SING! And so can Stephen Colbert and Brooke Shields!)
‘Canada: Peace And Order Until The Next Hockey Match’ – Taiwanese Animation
Here is another great Taiwanese animation ... this time featuring an international view of the Vancouver riots.
Betty Fox
I’m very sad to say that Terry Fox’s Mom, Betty, has died. Terry was a Canadian hero and so was his Mom. She kept the fight against cancer very much…
Piracy, Anyone?
What's in a name? Very little. Look at my own British Columbia. Our province is governed by the Liberal Party of British Columbia. Only there's nothing remotely "liberal" about it.…
Canucks Riots: Turn your neighbours in?
Yesterday, I wrote about the narrative of division that’s going around in the traditional media and social media following the Vancouver Riots. Jasmin wrote about the standard leap-to-blame-the-anarchists reaction that…
"Either or" questions not leading
A leading question is a question that assumes a state of facts or puts the answer to the witness.Leading questions are not permitted during examination in chief except on introductory…
The Greedy PMO
This article by itself shows why this Conservative government should have little standing among the Canadian public interested in cutting expenses: Prime Minister Stephen Harper's own department has repeatedly broken…
NATO Has Already Lost In Libya
I'm certainly not one to believe that imperialist agendas, hideous in life, won't rise zombie-like from the grave. The present air war by NATO to oust Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi…
Nowak: Update on indie ISPs and matching broadband speeds
By Peter Nowak On Wednesday, the CRTC finally got around to addressing the long-smoldering “matching speeds” issue, which is essentially where smaller internet providers such as TekSavvy get to offer…
A dynamic Turkey steps up
Congratulations to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) for their victory in the Turkish election last Sunday. Erdogan led his party to their third…
Why De-Growth? Rex Weyler Answers Key Questions
“GDP, the so-called measure of economic growth, does not separate costs from benefits.”-Herman Daly, World Bank Economist, author of “Steady State Economics.”In 2008, economists and scientists met in Paris to…
China’s New Climate, And Yours
Southern China has been enduring the worst drought in half a century but not any longer. Now the region is inundated by flood waters, it's newly engorged rivers, including the…