Butterfly wings
New Year’s Eve follies: I wasn’t going to post about this mountain of silliness, but I can’t resist. Sometime on the evening of December 31, I found that I’d finally…
January 2012
Canadian Gamers Weigh In On SOPA
The Canadian Gamers Organization is a gamer advocacy group based in Canada. We are currently watching developments across the border on a piece of US legislation that may impact the…
Is Rick Santorum Getting Fashion Tips From Stephen Harper?
Social Conservative candidate Rick Santorum, surprised everyone by coming close to beating Mitt Romney in Iowa, finishing just 8 votes behind. Up to now he has flown under the radar…
Operation Maple takes on Globe & Mail. Number 6 in Gang of Seven.
Operation Maple has been doing a yeoman’s job in pointing out the main pillars of Canada’s Conservative media monopoly. So far OM has grappled with the following behemoths of industry:…
Pro-Internet Group Begins Campaign Against “Back Door Rate Hikes” as Teksavvy raises prices
Tariffs_150x150_111221.png OpenMedia.ca says Big Telecom companies snuck pricing hikes into CRTC decision January 4, 2012 – OpenMedia.ca is asking the CRTC to conduct a transparent audit and review of Internet…
Rumored Apple iTV Could Be the Real Threat to Netflix by Daisy Whitney
Columnist says a cache of reports has surfaced saying Apple is getting into the TV manufacturing business this year and may introduce an Apple TV set by mid-2012.
A Place for Conor? New Brunswick and Its Community Cliché Addicted Bureaucracy Have Failed Severely Autistic Adults
The Ombudsman and the community living bureaucracy in New Brunswick can Connect all The Dots and hold as many cheer leading sessions as they want but none of them have…
Operation Maple takes on Globe & Mail. Number 6 in Gang of Seven.
Operation Maple has been doing a yeoman’s job in pointing out the main pillars of Canada’s Conservative media monopoly. So far OM has grappled with the following behemoths of industry:…
Vandalism of Mosque in Gatineau
Gatineau mosque attack called hate crime Incident follows recent vandalism at mosqueCBC NewsPosted: Jan 4, 2012 8:48 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 4, 2012 9:59 AM ET An unsolved attack…
New Internet pricing rules spark jump in customer bills by Rita Trichur
TekSavvy Solutions Inc. has become the first independent Internet service provider to raise consumer prices following the CRTC’s recent compromise decision on usage-based billing.
Lahey sentenced — fire the bastard
We learned today that the disgraced Roman Catholic bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Raymond Lahey, was sentenced to time served for possession of child pornography on his laptop which he…
The Cost of Conservative Religious Hegemony
How much would you give to protect your own religious freedom? Probably a lot, from money, to political action, to perhaps your life. I suspect you would give comparably to…
The biggest loser in Iowa: the Tea Party
Among the Iowa winners were Mitt Romney (establishment candidate), with Rick Santorum (Evangelical candidate) trailing by 8 votes, then Ron Paul (Libertarian candidate). Trailing significantly was Newt Gingrich, an old…
Iowa is Done New Hampshire is Next!
In American history no one who has ever gotten worse then 3rd place in Iowa has won the presidency. SO who is in the top three. Mitt Romney: who is…
Dark Orwellian Future: Top Secret America
Julian Assange isn’t the only person concerned that Facebook is the greatest spy machine ever created. There are lesser known surveillance nets and data mining underway. Did you know that…
Postering generally will not amount to criminal mischief
R. v. Jeffers, 2012 ONCA 1 deals with a very sad case (it is worth a read for the counselling murder charges). That said, the decision is a good source…