Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, January 12, 2012: Guantanamo Detainee Sues for Public Release of Torture Tapes Judge blocks former Mississippi governor’s…
More and more, Canadians are relying on cell phones to communicate and to access the Internet—but affordable cell phone access is under siege. Yesterday, we at OpenMedia.ca wrote to Canadians,…
Columnist says The Shaw Media division, which airs popular series like “Glee,” “NCIS” and “House,” saw sales revenue fall year-on-year as Canadian advertisers pull back in uncertain times.
"Don't ask me hard questions. I'm a student!" Wow. Just wow. Yesterday, I watched Power & Politics with Huffington Post’s Kathryn Marshall debating the Northern Gateway hearings with a representative…
Class Antagonisms Inside theFundamental Contradiction of National Oppression 7–4–47 ADM (11) Havingjust passed the 19th, & quickly approaching the 20th, anniversary of theL.A. Rebellion, We should be reminded here of…
Openly gay musical artists are still a rarity these days. Yes, in an ideal place and time in the future, perhaps it won’t matter whether or not a performer is…
Jean Chretien has a point about the role the Liberals need to play in the age of a Harper majority – be bold. With the Conservatives chiselling away at the…
Film-makers, actors and critics argue British Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for film funding to focus on “commercially successful” pictures would “dilute the quality of the product and mean we…
It’s been another busy week in the NDP leadership race, with policies, events and endorsements galore. So let’s jump right in… – Niki Ashton released both a statement on multiculturalism…
I feel like I should be outraged about recent allegations that Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives have received thousands of dollars in illegal donations from municipalities and public institutions including the University…
Well, it’s the eve of the 2012 Liberal Party of Canada biennial convention and one of the debates generating the most interest and discussion (besides the great #lpc12 vs #ott12…
Things have changed in Syria since the British-born wife of Bashar al-Assad was the subject of a flattering Vogue article titled Asma al-Assad: A Rose in the Desert. It began:…
A protest on Parliament Hill to end Omnibus Crime Bill C-10. Ending violence against indigenous women. A teach-in for Crime Bill C-10. Occupy Toronto Activist Assembly. Martin Luther King Day…
This is clearly politically motivated. What if a mixed race couple from a country that doesn't recognize mixed marriages married in Saskatoon or Halifax? Would the government volunteer "hey, your…
After making the long journey to the picturesque Bwindi National Park (tightly clutching our gorilla tracking permits), and hiking down 600 metres to the valley bottom where the Mountain Gorillas…
As those politically inclined know, the Liberal Party is holding a convention in Ottawa this weekend, where delegates will be voting to elect different candidates to various party positions, and…
“Like most of you I was inclined to say the war was caused by fish.” However, after a close examination of the evidence, Cadman Michaels — who held doctorates in…
