Geist: Copyright bill "What ifs?"
As the final House of Commons vote on controversial copyright bill C-11 approaches, law professor Michael Geist asks some questions to highlight what the new law could have been if…
May 2012
The Abortion Question – Your MP
Last night on #FAQMP, #cpc MP Scott Armstrong answered a question (my question) about #M312, was he going to Vote for or against the motion. He is voting against it.…
manif casserole toronto: bang on a pot at dufferin grove park
Why should Quebecers have all the fun? If you’re in the Toronto area, you can join a Manif Casserole tomorrow, May 30. People are gathering at Dufferin Grove Park, 875…
Wild At Heart: Keep Wildlife In The Wild – New Contemporary artists paint the endangered and beloved
Animals inspire, intrigue, and move people in a way nothing else can. Andrew Hosner and Amanda Erlandson gathered together a group of incredible ‘new contemporary’ artists for “Wild at Heart…
A Top Scientist Ignores the Science of Why People Deny Science
800px-Richard_Leakey.jpg In the world of evolutionary science, you don’t get much more prominent than Richard Leakey (pictured here). An anthropologist and conservationist, he’s the son of the archaeologist couple Louis…
On keeping elections out of court
Now that Conservative Ted Opitz has launched his appeal of the nullification of the Etobicoke-Centre election result, it looks like a bit of a public relations effort has started by…
Bail for Murder
R. v. Nakashuk, 2011 NUCJ 16 deals with judicial interim release in the face of a murder charge. In such cases the critical ground will usually be the tertiary ground…
Contempt, Period
Tim Naumetz reported yesterday in The Hill Times, that the Conservatives plan to shut down the parliamentary investigation into the purchase of F35 fighter jets: The government is set to…
PRESS RELEASE: Canada Bill C10 Hunger Striker to Undertake “Final Push” For Response From Prime Minister and Parliament
MEDIA RELEASE OTTAWA, May 29, 2012 – This week I’ll start the “final push” for Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Parliament’s response to my ongoing indefinite hunger strike against the…
Canada’s Selective Immigration Strategy: an Evolution (Part 5/6)
1923 – THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT In 1861, a Victoria newspaper was welcoming: “We have plenty of room for many thousands of Chinamen. … There can be no shadow of…
Help! My City is Broken!
So, in a personal Paul update, not to mention context to this post, I recently purchased a used car. I talked about this briefly in my earlier post about my…
Pack It In
If I was in charge, I’d send my MP’s home today, leaving empty opposition benches to serve as symbolic protest, as well as practical imagery of Harper’s Ottawa. In all…
Electoral Reform: Bridging The Liberal Credibility Gap
Last night I received two messages, both criticizing majority government rule. One was a mailing from the Liberal Party of Canada and the other was a robo-call from the Ontario…
The Next Wave Of Tory Ads?
It has also been rumoured that the Tories are going to be going on an advertising blitz which will promote the benefits of the oil sands to the rest of…
The Enbridge Pipeline: What’s At Stake?
Greenpeace’s latest video about the destructive Alberta tar sands, and the Enbridge Pipeline that our current federal government is intent on pushing through over all opposition: * Together, we can…
ACTRA Toronto congratulates Eric Peterson and R.H. Thomson on receiving the Order of Canada
FRIENDS steering committee member R.H. Thompson receives the Order of Canada.
Free solution for Catholic educators worried about “gay-straight alliances”
Promise to stop taking billions in taxpayer dollars. If you dislike what the government’s doing, stop taking government money, okay? You’re welcome.
Would you rather be punched in the face than join Klout?
I completely sympathize with this perspective, but I would ask you NOT to punch me in the face. Despite my better judgement I joined. Look at Klout this way: it’s…