The Online Hub: Weekly News Update from OpenMedia.ca
Hey! Here’s Lindsey with your update: read more
August 2012
Mann Vs. Steyn, Part II
An update on the unfolding defamation suit climate pitting climate scientist Michael Mann against Mark Steyn and The National Review. The NR has offered its response to Mann’s contentions here.…
"Eye" can tell you are gay
A new study by Ritch Savin-Williams, a developmental pyschologist at Cornell University, claims pupil dilation is an accurate indicator of sexual orientation. The study found that when a person watches…
You Have To Wonder Why Canada’s MSM Is Ignoring The 100,000 People Protesting In The Streets Of Montreal Today ????
Montreal, Canada August 22, 2012 Photo courtesy ‘Jason Living Montreal’
The Lawyers Just Love Our CVRD Directors!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger I’ll betcha that the lawyers just love this litigious CVRD Board. Now they are suing Fisher Road Recycling for allowing commercial packers to bring in recyclables…
What’s in that pipe?
It turns out pipeline operators aren’t required to tell anyone: After the dilbit gushed into the river, it began separating into its constituent parts. The heavy bitumen sank to the…
There is no solution to the problem of climate change without cutting emissions
When people say of the fight to cut GHG emissions, “this isn’t working; let’s try something else” they are never referring to making our (if it really is “our”) actions…
We Need Activist Government NOW More Than Ever!
So, the past couple of weeks have given us some stark and sometimes troubling reminders why we not only STILL need governments of all shapes and sizes, but also why…
EFF: What is TPP?
To speak out on the TPP and Stop the Internet Trap visit: http://stopthetrap.net. Image below via our coalition partners at EFF.
Hostile corporate messaging
Further to my post the other day about Fabricland, here’s a photograph of the sign that hangs over the check-out area. I know it’s hard to read, so I’ve transcribed…
Anti-turbine Activist Given Role as Observer on Australian Wind Power Health Review
waubra_grab.jpg THERE are very few health symptoms these days which anti-wind power activists and suggestible and anxious residents have not at some point blamed on those spinning steel turbine blades.…
In the context of the s. 11(b) calculus, the defence, like the Crown, must take responsibility for the delays that are the consequences of its tactical choices.
R. v. Kugathasan, 2012 ONCA 545
A Better Shower
People like to stay healthy and clean, well most people anyway, and the act of cleaning oneself can end up consuming a lot of resources. Showering and bathing can use…
"9 A**holes Throughout History"
Donald Trump made near the top of the list. “The archetype of the species. Crossing genres, Trump exemplifies all the ways an asshole can capture our attention on grounds of…
Tell Me What Music to Buy
I have 7 days left to use 35 iTunes song credits. Give me suggestions of independent, or Saskatchewan (or Canadian) musicians who need more money and make great music. I…
5072…Thoughts On St. Jack Layton And The Dips
Group think indicates that we are not supposed to say anything accurate about the man who accomplished nothing during his career. My Facebook friend Dean Rivando thinks otherwise. Dean RivandoOne…
Todd Bentley is newsworthy for all the wrong reasons
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission Todd Bentley may be more newspworthy to the British press, now that the British government has banned him from entering the…
Bitumen, Bitumen Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger With a headline like that I decided to steal it along with the rest of Ian Reid’s latest post on his excellent and revealing blog, ‘The…
Transparency Case Study: There are Good and Bad Ways Your Organization can be made “Open”
If you have not had the chance, I strongly encourage you to check out a fantastic piece of journalism in this week’s Economist on the state of the Catholic Church…